ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4786973) Apply  ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Salary $2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number OS/DRT/204369 Department LDH-Office of Secretary Opening Date 01/10/2025 Closing Date 1/20/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits Supplemental Information The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner. LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge Announcement Number: OS/DRT/204369 Cost Center: 3071050701 Position Number(s): 50476489 This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and will be filled as a part-time WAE appointment. **Please note** Part-time WAE appointments are temporary and may last up to 12 months. Employees can only work a total of 1,245 hours within a 12 month period. 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. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* A resume upload willNOTpopulate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit For further information about this vacancy contact: Deanda Thymes Deanda.Thymes@la.gov LDH/HUMAN RESOURCES BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 225 342-6477 This organization participates in E-Verify, and for more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience. Job Concepts Function of Work: To provide the full range of paraprofessional accounting services. Level of Work: Advanced. Supervision Received: Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative position. Supervision Exercised: May supervise lower-level paraprofessional fiscal or administrative positions. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 by responsibility for preparation of basic-level financial reports. Differs from professional accountants by assisting accounting professionals in the performance of various tasks within the accounting process. Examples of Work Extracts information and prepares portions of reports and/or schedules for higher-level accounting professionals in a budget unit. Extracts and manipulates information and prepares weekly or biweekly financial reports and schedules for state and federal reports to be used by higher level accounting professionals. Responsible for posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports such as those for complex grants in a large central fiscal office. Reconciles biweekly or monthly bank statements/accounts. Prepares biweekly financial projections. 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 Agency 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