ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
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ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Salary
$2,922.00 - $5,734.00 Monthly
Location
Alexandria, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
08/50694629/AT/04.02.26-LT
Department
DOTD-Engineering & Operations
Division
District 8- Alexandria
Opening Date
04/02/2026
Closing Date
4/9/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
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About this Job
District 08-UNIT 001 Alexandria, LA
Job Number: 08/50694629/AT/04.02.26-LT
District Recruitment for Rapides Parish:
ThisAccounting Technicianprocesses invoices from external vendors and ensures accurate processing of all payables. It also serves as the timekeeper for various units.
Incumbent must be self-motivated and be able to perform duties independently with little to no supervision on a daily basis. The incumbent is expected to exercise a high degree of independent judgment and initiative in determining the approach/action to take in non-routine situations that may arise. This position must possess an extensive knowledge of DOTD procurement and accounting policies and procedures in accordance with Louisiana and Federal guidelines, and DOTD Business Services and Procedures Manual, to report and document all accounting activities accomplished.
Incumbent participates in DOTD structured training programs as appropriate and attends all continuing education classes and conferences deemed necessary to facilitate the performance of required tasks.
While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.
Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside\LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt\Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx
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:
Receives, prepares, and enters invoices from external vendors for payment on a daily basis and has responsibility for ensuring accurate processing of all payables, which requires the ability to make decisions to ensure coding is consistent with District's budget allocation and District policy
On a monthly basis, the incumbent audits and reconciles vendor statements using a District database (Access) and/or ECC (FBL1N), ensuring accuracy of payment activity
Incumbent is assisting with the maintaining of Petty Cash records
The incumbent of this position may be responsible for serving as a Timekeeper for various Units. As part of this responsibility, the incumbent ensures hours worked are reported properly
Prepares and submits Prior Period Adjustment (PPA) forms to correct errors regarding hours, overtime, leave, and/or equipment used
Incumbent may be responsible for serving as a District-wide Payroll Auditor, reviewing all Construction and Maintenance Unit payroll packages for proper coding
Processes all Family Leave documentation for employees placed on Family Leave
Receives, prepares, and enters invoices from external vendors for payment on a daily basis
Reviews and enters all personal injury reports and incident reports for DOTD Personnel to Sedgwick Forward all new claims to appropriate Workman's Comp. personnel at Headquarters
May be required to perform other duties as necessary including, but not limited to, emergency/disaster support activities.
Position Specific:
Appointment Type: Probational/Promotional
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday from 7:45AM to 4:15PM.
This position is considered disaster essential.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Please list all work experience on the application. Failure to include all work experience may affect your eligibility for this position.
*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
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.
Contact Information:
For more information regarding this vacancy, please contact:
Sandra Rollins
Admin. Program Manager 3
318-561-5188
"The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any @type."
Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is availablehere. (https://www.laworks.net/WorkforceDev/LRS/LRS\Tech\Asst_Guidance.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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Are you a probational LA-DOTD employee?
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Are you a permanent LA DOTD employee?
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Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?
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If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "NA".
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To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LA-DOTD. Please @type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?
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Do you possess either a High School Diploma or GED?
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Do you possess a valid Louisiana driver's license?
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Are you willing to perform other duties as necessary, including, but not limited to, emergency disaster support activities after work hours, weekends, and holidays?
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What are your career interests?
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Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Did you include all relevant education and experience on your official submission?
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State of Louisiana
Address
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Phone
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