Accountant Manager 1

Salary : $5,023.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly

Location : Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type : Classified

Job Number : OS / PAW / 215083

Department : LDH-Office of Secretary

Opening Date : 11 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 1 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

About this Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

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Join the Department of Health's Fiscal team and contribute directly to supporting programs across the state. This position is ideal for detail-oriented finance professionals who excel in revenue management, reconciliation work, and maintaining accuracy in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. We are looking for applicants with experience in regulated revenue collections, bank reconciliations, resolving financial discrepancies, working under strict internal controls such as GAAP or audit standards, managing multiple revenue streams, and supervising or guiding staff in cash or financial operations. If you are seeking meaningful work with real impact and strong growth potential within a statewide agency, we encourage you to apply.

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 :

• Supervise staff responsible for classification, reconciliation, and accurate recording of Medicaid-related revenue streams, including Drug Rebate payments, SURS recoupments, and cost settlement revenues, ensuring compliance with federal and state guidelines.
• Oversee Medicaid revenue activities such as the Provider Fee (MATF) and Medicaid Premium Programs (LaCHIP, MPP, Hospital Assessments), coordinating with revenue analysts and federal reporting staff to ensure proper coding and processing.
• Manage the preparation and submission of the Quarterly Accounts Receivable Report for Medicaid-related receivables, ensuring thorough reconciliation, documentation, and collaboration with financial reporting and federal partners.
• Directly supervise classified and non-classified personnel, including assigning work, monitoring production, approving leave, conducting performance evaluations, and enforcing adherence to internal controls.
• Review and approve high-value transactions entered into the State's financial systems to maintain accuracy and compliance.
• Participate in audits, policy development, and internal control assessments related to Medicaid revenue functions, ensuring proper segregation of duties, workflow documentation, and audit readiness.

Position-Specific Details :

Location : Office of Secretary / Fiscal Services Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type : This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment

Cost Center : 3071050701

Position Number(s) : 50689420

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.

Contact Information :

Patricia Walker

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

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

LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

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

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at

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

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) :

01

Do you have experience managing or supporting revenue collections for legislatively enforced programs? If yes, identify which job on your application included this work and describe your responsibilities, including the types of collections, posting, or reconciliation tasks you handled. If NO, enter "N / A."

02

Do you have experience performing bank reconciliations, cash postings, deposit verification, or resolving discrepancies in a large-scale financial system? If YES, identify the job where you gained this experience and describe the volume and nature of the reconciliations or cash posting duties you performed and the system you used. If NO, enter "N / A."

03

Have you worked in an environment that required strict adherence to internal control standards such as GAAP, GASB, Uniform Guidance, CMIA awareness, segregation of duties, audit documentation, or sensitive financial controls? If YES, identify the job where you gained this experience and describe the specific controls you followed and how you ensured compliance. If NO, enter "N / A."

04

Do you have experience managing or coordinating multiple revenue streams or cash intake points such as agency-level collections, multi-program revenue, or high-volume recurring deposits? If YES, identify the job where you performed this work and describe the types of revenue streams, frequency, and your process for ensuring accuracy. If NO, enter "N / A."

05

Have you worked in a high-volume, deadline-driven financial environment where daily cash activity must be posted, classified, reconciled, and validated with accuracy? If YES, identify the job where you handled these duties and describe how you ensured accuracy under tight deadlines. If NO, enter "N / A."

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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type "N / A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.

08

Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

09

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, you are required to 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

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

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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