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Accounting Technician

Salary

$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LSUNO00017643y25/08t

Department

LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

Opening Date

09/30/2025

Closing Date

10/12/2025 11:59 PM Central

+ Description

+ Benefits

About this Job

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Supply Chain Management is seeking motivated and highly skilled applicants for the position of Accounting Technician. Individual applying must be able to work independently and be self-motivated and provide support to management and staff as needed.

Starting rate of pay is $16.86 but may be adjusted dependent upon applicants’ experience.

Duties include but not limited to:

+ Review vendor invoices to verify correct PO reference number prior to distribution to departments for approval

+ Match approved invoice detail to corresponding purchase order, reconcile ordered quantity, price, description, and freight charges

+ Research and resolve problems encountered in paying invoices with insufficient encumbrance balances; provide assistance and responds to questions from Departments and vendors concerning proper procedures using public funds

+ Process and input A/P invoices for payment within PeopleSoft Financials

+ Confer daily with Grants, Contracts and Accounts Receivable Sections to resolve vouchers with budget check errors to ensure timely corrections so vouchers can proceed to the payment process

+ Manage payments for 175 or more vendors

+ Assist and support the administration of the Procurement Card program by analyzing, monitoring, and reinforcing control environment to insure that policies and procedures are under compliance

+ Report questionable or fraudulent MCC transactions as well as split purchase transactions to the P-Card supervisor

+ Manage internal departmental and vendor correspondence and telephone inquiries to resolve invoice and purchase order discrepancies, invoice routing, or delayed payment issues. Interact with vendors and departments regarding assigned PO’s via phone, fax or e-mail

+ Organize and prioritize tasks to meet established deadlines

+ Assist Staff Accountant in training Accounting Specialists

Please list all relevant work experience and education in the “Work History” section of your application, Experience not listed will not be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings:LSUHSC, New Orleans – Benefits (https://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/hrm/benefits-about.aspx)

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:Additional Benefits (https://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/hrm/addtlbenefits.aspx)

+ This is a Civil Service Position.

+ Pre-employment Drug testing and Criminal Background check are required.

+ This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 6 months.

To apply to this posting, click on the following link:https://lsuhsc.peopleadmin.com/postings/20550

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Timethia Brown HR Specialist

LSU Health Sciences Center

HR Management Department

504.568.4835

L SU Health New Orleans seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate where students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds have equitable access and success opportunities. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. LSU Health New Orleans is also designated as a State As a Model Employer ( SAME ) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials. For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management ( [email protected] ).

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139340) .

Job Duties and Other Information

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Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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