Sr. Restricted Funds and Travel Accountant

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Sr. Restricted Funds and Travel Accountant

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

BRCC08272024

Department

Baton Rouge Community College

Opening Date

08/27/2024

Closing Date

9/17/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

Supplemental Information

Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) seeks to fill the position of Restricted Funds and Travel Accountant. The Restricted Funds and Travel Accountant is located in the Division of Finance. This is a full-time position. This position is open for recruitment.

REPORTS TO:

Controller

COMPENSATION:

Anticipated starting salary will be commensurate with education and work experience. For more information about Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), visit http://www.mybrcc.edu/

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Applications for this position should include a cover letter, resume/CV, transcripts, and names of contact information for three (3) work-related references. These documents must be attached to your application to be considered.

Incomplete applications will not be considered

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Jean Stepter, MSA

Office of Human Resources

Baton Rouge Community College

201 Community College Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

RecruitTalent@mybrcc.edu

A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. An offer of employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check.

This organization participates in the E-Verify program. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218.

BRCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire BRCC family. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our institution.

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

As an executive branch state agency, the Baton Rouge Community College is required by La. R.S. 46:2597 to establish annual strategies and goals related to employment of individuals with disabilities. In order to effectively measure and report our progress to this end, La. R.S. 46:2597 requires us to ask employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five (5) years.

Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so (if applicable). Your answer will be maintained confidentially. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way. For more information about this form or the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit the Office of the State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s website athttps://www.doa.la.gov/doa/office-of-state-ada-coordinator/.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors' degree – Accounting

Required Experience:

• 3 years of grant accounting related experience at a higher education institution.

May be substituted for the required education or experience.

• An associate's degree in accounting, and 4 years of grant accounting experience can substitute the requirement to have a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Proficient working knowledge of accepted accounting/bookkeeping principles and methods preferably with an emphasis on college accounting/experience.

• Proficient knowledge of computer applications: Excel, Word, Outlook.

• Proficient interpersonal and communication skills in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers and subordinate.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education:

• MBA, Masters of Accounting

• CPA

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years of grant accounting related experience at a higher education institution.

Job Concepts

The purpose of this position is to maintain the accounting ledgers of the college's grants, sponsored programs, restricted funds, and to timely process travel requests and reconcile travel expense accounts. The responsibilities of the Restricted Funds and Travel Accountant includes, but is not limited to, ensuring compliance with the funding sources' administrative guidelines, timely receipt of revenues, accurate submission of financial reports, orderly closure of projects, and to process, review, and audit employee travel to ensure compliance with state travel guidelines PPM49. This position will report directly to the Controller.

30%

• Monitoring and tracking the financial status of each grant program through the program's life cycle and proving assistance to program managers of the financial program.

30%

• Preparing and maintaining financial documents related to grants, sponsored programs, and other restricted funds. Requesting and drawing down grant/sponsored program revenue in a timely manner.

25%

• Reviewing accounting entries related to restricted funding sources to complete monthly reconciliations and to provide financial guidance and direction to program managers.

10%

• Processing travel authorizations and travel expense reimbursements including cash advances, airfare, registration, credit cards, hotel, and any other travel related expenses for all campuses, including encumbering travel budgets. Reviewing the college's travel log and verifying and reconciling credit card usage. Monthly travel reconciliations to the GL, and quarterly reports.

5%

• Other duties as assigned

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

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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