• Job Description

  Req#: 4942088
  
  
  The Accountant 1 position has a Special Entrance Rate of $44,990.40 /annually
  The Accountant 2 position has a Special Entrance Rate of $48,131.20 /annually
  The Accountant 3 position has a Special Entrance Rate of $55,120.00 /annually
  
  LASERS requires all new hires to serve a minimum of eighteen (18) months not to exceed twenty-four (24) months in probational status including permanent state employees.
  
  As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Accountant 1, Accountant 2, or Accountant 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant. The maximum salary for the Accountant 3 is $96,533.00 . 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.
  
  
  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.*
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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.
  The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here. • Daily deposits of agency contributions, benefit accounts receivable, ORP, members payments
  and miscellaneous cash receipts.
  
  • Communicates with members, agencies, and financial institutions regarding receivables, cash
  receipts, and collection items.
  • Collecting underpaid agency contributions and interest on the late reporting and payment of
  agency contributions.
  
  • Prepares monthly reconciliations of assigned general ledger accounts.
  
  • Processes member refund applications for their accumulated retirement contributions according
  to regulations and internal procedures.
  
  • Applies daily cash receipts to applicable invoices in the retirement information system and/or
  financial accounting system.
  
  
  For further information about this vacancy contact:
  Andrea H. Rogers
  P.O. Box 44213
  Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4213
  lasershr@lasersonline.org

• 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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