Accountant 1 - 3

About this Job

The Louisiana Department of Health is dedicated to fulfilling its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.

LDH serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

This is a professional accounting position within the Payment Management Section on the Vendor Payments Team in the Division of Fiscal Management within the Office of Management and Finance in the Office of the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the largest State department with an annual budget in excess of 19.8 billion dollars.

Vendor Payments processes invoices involving a variety of funding sources which include, but are not limited to, State General Funds, Self-Generated Revenues, Federal Fund and Statutory Dedications in order to provide timely financial services for all of the agencies listed above. All work is performed in accordance with State, Federal and Departmental laws, policies and procedures and is reviewed on the basis of results, reports and internal and external audits, both Federal and State.

The accounting duties required of the incumbent of this position are complex in nature and cover a multitude of accounting functions including, but not limited to, funds disbursement, expenditure control, accounts payable and various analysis and reconciliations.

This position requires a thorough understanding of the LaGov SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)/eProcurement and LaGov ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and interaction with contracts and procurement support personnel to coordinate efforts to satisfy purchasing requirements for issuance of purchase orders for vendor payments. Direct supervision is received from the Accountant Manager 1 in the Vendor Payments Sections. The incumbent exercises a wide latitude of independent in performing the duties and responsibilities of this position.

This position is located within the Louisiana Department of Health / Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge

Announcement Number: OS/DRT/209095

Cost Center: 3071050703

Position Number(s): 50368727

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and will be filled as a Probationary appointment.

This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of:

Accountant 1 - $19.31 hr / $1,544.80 bi-weekly

Accountant 2 - $20.66 hr / $1,652.80 bi-weekly

Accountant 3 – $22.82 hr / $1,825.60 bi-weekly

This position comes with a Premium Pay Rate of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked only and based on years of service at Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) within the specified titles of Accountant 1-3:

0 months to less than 2 years - $1.00/hour

2 years to less than 4 years - $1.50/hour

4 years or greater - $2.00/hour

NOTE REGARDING THE ADVERTISED PAY

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Accountant 1, 2, or 3 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.

Please click on the below links to learn more about each job level:

State Civil Service Job Information Finder

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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.*

A resume upload will NOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Deanda ThymesDeanda.Thymes@la.gov

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

Baton Rouge, LA 70821225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.