**This job is located in Baton Rouge, LA**
This position is staffed in the Management and Finance Division of the LA Public Service Commission. The fiscal section is responsible for all accounting functions by reviewing and evaluating bank accounts, cash management, funds disbursement, ledgers, monthly and quarterly financial reports, receipts, invoices, statements, expenditure control, accounts payable, accounts receivable and other individual financial transactions. The Accountant position performs program reviews and audits expenditures and collections to assure compliance with agency policies as necessitated by legislative mandates, statutes, and court orders. The incumbent is responsible for processing all fiscal operations required for the LPSC's 10.7-million-dollar budget.
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Accountant 2/3. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.
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:
Sara Simpson
Louisiana Public Service Commission
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
Equal Opportunity Employer. Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for individuals with disabilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year 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 the one year of 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 an accredited college or university.
Function of Work:
To provide professional accounting services.
Level of Work:
Experienced.
Supervision Received:
Generally from higher-level Accountant or fiscal supervisor.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 1 by complexity of duties and level of responsibility.
Differs from Accountant 3 by the lesser degree of complexity, size of unit, and variety of programs.
See allocation criteria memo for details.Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which includes 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.
