Louisiana
Accountant 1/2/3
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Job Description
- Req#: 4901538
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULE POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Selected Preferred Competencies
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
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*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Marcie Berkholz
La. School Employees' Retirement System
Human Resources
8660 United Plaza, Baton Rouge
mberkholz@lsers.netMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three 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; OR
A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR
An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.Function of Work:
To provide professional accounting services.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative supervisor.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant Manager by presence of professional level accounting duties.
Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature.Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets.Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports.About the company
Louisiana (/luˌiːziˈænə/, /ˌluːzi-/) or La Louisiane is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.