ACCOUNTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4835338) Apply  ACCOUNTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1 Salary $4,470.00 - $8,767.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Promotion Job Number 425-205869-PTT Department DPS-LA Highway Safety Comm Opening Date 02/17/2025 Closing Date 2/22/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the Department of Public Safety – Highway Safety Commission. This position may be filled as a promotional opportunity limited to current, permanent employees of the Department of Public Safety. 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings. Applications without the education and/or work experience sections completed will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed. In the event that there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews. For more information, please contact: Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Paul Tran P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA. 70896 Email: Paul.Tran@la.gov If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations. NOTE: THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST TAKE AND PASS A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide\_2018.pdf) _ Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Eight 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 five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus five 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 five 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking. Job Concepts Function of Work: To serve as chief financial officer for a state agency. Level of Work: Administrator. Supervision Received: Generally from a Deputy Undersecretary or other high-level administrator. Supervision Exercised: Generally over at least two professional accountant positions. Agency hierarchy and reporting relationships will also be considered when making allocations at this level. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Accountant Managers by serving as chief fiscal officer of an agency. Differs from higher level Accountant Administrators by executive budget, T.O., fiscal subordinates, organizational units, and funding sources. See allocation criteria memo for details. Examples of Work Directs the fiscal office and all fiscal activities including budget preparation and the annual financial statement for the agency. Sets fiscal and performance objectives; monitors accomplishment of objectives. Consults with external and internal auditors, state, and federal and local officials regarding the financial operations of the entity. Serves on department and statewide committees in the design, development, and implementation of new management information, accounting, and reporting systems. Testifies before legislative committees relative to the financial operations of the agency. 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 To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services? + Yes + No 02 If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A. 03 Are you currently a classified, permanent employee of the Department of Public Safety? + Yes + No 04 Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from a regionally accredited college? + Yes + No 05 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 NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete. Responses such as "see transcript" or "I have a Bachelor's in Accounting" are NOT acceptable 06 Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate? + Yes + No 07 If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the license number, issue date, and expiration date. If no, please type 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