ACCOUNTANT 1, 2 or 3

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　　ACCOUNTANT 1, 2 or 3

　　Salary

　　$2,784.00 - $5,460.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Baton Rouge, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　SSD2024-02

　　Department

　　SSC Special School District

　　Opening Date

　　01/19/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/2/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　“Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities”

　　THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT THE LOUISIANA SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

　　IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE.

　　This position may be filled as a Full-Time Probational Appointment.

　　As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an ACCOUNTANT 1, 2 or 3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

　　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.

　　PLEASE LIST ALL WORK EXPERIENCE.

　　THE AGENCY WILL REQUEST AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT IF CHOSEN FOR THE POSITION.

　　RELEASE OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION INFORMATION: La.R.S.17:3884(D) requires that any school board wishing to hire a person who has been assessed or evaluated pursuant to the Children First Act, La. R.S. 17:3871, et seq., whether that person is already employed by that school system or not, shall request such person's assessment and evaluation results as part of the application process. Please be advised that, as part of the mandated process, your previous assessment and evaluation results will be requested. You have the opportunity to apply, review the information received, and provide any response or information you deem appropriate.

　　The Louisiana Special Schools do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in our programs and activities, and we provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination in employment may be referred to Santa Maria Patterson, Human Resources Director at (225) 757-3217 or [email protected].

　　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.

　　For further information about this vacancy contact:

　　ALICIA HOLMES

　　Human Resources

　　225-757-3207

　　Qualifications

　　QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE AND TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN ACCOUNTING:

　　A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting.

　　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.

　　Job Concepts

　　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.

　　Examples of Work

　　Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include 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.

　　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

　　01

　　I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

　　Yes

　　No

　　02

　　This position may have daily communication with deaf and hard of hearing staff/students. Do you know American Sign Language?

　　Yes

　　No

　　03

　　If 'YES', please give your ASL Proficiency Level. If 'NO', please enter N/A.

　　04

　　Have you ever worked in a 24-hour State facility?

　　Yes

　　No

　　05

　　Are you currently under indictment for a felony charge or have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

　　Yes

　　No

　　06

　　If you answered 'YES' to the previous question, give the law enforcement authority (city, police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place, and disposition of case. If 'NO', please enter N/A.

　　07

　　Do you possess twenty-four semester hours in accounting from a regionally accredited institution? NOTE: YOUR COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT MUST BE ATTACHED TO YOUR APPLICATION FOR VERIFICATION. ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT WILL BE REQUIRED UPON HIRE.

　　Yes

　　No

　　08

　　If you answered 'YES' to the previous question, please type each course name, semester hours earned and the accredited university. If you answered NO type N/A. Example: ACCT 2001-Introductory Financial Accounting-3hrs-LSU NOTE: Failure to provide this information as requested may result in your application being considered incomplete. If selected, please understand that official transcript(s) will be required prior to a formal offer of employment.

　　09

　　Do you possess a certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?

　　Yes

　　No

　　10

　　If you answered "YES" to the question above, please provide your CPA NUMBER, the ISSUANCE DATE and the EXPIRATION DATE of your certification in the MM/YYYY format. If you answered "NO," type N/A.

　　11

　　Are you a current or former employee of the Louisiana Special School District?

　　Yes

　　No

　　12

　　Are you related to a current or former employee of the Special School District?

　　Yes

　　No

　　13

　　Do you have a valid driver's license?

　　Yes

　　No

　　Required Question

　　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

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