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ACCOUNTANT ADMINISTRATOR 1
Salary
$4,470.00 - $8,767.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
425-181422-PTT
Department
DPS-LA Highway Safety Comm
Opening Date
08/10/2023
Closing Date
8/24/2023 11:59 PM Central
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Supplemental Information
This vacancy is located in the Department of Public Safety – Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 by selecting the 'Applications' link after logging into their account. Below are the most common status messages and their meanings.
Applications without the education and/or work experience sections completed will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience.An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.
For More Information, Please Contact
Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Paul Tran P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA. 70896
[email protected]
If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, 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 Resource Guide (http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf) _
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four hours in accounting plus five years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.
Substitutions
A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of the experience.
A master's degree in accounting, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or public administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.
Substitutions For Degree Only
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).
Candidates Without a Baccalaureate Degree May Combine Work Experience And College Credit To Substitute For The Baccalaureate Degree (not The 24 Hours In Accounting) As Follows
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function Of Work
To serve as chief financial officer for a state agency.
Level Of Work
Administrator.
Supervision Received
Generally from a Deputy Undersecretary or other high-level administrator.
Supervision Exercised
Generally over at least two professional accountant positions. Agency hierarchy and reporting relationships will also be considered when making allocations at this level.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions
Differs from Accountant Managers by serving as chief fiscal officer of an agency.
Differs from higher level Accountant Administrators by executive budget, T.O., fiscal subordinates, organizational units, and funding sources.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
Directs the fiscal office and all fiscal activities including budget preparation and the annual financial statement for the agency.
Sets fiscal and performance objectives; monitors accomplishment of objectives.
Consults with external and internal auditors, state, and federal and local officials regarding the financial operations of the entity.
Serves on department and statewide committees in the design, development, and implementation of new management information, accounting, and reporting systems.
Testifies before legislative committees relative to the financial operations of the agency.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough 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.
Benefits
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/
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- Labor Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Memorial Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
- Independence Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
- Good Friday,
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.
State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To)
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.
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?
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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.
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Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from a regionally accredited college?
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If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please 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 NOTE: Failure to list all specific courses may result in your application being considered incomplete. Responses such as "see transcript" or "I have a Bachelor's in Accounting" are NOT acceptable.
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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
Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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