Accountant 4

The Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services (OFSS) has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS617.

This vacancy will be filled by new hire for a newly created Disaster Recovery Unit Accountant 4 position and is funded by a federal grant.

This is a job appointment which is temporary in nature, not to exceed 48 months in duration.

There is no Civil Service written test requirement.

At the Accountant 4 level, the Special Entrance Rate is $2,165.60 bi-weekly.

A criminal history check will be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers.

Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing.

New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-verify system.

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 by selecting the ‘Applications’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.

Application received

• Your application has been submitted successfully.

Evaluating experience

• Your application is being reviewed to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

Minimum Qualification Review – See History

– Click the History link for the results of your application review. Passing candidates will designate as “Pass”. Failing candidates will designate as “Fail”.

Eligible for consideration

• You are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.

Eligible Pending Supplemental Qualification Review

• Only candidates meeting the supplemental qualification will be eligible for referral.

Referred to hiring manager for review

• Your application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview.

Position filled

• Someone has been selected for the position.

Position canceled

• The agency has decided not to fill the position.

If you are unable to apply online, you may fax your

Civil Service application

to (225) 219-1041 or you may mail it to the Staffing Division, Department of State Civil Service, P.O. Box 94111, Capitol Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9111. Please include the job title Accountant 4 and job number OFSS 040317 SM on your application.

All applications must be faxed or postmarked by the closing date of this posting.

Paper applications will be considered incomplete if the supplemental questions are not printed, answered, and submitted with the application.

NOTE: When submitting a paper application, you MUST use the latest revised Civil Service application, which is available on the Department of Civil Service’s website. Older versions of the Civil Service application/SF10 will not be accepted and will be returned to you.

You may download a Civil Service Application here

.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You

must

include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting, please contact:
Scott Manguno

HR Analyst

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email:
Scott.Manguno2@la.gov

QUALIFICATIONS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience.

A master’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or public administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.

SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE ONLY:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting) as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

JOB CONCEPTS:
Function of Work:
To provide specialized professional accounting services to an agency.

Level of Work:
Advanced.

Supervision Received:
Generally from an Accountant Manager or higher-level fiscal/administrative position. See allocation criteria memo.

Supervision Exercised:
May supervise one lower level fiscal professional.

Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.

Differs from Accountant Supervisors and Managers by the absence of direct supervision of required Accounting subordinates.

See allocation criteria memo for details.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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.

Reviews and approves purchases and contracts.

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.