Accountant 3 (Accounting) Jobs

This position may be filled as a job appointment or by probational appointment.
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.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
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.
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and complete a background screening.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Louisiana Housing Corporation
2415 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Human Resources Department
(225) 763-8884 ext. 1319
[email protected]

Function of Work:
To provide advanced level professional accounting services.
Level of Work:
Advanced.
Supervision Received:
Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative supervisor.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise one lower-level professional or paraprofessional accounting position.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 2 by primary responsibility for preparation of advanced-level financial reports such as complex appropriations; budget; capital outlay; or cost allocation reports, projections, and analyses.
Differs from Accountant 4 by the absence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs.
See allocation criteria memo for details.

Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.
Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature.
Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets.
Reviews and approves purchases and contracts.
Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application and preparing managerial reports.