Public Sector Accounting Specialist I-II (Procurement)

State of Louisiana

Houma (LA)

On-site

USD 28,000 - 64,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in Houma Subdistrict 02 is seeking an Accounting Technician to manage vendor, contract, and payable files, and to ensure accurate invoicing and budget coding in accordance with DOTD and federal guidelines.

The position reports to the Business Office, offers progression within a Career Progression Group to Accounting Specialist 1-2 or Accounting Technician, and lists pay scales including a maximum of $5,734 per month for the

Qualifications

One year of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations.
Experience substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Responsibilities

Accounting Services: Incumbent receives, prepares, and enters invoices from external vendors for payment on a daily basis and has responsibility for ensuring accurate processing of all payables, which requires the ability to make decisions to ensure coding is consistent with District's budget allocation and District policy.
Reconcile invoice, goods receipt, and purchase order, process payment.
Incumbent audits inventory levels of contract items against Goods Receipt For correct posting to each storage location. Creates and forwards payable package to Financial Services via Content Manager on a daily basis.
Incumbent serves as liaison and/or contact person with Vendors as well as internal and external customers, concerning payment information and/or discrepancies. Create and implement Vendor Registration process to ensure successful transition for new vendors.