ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

Accounting Technician

The McNeese Team Store is accepting applications for an Accounting Technician position. At McNeese State University, our mission is to deliver a life-changing higher education experience by fostering a dynamic teaching and learning community committed to excellence with a personal touch. McNeese offers excellent benefits to include retirement with LASERS, comprehensive insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, accrual of sick and vacation leave, 14 paid holidays per year, tuition reduction program for employees and qualified dependents, and many other supplemental benefit programs.

This position is under the immediate supervision of the McNeese Team Store Manager and assists the University Post Office Supervisor. Primary responsibility is to manage the process of all financial document preparation, daily cash handling, record retention, account reconciliation, payment processing and month end procedures. This position evaluates for data accuracy electronically and manually the financial documentation for all vending processes, MTS sales and returns and assists Administrative Accounting with all required documentation and reporting. The Accounting Technician in this position will not supervise other full-time staff but may supervise student workers and will be a key-carrying employee with the ability to open and close the Team Store in the absence of the Manager and / or Assistant Manager.

An ideal candidate should possess the following key competencies :

• Following Policies and Procedures : The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
• Leveraging Technology : The ability to use technology and its related processes to further organizational goals.
• Thinking Critically : The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.

Minimum Qualifications : Three years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations. Experience substitution is available.

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

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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.

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, Parental Leave Up to six weeks paid parental leave, 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. 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, Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana, Louisiana School Employees Retirement System, among others.