ACCOUNTANT ADMINISTRATOR 4

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ACCOUNTANT ADMINISTRATOR 4

Salary

$5,860.00 - $11,492.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

199409

Department

Louisiana Housing Corporation

Opening Date

08/30/2024

Closing Date

9/20/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Supplemental Information

Agency's Mission: The Louisiana Housing Corporation's mission is to ensure that every Louisiana resident is granted and opportunity to obtain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing.

This vacancy is being announced as a Classified position and may be filled as a Job Appointment or Probational appointment.

A preferred candidate must be knowledgeable of GAAP, GAAS, and any other accounting/auditing standards applicable to LHC and IRS Regulations, especially those related to Backup Withholding, Information Reporting, Wage and Fringe Benefit Reporting, Payroll taxes, and Federal and LA program/grants.

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. *

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

All candidates for hire must undergo a drug screening and complete a background screening.

Louisiana Housing Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. LHC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits, harassment of any type.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Housing Corporation

2415 Quail Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Human Resources Department

cstanley@lhc.la.glv

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four hours in accounting plus five years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing, two years of which must have been at the supervisory level or above.

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 general 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 general 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 other Accountant Administrators by executive budget, T.O., fiscal subordinates, organizational units, and funding sources.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

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.

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 athttps://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 (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) 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

  01

  Describe your experience in accounting for assets and managing federal grants, particularly those exceeding $1 billion.

  02

  Provide an example of a time when you had to make a critical policy decision. How did you use effective listening to resolve complaints and maintain working relationships with staff, department heads, public officials, and the public?

  03

  What is your approach to reporting financial status? Please provide an example of how you developed forecasts, analyzed variances, and implemented improvements based on your findings.

  04

  Have you completed twenty-four hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

• Yes

• No

  05

  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

  06

  Do you possess a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?

• Yes

• No

  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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