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ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 1 - REVENUE

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

511-216218-26

Department

Wildlife & Fisheries-Management & Finance

Opening Date

01/09/2026

Closing Date

1/23/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Revenue Manager oversees all revenue collection, reporting, and reconciliation functions for LDWF .This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant management of revenue received from federal funds, statutory dedications, IAT, and fees and self-generated streams. The Revenue Manager develops and implements policies and procedures to optimize revenue operations, supervises revenue staff, and ensures compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations.

Performance of duties assigned to this position requires knowledge of statutes relative to statutory dedicated funds and their purposes and sources of income, the LaGov ECC financial system, Louisiana's adhoc reporting tool (Business Objects) and revenue chart of accounts, LDWF's organizational structure, inhouse systems, Cash Management Policy and Bonds/Crimes Policy. Knowledge of memorandums of agreement governing certain funds donated to LDWF is also required.

The Revenue Manager communicates with Department program staff, State, Federal and Private Auditors, State Treasury, Louisiana's Department of Revenue, Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy, Office of Telecommunication Management, and persons who have received civil fine assessments.

The Department manages and receives appropriations from approximatelythirty-seven statutory dedicated funds with annual income totaling about $80 million. The sources of income includes licenses, permits, royalties, civil fines, sales of merchandise and property, donations, and about50 other types of various fees.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

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=159710) .

Job Duties and Other Information

30% Revenue Unit Management:

+ Manage, train ,and develop the revenue team to ensure high performance and accuracy

+ Establish and enforce proper revenue classification methods, policies, and principles to ensure compliance with internal control, controlling agencies policies, and regulatory standards

+ Manage and lead team of Accountants ensuring efficient workflows and excellent customer service

+ Develop and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls to strengthen revenue integrity and reduce risk.

+ Maintain and complete Performance evaluations for subordinate Revenue employees

25%Cash Management Records:

+ Manages daily operations of revenue division, including collection, cash application, reconciliation, and reporting all incoming revenues.

+ Audits, balances, and records receipt of all cash, checks, and electronic transfers received by the Revenue Section.

+ Oversee the collection and accounting of revenues from multiple sources, such as fees, licenses, fines, federal and IAT grants, etc.

+ Ensure compliance with state, and federal laws and regulations governing public revenue collection and financial reporting.

+ Coordinateandreconcilerevenuedatawiththegeneralledgerandotherfinancialsystems

+ Collaborate with controlling agencies such as Dept. of Treasury, Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy (OSRAP), Office of Technology Services (OTS), to improve revenue tracking and reporting.

+ Monitor accounts receivable and take corrective actions for delinquent accounts or discrepancies.

+ Support the annual budget process by forecasting revenues and providing historical analysis.

+ Provides requesting documentation to internal and external auditors for all revenue-related audit items.

+ Evaluate, recommend ,and help implement systems to automate and modernize revenue collection and tracking.

+ Works with Department Legal staff, licensing staff, and LA Department of Revenue on collection of delinquent civil fine accounts.

25% Financial Reporting:

+ Prepares annual financial statements for Statutory Dedicated Funds managed by LDWF. These statements are submitted to Federal Sponsors, designated Foundations, and private auditors.

+ Prepares the monthly and quarterly Escrow Fund Reporting for all escrow accounts and submits the reports tot he State Treasurer's Office in accordance with Act 361 of the 2017 Regular Session.

+ Prepares quarterly accounts receivable report to submit to OSRAP.

+ Prepares monthly financial reconciliations to LaGov for all fees and self-generated revenue received by LDWF.

+ Prepares various reports for program personnel as needed on Fill material royalties and permit fees, Seismic Fees, Database searches, Bait Dealer performance bonds, Timber Sale perfornance bonds, Logging access deposits, Sherriff's Office payments, and Artificial Reef contracts.

+ Approves revenue refund requests, ,credit/debit memos and journal vouchers for Revenue Section.

15% Management of In-House Revenue Data Bases:

+ These data bases are for the recording and tracking collection of revenue related to the Deer Management Assistance and Civil Penalties Programs.

+ Maintains the accounting for the Sale of Hatchery Oysters Program by setting up escrow accounts for pending hatchery oyster sales and classifying deposits for pending hatchery oyster sales to the escrow accounts, transferring deposits from escrow accounts to revenue accounts and classifying additional revenues once the hatchery oyster sales have been completed, reconciling escrows to pending sales and revenues to completed sales, preparing revenue refunds when needed, monthly and quarterly reporting of escrow balances to the State Treasurer's Office.

+ Maintains the Civil Restitution Collection Program. deposits, classifies, and reconciles civil restitutions and service/administrative fees received; prepares monthly reconciliation report of all restitution revenues collected through electronic transfers to LaGov and to the Enforcement Restitution System. prepares quarterly reconciliation of payment plans for the OSRAP Quarterly Accounts Receivable Report, processes refund of Civil Restitutions paid if a not guilty judgment is provided.

+ Audit and balance revenue recorded in databases and deposited to the State's Financial System.

+ Process refunds for return of funds from sale of confiscated commodities mandated by court orders.

5% Other:

Managing the Witness Fee Overtime Offset program for Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division, creates invoices/records payments using the Quick books program to bill the court systems for overtime hours charges; reconciles outstanding balances at the end of each Fiscal Year.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:Probational or Promotional

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.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Human Resources

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

Gertrude L. Triplett

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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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If you are qualifying for this position under a degree in specialized field option provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor’s in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012) If you are not qualifying under a degree enter N/A.

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If you have twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited institution indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. (Ex. ACCT 2001 – Introductory Financial Accounting – 3 hrs - LSU) If you do not enter N/A.

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If you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate list the certificate number, issue date, and expiration date. If you do not enter N/A.

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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

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