ACCOUNTANT 4 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4821045) Apply  ACCOUNTANT 4 Salary $3,904.00 - $7,658.00 Monthly Location Alexandria, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 205408 Department LDH- Central Louisiana Human Services District Opening Date 02/10/2025 + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information CENTRAL LOUISIANA HUMAN SERVICES DISTRICT CLHSD oversees delivery of mental health, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability services in our 8-parish area: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn. Job# 205408 Position# 50673754 This position is located in our Fiscal Department. Selected Preferred Competencies: + Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. + Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. + Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. + Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. + Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals. + Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems. + Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + Thinking Strategically: The ability to generate insights and identify opportunities for future growth of the organization. + Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application.You must describe your actual duties as you will not be qualified based on job title alone.A resume upload willNOT populate your information into your application. Work experience left off your electronic application or only included in an attached resume is not eligible to receive credit. All prospective new hires are required to pass a drug screening and a criminal background check. All prospective new hires will be subjected to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify system. Applicants will be asked to serve a probationary period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months. 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. For further information about this vacancy contact: Shawanda Gordon CLHSD / Human Resources Specialist Shawanda.Gordon@clahsd.org Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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. Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide specialized professional accounting services to an agency. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Generally from an Accountant Manager or higher-level fiscal/administrative position. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May supervise one lower level fiscal professional. LOCATION OF WORK: May be used by all state agencies. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Accountant 3 by the presence of serving as a technical specialist over assigned programs. Differs from Accountant Supervisors and Managers by the absence of direct supervision of required Accounting subordinates. Examples of Work May serve as a technical specialist performing in-depth/expanded activities in programs requiring advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities. 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. 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 ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction 3= I can accept direction 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction 02 ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 03 AD: Rate your ability to act decisively based on our definition: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting decisively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act decisively 3= I can act decisively 4= I can act decisively and help others improve their ability to act decisively 04 AD: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively 3= I can communicate effectively 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication 06 CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 AEI: Rate your ability to act with ethics and integrity based on our definition: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable acting with ethics and integrity 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to act with ethics and integrity 3= I can act with ethics and integrity 4= I can act with ethics and integrity and help others improve their ability to act with ethics and integrity 08 AEI: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 09 Have you completed 24 semester hours in accounting? + Yes + No 10 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 11 Do you possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license? + Yes + No Required Question Employer 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 Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email