Accountant Administrator 3

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Accountant Administrator 3

Salary

$5,477.00 - $10,740.00 Monthly

Location

Jackson, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

ELMHS2.24.25AA3

Department

LDH-Office of Behavioral Health

Opening Date

02/25/2025

Closing Date

3/2/2025 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

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Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Fiscal Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

*This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.

The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty; or as a part-time, temporary WAE. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

Please list allwork experience.

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.

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.

Applicants can check the status of their application at any time by selecting the ‘Application Status’ link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.

Application Status MessageWhat it Means

Application receivedYour application has been submitted successfully.

Checking for required test scoreWe are making sure you have an active, passing score for the required written test.

Evaluating experienceYour application is being reviewed by Human Resources to ensure you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

Eligible for considerationYou are among a group of applicants who MAY be selected for the position.

Referred to hiring manager for reviewYour application has been delivered to the hiring manager. You may or may not be called for an interview.

Position filledSomeone has been selected for the position.

Position cancelledThe agency has decided not to fill the position.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact:

Candice Burkes

4502 Hwy 951

Jackson, La. 70748

225-634-0535

candice.burkes@la.gov

Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected. However, there is no guarantee that everybody that applies to this posting will be interviewed.

Your application status can be checked online. If your status reads that you have been placed on the eligible list that means that your application has been forwarded to the hiring supervisor.

Keep in mind that the hiring supervisor has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hire.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

Eight 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 plus five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as chief financial officer for a state agency.

Level of Work:

Administrator.

Supervision Received:

Generally from a Deputy Undersecretary or other high-level administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

Generally over at least two professional accountant positions. Agency hierarchy and reporting relationships will also be considered when making allocations at this level.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Accountant Managers by serving as chief fiscal officer of an agency.

Differs from other Accountant Administrators by executive budget, T.O., fiscal subordinates, organizational units, and funding sources.

See allocation criteria memo for details.

Examples of Work

Directs the fiscal office and all fiscal activities including budget preparation and the annual financial statement for the agency.

Sets fiscal and performance objectives; monitors accomplishment of objectives.

Consults with external and internal auditors, state, and federal and local officials regarding the financial operations of the entity.

Serves on department and statewide committees in the design, development, and implementation of new management information, accounting, and reporting systems.

Testifies before legislative committees relative to the financial operations of the agency.

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

  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

  02

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

  03

  Are you a current employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from a regionally accredited college?

• Yes

• No

  05

  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 - 3 hrs – LSU

  06

  Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?

• Yes

• No

  07

  If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the license number, issue date, and expiration date. If no, please type N/A.

  Required Question

Employer

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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