ACCOUNTANT 1-3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4867925) Apply  ACCOUNTANT 1-3 Salary $40,140.00 - $78,792.00 Annually Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number CPRA- 206911 Department GOV-Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Opening Date 03/13/2025 Closing Date 3/27/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information Position: Accountant 1 - 3 Agency: Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Division: Executive/Accounting Office Location: 150 Terrace Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA For recruitment purposes, applicants who are within 90 days of graduating with a baccalaureate degree will be allowed to apply for this position. This position may be filled as either a Probational or a temporary Job Appointment. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may later be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available. Responsibilities: + Perform a variety of professional accounting duties associated with project accounting + Review and process invoices for assigned grant/project + Research, analyze and communicate with colleagues on grant/project expenditures + Process grant/project budget documents and journal vouchers + Prepare reports on grant/project financial data for internal and external entities + Work closely with grant/project personnel (i.e. Project Managers, Project Controls staff) to assist with management of budgets, resolution of budget issues and to monitor project expenditures + Assist Accountant Supervisor with ad hoc requests + Monitor and oversee billing for grant/project in LaGov to ensure accuracy in billing and receipt of funds from funding sponsor + Oversee billings to other state agencies + Facilitate the classification of revenue for grant/project receivables. Required Skills: + Incumbent will be required to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel As part of a career progression group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Accountant 1, 2, or 3 depending on experience. The maximum salary for the Accountant 3 is $ $96,533 annually. No Civil Service test scoreis 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. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Louisiana is a State as Model Employer for individuals with disabilities. If you have any questions, you may contact: Rachel Dunbar, Human Resources Supervisor P.O. Box 44027 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 CPRA.HumanResources@la.gov (Holly.Anderson@la.gov) Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM 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. Job Concepts 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 Technician by presence of professional level accounting duties. Differs from Accountant 2 in that the duties are less complex. See allocation criteria memo for details. Examples of Work 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. 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 01 Have you completed twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting? + Yes + No 02 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 03 Do you possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license? + Yes + No 04 Are you expected to graduate within the next 90 days? + Yes + No 05 If you answered 'yes' to the question above, please enter your anticipated graduation date below. If you answered 'no,' please enter N/A. 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email