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Accounting Specialist

Are you a numbers-driven professional who enjoys precision, problem-solving, and keeping financial operations running smoothly? We're seeking a skilled Accounting Specialist to join our team and play a key role in managing day-to-day accounting activities, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting departmental operations. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a collaborative work environment while ensuring compliance, efficiency, and fiscal integrity across all financial processes.

This Professional Accountant position is responsible for coordinating and managing budget activities for Inter-Agency Transfer (IAT), grants, and selected programs for JPHSA. Provides consultation to the Executive Director(ED), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Controller relative to fiscal and budget matters. Oversees functions of purchasing and accounts payable. This position has primary responsibility for the federal, state, and local grant funding activities of JPHSA and its programs. He / she directly supervises one Accountant Specialist 2 and one Accounting Technician and serves as primary back-up to the JPHSA Accountant Administrator2 (Controller).

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

Job Duties :

• Monitors and provides technical grant assistance for federal, state, and local grants, prepares invoices, monthly reports, and budget amendments as needed. Plans, directs, coordinates, and audits all financial and other related information and documents in support of grant related expenditures to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and other related regulations, statutes, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Works as a technical specialist in conjunction with the Division Directors and Program Supervisors to manage budget allocation, analyze monthly expenditure reports, and reconcile discrepancies in reporting as related to the federal, state, and local grants. Recommends corrective action to resolve problem areas and follows up to ensure corrective action is taken and is effective.
• Monitors and forecasts revenue and expenditures to identify trends and potential funding issues related to IAT, and grants; recommends changes to authorized budget categories.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts from the Great Plains accounting system for federal, state, and local grants. Codes all expenditures related to grants ensuring that all costs are allowable under the specified grant and all expenses are charged to the appropriate funding source. Prepares needed adjustments to revenue and expenditure accounts. Enters adjustments into the Great Plains accounting system.
• Maintains and monitors revenues received from grantors. Logs payments received into the accounts receivable log. Maintains grant files and grant inventory files to ensure JPHSA can withstand audits from external auditors and grantors. Supports in the grant writing process by calculating estimated budgets, local matches, and in-kind costs.
• Works as a technical specialist in conjunction with the Chief Operating / Chief Financial Officer(COO / CFO), Controller, and Division Directors to manage budget allocation, analyze monthly expenditure reports, and reconcile discrepancies in reporting. Monitors and forecasts revenues and expenditures to identify trends and potential funding issues as related to State General Funds, IAT, and Self-Generated Revenue. Recommends corrective action to resolve problem areas and follows up to ensure corrective action is taken and is effective.
• Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature. Prepares and monitors accounts receivable schedule to ensure it balances to the general ledger monthly.

Position-Specific Details :

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals 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.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience / education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy, contact :

Enjoli Lewis

Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority

3616 S. I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 70001

504-838-5426