ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1 OR 2

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ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST 1 OR 2

Salary

$2,123.00 - $3,822.00 Monthly

Location

St. Gabriel, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

413-24-085

Department

DOC-Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Opening Date

07/01/2024

Closing Date

7/10/2024 11:59 PM Central

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Supplemental Information

Louisiana Department of

Public Safety & Corrections –

Corrections Services

www.doc.louisiana.gov

ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER

St. Gabriel, LA

THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT

or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE

OF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)

This position may be filled as:

• DETAIL : The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.

• PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT : Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.

• TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT : This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment.

  Why work for DOC?

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.

• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.

• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s or work from homeMAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

  Exams and License Requirements

• No Civil Service Test Score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.

• Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.

  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.

  REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.

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

• Please list your security experience separately by job title so that years of higher levels of supervisory security experience may be calculated. Ex. Corrections Cadet/Sergeant/Master Sergeant, Corrections Lieutenant, Corrections Captain, etc.

• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

• 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.

• This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.

• This is a 24 hour facility.

• Applicants may be required to work shift work

• To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.

  The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Hilary Dugar

Human Resources Department

Dave.Besse@la.gov

Ph: (225) 319-4128

Fax: (225) 342-5968

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

One year of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, or numerical computation.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

An Associate Degree in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business from an accredited college or university will substitute for the required experience.

Training in a vocational-technical school or military school in Accounting, Accounting Technology, or Business will substitute for up to one year of required experience on the basis of one month of training for one month of experience.

NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To provide limited support of accounting functions.

Level of Work:

Entry.

Supervision Received:

Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative positions.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 in that the duties are less complex.

Examples of Work

Serves as the first level of review and approval of financial transactions relative to collections, refunds, funds disbursement, cost accounting, expenditure control, budgeting, grants management, program analysis, accounts payable, and accounts receivable to ensure accuracy and completeness of calculations, legitimacy of transactions, and proper authorization.

Responsible for posting and journalizing a variety of small accounts or one or more large accounts of limited complexity.

Confers with the general public, patients, vendors, and employees to obtain information and answer questions on a wide variety of matters.

Verifies calculations to balance receipts and to determine taxes, discounts, deductions, and additional charges.

Locates and corrects journalizing and posting errors.

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 currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (STATE EMPLOYEE)?

• Yes

• No

  02

  If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.

• Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.

• No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.

  03

  How did you hear about this position?

• Civil Service Website or social media

• Recruitment Event

• Newspaper Ad

• DOC Website

• DOC Employee Referral

• LinkedIn

• Indeed

• ZipRecruiter

• Glassdoor

• Monster

• Facebook/Instragram

• Twitter

• Other

  Required Question

Agency

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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