Accounting Technician (WAE)
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Accounting Technician (WAE)
Salary
$18.90 Hourly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
OS/PAW/219125
Department
LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date
03/23/2026
Closing Date
4/2/2026 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 the Louisiana Department of Health and play a key role in the financial operations that keep a $14+ billion organization running smoothly. As part of the Payment Management Section within the Office of Management and Finance, you will support critical functions across vendor payments, Medicaid provider disbursements, and travel operations-ensuring funds are processed accurately and efficiently for 17 agencies and countless providers. This is an exciting opportunity to work with complex financial systems, strengthen your accounting expertise, and contribute directly to the delivery of essential health services across Louisiana.
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:
· Leads daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual cash management activities and reconciliations for OPH and the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to ensure sufficient funds are available for obligations
· Maintains comprehensive cash management records, including collateral documentation for multiple bank accounts, to ensure accurate reporting and audit readiness
· Prepares quarterly Accounts Receivable and bank activity reports for internal leadership and external oversight entities
· Develops and processes complex revenue classifications, journal vouchers, and financial transactions within the state's financial systems
· Monitors, reconciles, and audits cash management transactions to ensure accuracy, compliance, and a complete audit trail
· Communicates with internal stakeholders, providers, executive leadership, and external agencies to address inquiries related to payments, deposits, and financial activity
· Collaborates with the State Treasurer's Office, auditors, and other state departments on financial operations, reviews, and compliance matters
· Assists with monthly and annual close processes by compiling and reconciling deposits, receivables, payables, and related financial data
· Identifies operational issues, recommends process improvements, and implements updated policies and procedures to enhance efficiency
· Supervises and provides direction to accounting staff, including assigning work, supporting hiring decisions, ensuring performance management, and delivering training and technical guidance
Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of Secretary / Fiscal Services Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish
Appointment Type: This position will be filled as a part-time WAE appointment;Please note When Actually Employed (WAE) appointments are temporary and may last up to a year. Employees canonlywork a total of 1,245 hours within a 12-month period.
Cost Center: 3071050701
Position Number(s): 50476489
Compensation: This position receives a pay rate of $ 18.90/hr
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) .
LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.
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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This position will be filled as a WAE appointment only. WAE appointments are temporary, non-permanent appointments and are not eligible for state benefits, leave earning or paid holidays and are only authorized to work up to 1245 hours within a twelve-month period. Acknowledge by checking "Yes" that you understand this is a WAE position.
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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 in Excel? If so, describe your experience and skills.
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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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Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
1201 N 3rd St
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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