ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
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ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Salary
$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Lake Charles, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
MSU102825C99192
Department
McNeese State University
Division
Business Affairs
Opening Date
10/28/2025
Closing Date
11/11/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
The McNeese Team Store is accepting applications for an Accounting Technician position.
At McNeese State University, our mission is to deliver a life-changing higher education experience by fostering a dynamic teaching and learning community committed to excellence with a personal touch.
McNeese offers excellent benefits to include retirement with LASERS, comprehensive insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, accrual of sick and vacation leave, 14 paid holidays per year, tuition reduction program for employees and qualified dependents, and many other supplemental benefit programs.
This position is under the immediate supervision of the McNeese Team Store Manager and assists the University Post Office Supervisor. Primary responsibility is to manage the process of all financial document preparation, daily cash handling, record retention, account reconciliation, payment processing and month end procedures. This position evaluates for data accuracy electronically and manually the financial documentation for all vending processes, MTS sales and returns and assists Administrative Accounting with all required documentation and reporting. The Accounting Technician in this position will not supervise other full-time staff but may supervise student workers and will be a key-carrying employee with the ability to Open and Close the Team Store in the absence of the Manager and/or Assistant Manager.
An Ideal candidate should possess the following key competencies:
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.
Leveraging Technology: The ability to use technology and its related processes to further organizational goals.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Minimum Qualifications
Three years 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 Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139340) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
The Accounting Technician will:
Reconcile daily sales and payments
Review and oversee unit price purchases for Vending Machines
Create Excel Spreadsheets for monthly Sales, Average Basket, etc. for reporting
Maintain daily sales, processes, and photo uploading to the Team Store Website
Reconcile End of Month and End of Year Sales, Purchases and Inventory
Assists with training new staff, opening PTA's, cashiering and sales floor merchandising
Position-Specific Details:
Location and Work Schedule:
McNeese Team Store
Monday - Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Appointment Type andCompensation:
This vacancy is being announced as a classified position and is open to all qualified applicants and may be filled as a probationary or promotional appointment .
Entry Pay Rate: $16.86 / hourly
Pay Level: AS612
Job Code: 139340
SCS Position #: 50446128
MSU Position #: C99192
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis 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 this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Kim Dronett, HR Analyst
Office of Human Resources
kdronett@mcneese.edu
(337) 475-5413
Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
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
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1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures
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4= I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures
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LT: Rate your ability to leverage technology based on our definition: The ability to use technology and its related processes to further organizational goals.
1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable leveraging technology
2= I have limited experience or require assistance to leverage technology
3= I can leverage technology
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TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
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3= I can think critically
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Phone
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Website
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