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The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

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Join the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Management and Finance and play a key role in managing complex financial operations that support one of the state's largest agencies. This position offers the opportunity to lead grant and financial reporting activities, oversee cost allocation and accounting processes, and help ensure the responsible stewardship of more than $19 billion in public funds while supporting programs that improve the health of Louisiana's communities.

Position Duties

Six years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Other Qualifications

Job Duties:

Manage federal grant accounting activities, including financial reporting, reconciliations, reimbursement requests, and grant setup to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements.
Prepare and analyze quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and year-end financial reports, including Federal Financial Reports (FFRs), CMS 435 reports, and other required fiscal reporting documents.
Monitor agency revenues, expenditures, and cash flow; develop financial projections and recommend adjustments to support sound fiscal management.
Maintain and reconcile complex accounting records, prepare adjusting entries, and establish accounting structures, internal orders, and cost centers within the LaGov financial system.
Coordinate with agency staff, program personnel, auditors, and state and federal partners to resolve financial issues, ensure accurate reporting, and support grant compliance and monitoring activities.
Collect, analyze, and maintain financial and audit documentation to support federal monitoring visits, independent audits, and compliance with applicable regulations.
Provide technical guidance and financial support to assigned agencies while identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment or Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3071050701

Position Number(s): 2546

Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER):

Accountant 4 – 30.35 hr / $2,428.00 bi-weekly

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 information on how to check your application status and understand status updates, please click HERE.

Contact Information:

Deanda Thymes

[email protected]

LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477

This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.

LDH supports Louisiana’s commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.

LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.

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:

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. 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). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Supplemental Questions

Advanced Fiscal Experience: Describe your advanced fiscal or accounting experience, including:
• operational responsibilities,
• reconciliations,
• analytical duties,
• reporting responsibilities,
• systems utilized,
• and independent operational functions performed.

Advanced Analytical Problem-Solving: Describe a complex fiscal, operational, reconciliation, reporting, or compliance issue you independently researched or resolved.
Include the operational risk, analysis performed, coordination involved, actions taken, and final outcome.

Process Improvement and Operational Stability: Describe a process improvement, operational change, workflow improvement, or internal control enhancement you implemented or supported.
Explain the issue identified, actions taken, and how the improvement impacted operations.

Organizational Awareness and Operational Impact: Describe how your work impacts broader fiscal operations such as:
• reporting,
• compliance,
• audit readiness,
• cash management,
• operational deadlines,
• or executive decision-making.

Leadership Support and Operational Coordination: Describe your experience coordinating workflow, supporting staff, training employees, stabilizing operations, or assisting leadership with operational responsibilities.

To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type “N/A” if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.

Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, you are required to 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

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: State of Louisiana
Address: 1201 N 3rd St

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Phone: (866) 783-5462
Website: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm