ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1/2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4824639) Apply  ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1/2 Salary $2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 418-205515-SAJ Department DPS-Office of Management & Finance Opening Date 02/07/2025 Closing Date 2/12/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This vacancy is located in the Financial Services Section of the Office of Management and Finance. This position will be filled as a 4-year classified job appointment. This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1/2. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series. 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 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. In the event there is a preferred reemployment list for this position, the position may be filled from that list with no other interviews. For more information, please contact: Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Samantha Johnson P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA. 70896 Email: samantha.johnson@la.gov If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you will need special accommodations. NOTE: THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST TAKE AND PASS A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. 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) _ Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: One year of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience. Job Concepts Function of Work: To provide limited support of accounting functions. Level of Work: Entry. Supervision Received: Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative positions. Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 in that the duties are less complex. Examples of Work Serves as the first level of review and approval of financial transactions relative to collections, refunds, funds disbursement, cost accounting, expenditure control, budgeting, grants management, program analysis, accounts payable, and accounts receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of calculations, legitimacy of transactions, and proper authorization. Responsible for posting and journalizing a variety of small accounts or one or more large accounts of limited complexity. Confers with the general public, patients, vendors, and employees to obtain information and answer questions on a wide variety of matters. Verifies calculations to balance receipts and to determine taxes, discounts, deductions, and additional charges. Locates and corrects journalizing and posting errors. 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 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? + Yes + No 02 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. 03 Did you list all of your experience and education on your application? If not, please do so now. + Yes + No 04 Do you have any semester hours in Accounting? + 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 Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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