Accounting Manager – Risk & Grants Oversight

Division of Administration-Risk Management; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SER Special Entrance Rate

Job summary

The Division of Administration/Office of Risk Management is seeking an Accountant Manager to supervise the Accounting Section, overseeing financial controls, reports, and complex grant accounting for insurance claims and FEMA PA grants. Appointment can be new hire or promotion; SER of $2,434.40 biweekly.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities. The role reports to the Accountant Administrator, manages three accounting professionals, and ensures timely processing of

Qualifications

• Seven 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 plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR a bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR an advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, audi

Responsibilities

• Performs personnel supervision and administration.
• Manages duties and responsibilities of the Unit. Maintains a thorough understanding of numerous accounting areas including fund receipts, premium accounts receivable and collection management; accounts payable, purchase order, contract and employee travel payments and procurement card management; and general accounting functions.
• Oversees the preparation of various informational reports, periodic or recurring management reports and/or other ad hoc reports requested for internal or external users. Manages the complex development and assembly of various reports required annually by Office of Statewide Reporting & Accounting Policy.
• Ensures accurate and on-time daily wire funding of contractual commitments to Third Party Administrator (TPA) for insurance claim and expense payments. Reviews and approves daily transaction in State systems, related to TPA claim payments; and month-end reconciliations and allocation of costs. Plans and oversees monitoring of TPA fiscal activities, including payments made on behalf of the risk management program through the large and complex contract.
• Supervises and supports accountants in varied assignments and processes related to a secondary accounting system maintained for statutorily required line of insurance reporting, and to provide a subsidiary ledger system for management of insurance premiums billed to and collected from agency clients.
• Manages Unit roles related to federal grant operations for all presidentially declared disasters where ORM is sub-recipient representative.
• Oversees processes and staff to analyze claim transactions, prepare entries, maintain detailed records and manage the complex reconciliations, correction and alignment of historical payments for past disaster claim activities, between multiple systems.
• Manages, reviews the work of staff and supports Administrator in the complex preparation of statistical calculations and reports related to analysis of claim data. This work supports Actuarial Consultants in services related to statewide self-insured actuarial premium development.
• Evaluates internal control structures to identify areas of financial and operational risk. Provides recommendations to Administrator on new procedures or process changes to strengthen controls; and leads or supports implementation of approved changes.
• Develops and maintains proficiency in various systems and software applications, databases and with spreadsheets in order to train, coach and/or support unit personnel.
• Assumes the duties of the Administrator in his/her absence.

Skills

Accounting experience

Financial operations

Auditing

Payroll

Education

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

Tools

State accounting systems

Job description

The Division of Administration/Office of Risk Management is seeking an Accountant Manager to supervise the Accounting Section, overseeing financial controls, reports, and complex grant accounting for insurance claims and FEMA PA grants. Appointment can be new hire or promotion; SER of $2,434.40 biweekly.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities. The role reports to the Accountant Administrator, manages three accounting professionals, and ensures timely processing of