Staff Accountant 1 - Entry Level
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Staff Accountant 1 - Entry Level
Salary
$5,000.00 Monthly
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
R00119354
Department
LSU-Baton Rouge
Opening Date
08/21/2026
Closing Date
9/4/2026 12:01 AM Central
Description
Benefits
About this Job
This position is a non-supervisory, unclassified position in the Payroll section of the Office of Accounting Services. The primary purpose of this position is processing personnel forms for graduate assistants, faculty, and professional staff for the Baton Rouge paid campuses-LSU A&M in Baton Rouge, LSU Agricultural Center, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and LSU in Eunice, Alexandria, and Shreveport. This position requires a basic knowledge of the following LSU computer Workday systems: HCM, Payroll, and FIN.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field; 24 hours of college accounting courses
Degree Substitute: LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply-a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description. (per La. RS 42:36)
This position regularly engages in financial matters, including handling credit cards, cash, grant funds, or other university funds, and must undergo a credit check per FASOP HR-04.
Physical Qualifications:
Proficient with computers and advanced MS Office skills; 10-key by touch with a high degree of speed and accuracy. Experience applying standard accounting principles and proven verbal and written communication skills. Multitasking capabilities. Physical ability and hand-eye coordination necessary to use a computer terminal, calculator, copier, telephone, and other office equipment. Ability to sit in the same position for extended periods (3.5 to 4 hours) at a time using continuous hand motions when using a calculator or entering data in the computer system. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through telephone and direct contact with individuals. Position: is not eligible for remote work; requires ability to conduct presentations and training; may require occasional overtime; may not allow leave during critical times due to workload; and may require occasional travel.
Job Duties and Other Information
30% Payroll Processing and Reporting
Processes monthly payroll for teaching and research graduate assistants, as well as academic and professional employees across multiple campuses. Performs retroactive payroll calculations to correct prior-period payroll adjustments. Initiates payroll cycles, resolves payroll processing errors, reviews audit reports, balances payroll records, and generates payroll reports for distribution.
25% Manual Payroll Calculations and Terminations
Calculates gross pay and related deductions for personnel actions that are not processed through the retro pay cycle, including partial payments with no transactions in the database when payrolls are processed. Verifies termination leave calculations for academic and professional employees and calculates net overpayments resulting from late terminations. Reviews and releases all late GA termination transactions, prepares bank request sheets to recover overpayments, and prepares journal entries and correspondence to establish receivables for repayment.
20% Payroll Support, Compliance, and Employee Assistance
Communicates with LSU Human Resources offices, the Graduate School, departments, and employees regarding payroll transactions and activities. Reviews personnel and tax-related forms for nonresident employees to ensure compliance with IRS regulations and federal tax treaty requirements. Maintains working knowledge of employment and tax laws and LSU policies. Participates in seminars and provides guidance to departments on payroll procedures and applicable Workday processes and testing.
10% Fringe Benefits and Tax Reporting
Assists with ensuring taxable and nontaxable fringe benefits are accurately loaded into Workday as income and additional pay components. Verifies that fringe benefits are properly included in employee income and that the appropriate amounts are reported on Form W-2 in accordance with IRS regulations. Updates fringe benefit spreadsheets and performs monthly reconciliations to Workday system reports. Maintains working knowledge of IRS regulations related to taxable and nontaxable fringe benefits and applicable FASOP AS-12 requirements.
15% Summer School Support and Special Project
Assists with summer budget loads, balancing activities, and the balancing of EIB loads associated with summer research payments. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by Payroll and Accounting Services management, as applicable.
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
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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