ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1-2

Job Title

Accounting Specialist

About This Job

Louisiana State Treasurer's Office Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Louisiana Department of Treasury has a vacancy for an Accounting Specialist located in the Unclaimed Property Division. This position is responsible for assisting in the enforcement of the unclaimed property statutes by completing the daily deposit and maintaining deposit records, processing complex claims, correcting and editing reports, handling complex correspondence and transferring data electronically for issuance of refunds.

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION : Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

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 :

• Serves as the first level of review and approval of financial transactions relative to collections, refunds, funds disbursement, cost accounting, expenditure control, budgeting, grants management, program analysis, accounts payable, and accounts receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of calculations, legitimacy of transactions, and proper authorization.
• Responsible for posting and journalizing a variety of small accounts or one or more large accounts of limited complexity.
• Confers with the general public, patients, vendors, and employees to obtain information and answer questions on a wide variety of matters.
• Verifies calculations to balance receipts and to determine taxes, discounts, deductions, and additional charges.
• Locates and corrects journalizing and posting errors.

Position-Specific Details : Appointment Type : This vacancy may be filled as either a Probational or a Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants), a Promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees), or by Detail to Special Duty or Classified Temporary Appointment. This position may require the selected applicant to serve a minimum probationary period of twelve (12) months. Current permanent status classified employees may be required to accept a probational appointment in lieu of promotion if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that these positions may be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement within 90 days of the closing date.

Career Progression : As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Accounting Specialist 1 or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the 'Class Specifications' tab located in the top left menu of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level.

Compensation : There is a special entrance rate (SER) for this job series at Treasury : Accounting Specialist 1 : Starting rate of $15.43 / hourly; $1,234.40 / biweekly. Accounting Specialist 2 : Starting rate of $16.51 / hourly; $1,320.80 / biweekly.

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. Applications submitted without the education and / or work experience sections completed will be considered incomplete and will not be considered. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experience WILL NOT be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. 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 selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. 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. There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

For further information about this vacancy contact : Cody Newgaard cnewgaard@treasury.la.gov

The Louisiana Department of Treasury is a Substance Abuse and Drug-Free workplace. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the State Treasurer's Office is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace prohibiting discrimination on the basis of any non-merit factor. The Louisiana Department of Treasury is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http : / / www.laworks.net / Downloads / LRS / EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf. All prospective new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the Federal Government's E-verify system.

Benefits

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 :

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), Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others