ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 2

ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 2

Salary

$5,375.00 - $10,546.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OFSS 092826 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Division

Office of Finance and Support Services

Opening Date

09/28/2026

Closing Date

10/8/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-621. This position is located in the Cash Disbursements Section.

The Office of Finance and Support Services provides comprehensive accounting services, including financial reporting, analysis, budget development and preparation for the Division of Administration and various offices and agencies within the executive Department. The services provided by OFSS involve a range of agency responsibilities for implementing financial operational policies and procedures, preparing and monitoring all budget functions and providing monthly and annual financial statements to ensure accurate and timely financial services. The work is performed in compliance with state, federal, grant specific and office rules, policies, and procedures and are reviewed on the basis of results, reports and outside Independent audit, both federal and state.

The Accountant Manager 2 serves as a manager/work reviewer over the positions supervised that provide the expenditures/cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card accounting for the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and Network Communication Services. This is a highly responsible financial management position that is responsible for highly complex accounting and financial functions.

The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

• Overseeing the state's capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Seven 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

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

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

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

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:

The duties and responsibilities of this position require the following activities of the incumbent:

• Manages and directs the cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card activities for the Office of Technology Services.
• Maintain databases and spreadsheets required for management, billing, and statistical reporting of services provided to the Office of Technology Services.
• Directs the preparation of various expenditure analyses, cash flow projections, forecasts and comparisons for use in evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $2,604.80 biweekly.

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

How To Apply:

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.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-verify system.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: Erica.Gay@la.gov

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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 at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans 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 to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

01

Indicate the level of experience you have applying governmental accounting principles, GAAP, GASB requirements, and applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and policies to financial transactions and reporting.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

02

Indicate the level of experience you have preparing, reviewing, and approving financial reports and supporting schedules for governmental financial reporting purposes.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

03

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for reviewing and approving financial transactions and reports prepared by subordinate staff.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

04

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for establishing work priorities, assigning work, monitoring deadlines, and ensuring that financial reporting requirements are completed timely.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

05

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for communicating financial information and resolving accounting issues with agency management, budget personnel, auditors, financial reporting personnel, or other governmental entities.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

06

Indicate the level of experience you have directing or performing complex reconciliations involving general ledger accounts, subsidiary records, cash, expenditures, revenues, receivables, payables, or other financial information, including researching and resolving discrepancies.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the work of others

07

If you are qualifying for this position with one of the degree options provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012) If you are not qualifying under a degree option enter N/A.

08

If you have twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited institution indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. (Ex. ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU) If you do not enter N/A.

09

If you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate list the certificate number, issue date, and expiration date. If you do not enter N/A.

Required Question

Employer State of Louisiana

Address 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802

Phone (866) 783-5462

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm