Accountant 1-3
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Accountant 1-3
Salary
$3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
OS/PAW/215357
Department
LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date
12/03/2025
Closing Date
12/13/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.
Learn more about Louisiana Department of Health (https://ldh.la.gov/)
Join a vital financial operations team supporting Louisiana's transition of SNAP and DDS accounts from DCFS to LDH. In this role, you will lead high-volume bank reconciliation for multiple program accounts, including DDS vendor payments, SSA-tracked reimbursements, EBT/EFT transactions for SNAP, and FRU-related recovery deposits. As an Accountant 1-3, you will ensure accurate and timely alignment of transactions across LaGov, SSA systems, and multiple financial institutions. This is a key opportunity to strengthen federal compliance, safeguard internal controls, and contribute to critical statewide services.
Minimum Qualifications
Three 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; OR
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR
A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR
An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
Performs monthly and ad hoc reconciliations of SNAP, DDS, DDU, and FRU bank accounts in coordination with the LDH Treasury Section and externa partners (SSA, INMAR, Conduent). Investigates discrepancies, reviews outstanding items, and prepares adjusting entries or error corrections as necessary.
Ensures appropriate linkage between check issuance (DDS, DDU) and bank clearing activity. Reviews SSA interface files, SNAP STEP/IE reports, and vendor payment logs to validate payment activity against bank statements. Coordinates with payment teams to resolve timing and funding issues.
Assists in establish ng and documenting internal control processes for newly assumed LDH-managed bank accounts. Helps develop and maintain SOPs for bank reconciliation on procedures, PO box transitions, and handling of legacy DCFS transactions.
Prepares and submit monthly reconciliation on reports to supervisory staff, identifying variances and proposing corrective actions. Ensures that reconciliations meet state fiscal policy and audit standards.
Serves as liaison with program staff and fiscal intermediaries for bank related inquiries. Provides documentation for auditors, leadership, and cost allocation teams related to cash flow and reconciliations.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of Secretary / Fiscal Services Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment
Cost Center: 3071210102
Position Number(s): 50691824
Career Progression: This position may be filled as anAccountant 1, 2, or 3determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.
Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER):
Accountant 1 - $21.63 hr / $1,730.40 bi-weekly
Accountant 2 - $23.14 hr / $1,851.20 bi-weekly
Accountant 3 - $26.50 hr / $2,120.00 bi-weekly
How To Apply:
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.
*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
Patricia Walker
Patricia.Walker.DCFS@la.gov
LA Department of Health (LDH)
Division of Human Resources
PO Box 4818
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-6477
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here (https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp) .
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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Have you successfully completed 24 semester hours in accounting?
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No
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If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please provide the course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If "no" @type N/A
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Do you have experience with the state's accounting system, LaGov? If so, which modules did you work in and describe your experience and interaction?
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Do you have experience with Excel including VLookup, linking worksheets to combine data, such as, mail merge? If so, please explain.
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Do you have experience performing bank reconciliations, cash postings, deposit verification, or resolving discrepancies in a large-scale financial system?
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No
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If you answered "yes" to the previous question, provide the job where you gained this experience and describe the volume and nature of the reconciliations or cash posting duties you performed, and the system utilized. If "no", enter N/A
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Have you worked in a high-volume, deadline-driven financial environment where daily cash activity must be posted, classified, reconciled, and validated with accuracy?
Yes
No
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If yes, identify the job where you handled these duties and describe how you ensured accuracy under tight deadlines. If NO, enter N/A.
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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please @type "N/A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.
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Phone
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