Lead Accountant - Financial Reporting & Analysis

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Louisiana's Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services seeks an Accountant 4 to join the Financial Reporting Section in Baton Rouge. You will prepare monthly financial statements, oversee expenditure and revenue projections, and support cost allocation and quarterly reporting.

You will also review work, mentor lower-level staff, ensure compliance with state policies, and coordinate with agencies and auditors.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Prepare all Financial Statements and Reports.
• Exercise cash and revenue management for the positions assigned agency, Division of Administration section, budgetary unit, or federal grant.
• Prepares monthly and weekly expenditure analysis.
• Interacts routinely with interested parties in the exchange of pertinent information or financial status related to the Division of Administration or any agency or program serviced by the Office of Finance and Support Services.
• Accumulates data, maintains spreadsheets, and submits to management various reports that are used in the budget process, the projection of revenues, and the development of the Statewide Cost Allocation plan and for specific reporting requirements related to the Annual Financial Report.

Job description

The State of Louisiana's Division of Administration/Office of Finance and Support Services seeks an Accountant 4 to join the Financial Reporting Section in Baton Rouge. You will prepare monthly financial statements, oversee expenditure and revenue projections, and support cost allocation and quarterly reporting.

You will also review work, mentor lower-level staff, ensure compliance with state policies, and coordinate with agencies and auditors.