Pension Accounting Specialist — Cash & Reconciliations

LASERS; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) in Baton Rouge is recruiting an Accountant. This role includes duties from daily deposits and cash receipts to monthly closes and external audits tied to the $19 billion pension plan.

The position offers progression as Accountant 1, 2, or 3 with start times between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and an eighteen-month probational period. Compensation scales by Accountant level.

Qualifications

• Three years of accounting-related experience is required.
• 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 is required.
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics is required.
• An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics is preferred.
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process daily deposits and cash receipts for related accounts.
• Apply daily cash receipts to invoices in the retirement/financial systems.
• Prepare correspondence for partial payments, return checks and overpayments.
• Communicate with members, agencies, and financial institutions regarding receivables and collections.
• Recoup overpayments to members, retirees, and beneficiaries and other related parties.
• Assist with monthly close and generation of LASERS financial statements.
• Assist with external audits and year-end financial reports including ACFR and PAFR.
• Prepare refund applications for member retirement contributions.
• Prepare financial statements for Building Partnership between LASERS and TRSL and submit to boards.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree with accounting hours

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business

Advanced degree in accounting/finance/business

CPA license

Job description

Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) in Baton Rouge is recruiting an Accountant. This role includes duties from daily deposits and cash receipts to monthly closes and external audits tied to the $19 billion pension plan.

The position offers progression as Accountant 1, 2, or 3 with start times between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and an eighteen-month probational period. Compensation scales by Accountant level.