Senior Accountant Manager - Public Sector Finance & Reporting

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Coverage

Parental Leave

Holidays and Leave

Job summary

The Department of Public Safety – Office of Management and Finance (DPS-OMF) seeks an Accountant Manager 1 to lead complex financial operations, review general and subsidiary ledgers, and oversee reports such as AFRs, Census, and Budget documents. This role requires extensive accounting experience and CPA credentials.

Promotion for permanent DPS/OMF Financial Services employees; work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday, in East Baton Rouge Parish, with comprehensive state benefits and

Qualifications

• Seven 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 plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
• 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.
• 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.
• Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and approves general and subsidiary ledger entries for programmatic budgeting expenditures and revenues for one or more DPS/Public Safety Services agencies in a progressively complex role as a team professional accountant.
• Responsible for the preparation, review, analyzation, and approval of complex monthly, quarterly, and annual fiscal reports, including the Annual Financial Reports (AFR's), Census Reports, and certain Budget reports, and other specialized reports required for one or more DPS/Public Safety Services agencies.
• Serves as assistant fiscal manager for multiple State agencies with highly complex programs and cash management that includes dozens of Means of Finance to include intrinsic cash reporting and compliance requirements at both the State and Federal levels.

Education

Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in accounting

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

Job description

The Department of Public Safety – Office of Management and Finance (DPS-OMF) seeks an Accountant Manager 1 to lead complex financial operations, review general and subsidiary ledgers, and oversee reports such as AFRs, Census, and Budget documents. This role requires extensive accounting experience and CPA credentials.

Promotion for permanent DPS/OMF Financial Services employees; work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday–Friday, in East Baton Rouge Parish, with comprehensive state benefits and