• Job Description

  Req#: 4994372
  OUR MISSION:
  To safeguard the life and health of the citizens of Louisiana by assuring that persons practicing as Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are competent and safe.
  
  Overview
  This position provides a full range of professional accounting services. Incumbent is responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable and purchasing functions and ensures agency financial records are maintained in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other Division of Administration guidelines. Incumbent will support the accounting system (QuickBooks) and ensure data accuracy. Incumbent will communicate with external accountants, auditors, banks, investment firms, vendors, contractors, and employees for the purpose of resolving issues and providing information. Incumbent will ensure all financial records are imaged, maintained, and stored in LaserFiche, LSBN’s new records management system.
  
  
  About this position:
  AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
  • Accepting Direction

  • Understanding basic accounting concepts

  • Identifying and analyzing transactions

  • Adapting to Change
    
  What Makes the Opportunity Exciting or Unique
  This position offers a unique opportunity for a detail-oriented accounting professional to work across a full range of financial functions — from accounts receivable and payable to payroll and purchasing — in a mission-driven regulatory agency that safeguards public
  
  You'll gain valuable experience with state-level processes, contribute directly to the agency’s operational success, and develop expertise in systems like QuickBooks and LaserFiche. The role provides variety, autonomy in day-to-day financial tasks, and interaction with a wide range of internal staff, vendors, and external partners.
  
  As part of the team supporting over 70,000 licensed nurses statewide, your work directly connects to a larger purpose: ensuring that healthcare professionals in Louisiana are safe, qualified, and well-supported. For candidates seeking meaningful work and professional growth within public service accounting, this role offers a dynamic and impactful opportunity
  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.
  
  EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
  Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
  The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here. Job Duties:
  • Records, reviews, monitors, tracks, processes, reconciles, and transmits all financial transactions relative to agency revenues, cash receipts, application fees, and consent orders
  • Records, reviews, monitors, tracks, processes, reconciles, and transmits all financial transactions relative to agency expenses, accounts payable, contracts, and liabilities as approved for payment in an accurate and timely manner
  • Processes bi-weekly payroll, which includes but is not limited to payroll liabilities, taxes, IRS reports, and payments, along with payment of employee benefits to appropriate vendors promptly
  • Serves as the LSBN purchasing and travel agent and ensures compliance with DOA purchasing and contracting rules and law.
  • Serves as the LSBN travel expert for all LSBN employees and approves travelers
  • Assumes other duties as necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the LSBN to assure public protection.
  
  Position-Specific Details:
  Appointment Type: Probational
  Career Progression : This position participates in a CPG
  
  How To Apply:
  NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY:
  This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as an Accountant 1-3. 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.
  The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
  No Civil Service test score is required 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. *
  For further information about this vacancy, contact:
  Laqueda Ricks
  Louisiana State Board of Nursing
  RICKSL@LSBN.STATE.LA.US
  225-755-7500
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  Louisiana (/luˌiːziˈænə/, /ˌluːzi-/) or La Louisiane is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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