Accountant Administrator 5

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Accountant Administrator 5

Salary

$6,271.00 - $12,296.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

15/50386654/ACTADM5/2.16.25-TM

Department

DOTD-Administration

Division

Section 15

Opening Date

02/06/2025

Closing Date

2/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

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15/50386654/ACTADM5/2.16.25-TM

Section 15 – Financial Services

Accountant Administrator 5

Functional Statement

This position serves as the Section Head of the Financial Services Section within the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The Section Head plays a critical role in financial decision-making, cash management, disbursements, financial reporting, and external audits while advising executive leadership on fiscal policies and initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in governmental accounting, financial management, and budget oversight, preferable within a large state agency. Strong leadership, strategic planning, and decision-making skills are essential, along with the ability to manage complex financial operations, audits, and compliance reporting. Proficiency in enterprise financial systems (e.g., LaGov or similar ERP platforms) and a solid understanding of state and federal funding mechanisms are highly desirable.

While in official capacity, DOTD employees must comply with applicable Louisiana and Civil Service laws, rules, and regulations, as well as DOTD policies, procedures, manuals, and directives.

This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

* Premium Pay of $2.00/hour for hours actually worked*

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:

http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Mgmt_Finance/HR/Pages/Career_Center.aspx

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Taylor L McDowell

Human Resources Staffing Supervisor

225-379-1295

Taylor.McDowell3@la.gov

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

Eight 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 five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus five 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 five 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as chief financial officer for a state agency.

Level of Work:

Administrator.

Supervision Received:

Generally from a Deputy Undersecretary or other high-level administrator.

Supervision Exercised:

Generally over at least two professional accountant positions. Agency hierarchy and reporting relationships will also be considered when making allocations at this level.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Accountant Managers by serving as chief fiscal officer of an agency.

Differs from other Accountant Administrators by executive budget, T.O., fiscal subordinates, organizational units, and funding sources.

See allocation criteria memo for details.

Examples of Work

25% - Directs the fiscal office and oversees financial activities for one of the largest state agencies in Louisiana. Responsible for maintaining fiscal control over approximately $3 billion in capital and operating expenditures, including functional authority over accounting operations across nine districts and over 50 sections statewide. Manages a team of 32 employees, including four direct reports, along with student workers and consulting CPAs.

20% - Oversees the disbursement of all funds, ensuring the department maximizes returns on received funds and expenditures comply with applicable laws. Manages approximately 44,000 paper checks and 23,000 electronic transfers annually to an estimated 7,100 contractors and vendors, totaling approximately $3 billion. Administers billings to the Federal Highway Administration and seven grant agencies, overseeing the expenditure and reporting of approximately $1.5 billion in federal funds annually.

15% - Serves as the department's primary liaison with external and internal auditors, state and federal agencies, vendors, financial institutions, legal representatives, and consultants regarding fiscal operations. Provides financial insights and recommendations to DOTO executive leadership, contributing to high-level decision-making. Represents the department on statewide and internal committees as needed.

15% - Directs the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements for current and prior-year Capital Outlay budget units, one Enterprise budget unit, and multiple operating budget units. Ensures compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

(GAAP) and Division of Administration guidelines. Prepares required financial disclosures in accordance with bond indentures and trust agreements.

10% - Oversees the department's cash management activities, including the warrant draw process, securing over $978 million annually from the State Treasury to fund department expenditures. Ensures daily deposits with the State Treasury and monitors multiple funding sources, including Self-Generated Funds, Federal Funds, Statutory Dedicated Funds, Interagency Transfers, Bond Funds, Interim Emergency Board Funds, and the Secretary's Emergency Funds. Manages accurate reporting and tracking of accounts receivable, ensuring compliance with quarterly reporting requirements.

10% - Supervises financial data management for over 4,000 active DOTO projects through the LaGov system. Ensures proper financial oversight of long-term projects with diverse funding sources. Directs the accounting of capital assets, including the proper settlement of capital expenditures from Assets Under Construction (AUC) to depreciable assets.

5% - Performs additional duties as required, including testifying in court cases and before legislative committees regarding DOTO financial matters. May also be assigned responsibilities related to emergency and disaster response efforts.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Are you a permanent LADOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Are you a probational LADOTD employee?

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you a current or former employee of the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  04

  If so, for which state agency(ies) do you/did you work and during what time period(s)? If not, indicate "N/A".

  05

  To ensure compliance with PPM #9, DOTD Nepotism Policy, please list the name and relationship with any immediate family members that are currently employed by the LaDOTD. Please type "N/A" if there are no immediate family members?

  06

  What are your career interests?

  07

  Have you worked with governmental accounting, such as the State of Louisiana?

• Yes

• No

  08

  Have you worked with financial management systems, such as LaGov (SAP)?

• Yes

• No

  09

  Do you hold any professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CGFM, etc)?

• Yes

• No

  10

  Please list any accounting courses that you have completed from an accredited institution. Please include each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you have not completed any accounting courses, please enter N/A. Example: Acct 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU

  11

  Do you possess a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license?

• Yes

• No

  12

  If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, please list the license number, issue date, and expiration date below. If you answered 'no,' please enter N/A.

  Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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