The Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services has a vacancy. This vacancy is located in the Financial Reporting Section.

This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Accountant 1 (AS-614), Accountant 2 (AS-615), or Accountant 3 (AS-617) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Accountant 3 is $ 96,533 . Please refer to the Job Specifications tab located at the top of the LA Careers Current Job Opportunities page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) as follows:
If filled as an Accountant 1, the SER is $1,790.40 biweekly
If filled as an Accountant 2, the SER is $1,851.20 biweekly
If filled as an Accountant 3, the SER is $2,120.00 biweekly

A criminal history check may 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.

No Civil Service test score is 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.

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:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email: Erica.Gay@la.gov

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.

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.