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Accountant 3

Salary

$4,593.33 - $8,044.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OPH/PAW/213799

Department

LDH-Office of Public Health

Opening Date

10/10/2025

Closing Date

10/20/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)

Join the Office of Public Health as anAccountant 3and play a key role in supporting statewide programs that impact millions of Louisiana residents. This high-level position in the Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics provides the opportunity to oversee complex financial operations for two major divisions — Vital Records and Health Statistics. You’ll manage and reconcile multimillion-dollar accounts, ensure compliance with state and federal audit standards, and help guide fiscal decisions that keep essential public health services running smoothly.

Minimum Qualifications

Five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

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=139370) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Oversees financial operationsfor the Vital Records Registry and Health Statistics divisions, including cash management of approximately $5 million in self-generated funds, ensuring compliance with state and division policies.

+ Conducts internal financial auditsto verify accuracy of transactions, deposits, refunds, and vendor reconciliations, and prepares detailed financial and reconciliation reports for management review.

+ Manages budgeting and reporting functions,including researching and analyzing financial data, assisting with budget forecasting, and preparing complex financial reports covering all areas of fiscal responsibility.

+ Supervises administrative and fiscal functions, including payroll, purchasing, inventory, and cash management, ensuring adherence to internal controls, efficiency, and accuracy.

+ Maintains and reconciles inventoryof high-security vital records forms and oversees their statewide distribution to local registrars and agencies, ensuring accountability and proper documentation.

+ Provides training and guidanceto division personnel on fiscal procedures, internal controls, and compliance with audit standards, while developing and implementing improved accounting techniques and procedures

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probationary

Cost Center: 3262307310

Position Number(s): 50322522

Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER) of Accountant 3 - $26.50 hr / $2,120.00 bi-weekly

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Patricia Walker

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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

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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type “N/A” if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.

02

Have you completed twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered "no", type N/A. Example: Acct 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU

04

Do you possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

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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