Accountant 1/2/3

Nunez Community College; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System (LSERS) in Baton Rouge is seeking an Accountant to join the Accounting Team. The role involves supporting employer account management, payroll and tax administration, financial reporting, and audit compliance, under the Accounting Manager.

The position emphasizes entry-level professional financial support with opportunities to advance within the salary band from Accountant I to Accountant III, working Mon-Fri 8:00 am–4:30 pm at LSERS.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
• Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting.
• A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting.
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics.
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics.
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

Responsibilities

• Financial & Investment Reconciliation: Perform comprehensive bank reconciliations for primary agency accounts and manage complex cash flows, electronic bank files, ACH transactions, and stop payments.
• Employer Account Management: Oversee the accounting, billing, and balancing of statements for 98 employing agencies, resolve complex payment discrepancies, issue exception notices, and maintain accurate member employment records.
• Payroll & Tax Administration: Administer internal staff payroll via Abila software and manage multi-million-dollar monthly retirement tax accounts for retirement, DROP, and refund payrolls.
• Financial Reporting & Audit Compliance: Assist in coordinating data across actuaries and investment teams to assist in preparing annual financial statements.

Skills

Following Policies and Procedures

Managing Time

Accepting Direction

Solving Problems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics

Advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics

CPA license

Twenty-four semester hours in accounting

Tools

Abila payroll software

Job description

Accountant position at La School Employees' Retirement System

Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System (LSERS) is the third-largest retirement system in Louisiana, made up of non-instructional personnel of the Louisiana public school system. LSERS is committed to providing excellent service to its members by maintaining an accountable and sound retirement program that provides comprehensive retirement benefits.

We currently have an opening for an Accountant to join our Accounting Team. The Accountant position works closely with the Accounting Manager and as part of the Accounting Team. Their primary role is to provide entry-level professional financial support by assisting with employer account management of employing agencies, payroll and tax administration, financial reporting and audit compliance, and investment and financial reconciliations.

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.
• Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity
• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command
• Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems

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.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• Financial & Investment Reconciliation: Perform comprehensive bank reconciliations for primary agency accounts and manage complex cash flows, electronic bank files, ACH transactions, and stop payments.
• Employer Account Management: Oversee the accounting, billing, and balancing of statements for 98 employing agencies, resolve complex payment discrepancies, issue exception notices, and maintain accurate member employment records.
• Payroll & Tax Administration: Administer internal staff payroll via Abila software and manage multi-million-dollar monthly retirement tax accounts for retirement, DROP, and refund payrolls.
• Financial Reporting & Audit Compliance: Assist in coordinating data across actuaries and investment teams to assist in preparing annual financial statements

Position-Specific Details

Appointment Type: Probational and Promotional

Career Progression: This vacancy may be filled as an Accountant 1, 2, or 3.

Hours and Location: This position will work Monday - Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm at the La School Employees Retirement System in Baton Rouge.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.