Accounting Technician (Office of Fiscal Operations)

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Accounting Technician (Office of Fiscal Operations)

Salary

$2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE199745-090624RK-FISCAL

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

09/06/2024

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Supplemental Information

Position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

Multiple vacancies will be filled from this announcement

This is a temporary Job Appointment that may last up to 4 years only

Office of Operations - Fiscal Operations – Division of Appropriation Control

Job Focus Areas :

The Division of Appropriation Control, Office of Operations, is responsible for the fiscal management of the Department of Education and the FEMA Disaster Recovery unit of the Recovery School District. The Department has an annual budget of approximately $8 billion of which over $ 40 million is appropriated for goods and services. Because the Department of Education is the recipient of over 115 separate grants expended through the State General fund, Interagency Transfer, Statutory Dedications, Capital Outlay, Federal Funds, and Auxiliary, both the revenue and the cash management functions are very complex and highly detailed. These functions are performed within a large and complex budget structure.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Primarily responsible for preparation of financial transaction documents while ensuring that federal and state regulations and GAAP are strictly followed.

• Accurately prepares internal ledgers and records; prepares the reconciliation of reports generated by LAGov and develops Ad Hoc reports.

• Responds to inquiries from local educational agencies, vendors, and other state agencies.

• Post financial transactions to the LDOE accounting system.

• Reconciles expenditures or revenue and prepares journal entries to correct errors detected in the assigned programs.

  Candidates with the following skills and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Documents

• Detail oriented; customer service friendly; and strong oral and written communication skills

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title andNOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Positions are located in Baton Rouge, LA. The persons hired for these positions are expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. This position may be filled as a temporary job appointment only that may last up to 4 years only.

You may attach a resume;however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experienceMUSTbe listed on the online application.

You are encouraged to attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your online application.

No Civil Service testscore 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.

NOTE: 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 theCurrent Job Opportunities (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana) page.

ResumesWILL NOTbe 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:

ldoejobs@la.gov

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or numerical computation.

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

An Associate Degree in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business from an accredited college or university will substitute for two years of the required experience.

Training in a vocational-technical school or military school in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business will substitute for up to one year of required experience on the basis of one month of training for one month of experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide the full range of paraprofessional accounting services.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative position.

Supervision Exercised:

May supervise lower-level paraprofessional fiscal or administrative positions.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 by responsibility for preparation of basic-level financial reports.

Differs from professional accountants by assisting accounting professionals in the performance of various tasks within the accounting process.

Examples of Work

Extracts information and prepares portions of reports and/or schedules for higher-level accounting professionals in a budget unit.

Extracts and manipulates information and prepares weekly or biweekly financial reports and schedules for state and federal reports to be used by higher level accounting professionals.

Responsible for posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports such as those for complex grants in a large central fiscal office.

Reconciles biweekly or monthly bank statements/accounts.

Prepares biweekly financial projections.

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

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  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

  Please indicate your level of experience with Microsoft Excel. Please note that you may be asked to demonstrate your excel knowledge during the interview process.

• Advanced/Expert

• Average

• Beginner

• N/A - I do not have this experience

  03

  Please indicate your level of experience with Google Drive. Please note that you may be asked to demonstrate your excel knowledge during the interview process.

• Advanced/Expert

• Average

• Beginner

• N/A - I do not have this experience

  04

  Do you have experience with Policy and Procedure Memorandum 49 (PPM49)?

• Yes

• No

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  If you answered YES to the previous question, describe your experience and reference any work experience that is included in your application (NOT resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A".

  06

  Do you have any experience utilizing the State's accounting system LaGov?

• Yes

• No

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  If you answered YES to the previous question, describe your experience and reference any work experience that is included in your application (NOT resume). If you answered NO, enter "N/A".

  08

  I understand that this position is located in Baton Rouge, LA and that if hired, I am expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office.

• Yes

• No

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  Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? (Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are not considered employees of the LA Department of Education):

• Yes

• No

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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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