Job Description

Supplemental Information

\xe2\x80\x9cThe Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.\xe2\x80\x9d

The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans\' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

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

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*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:

Name of Contact Person - Cathy W. Sullivan

Agency/Department Name - Southeast La Veterans Home/Human Resources Department

Mailing Address - 4080 West Airline Highway Reserve, La 70084

Phone Number - 985-479-4080

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A certified public accountant (CPA) certificate will substitute for the baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience.

A master\'s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, management, economics, quantitative methods, or public administration will substitute for one year of the required experience.

SUBSTITUTIONS FOR DEGREE ONLY:

Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting).

Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree (not the 24 hours in accounting) as follows:

A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

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

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To provide professional accounting services while directly supervising a mix of professional and paraprofessional accounting staff.

Level of Work:
Supervisor.

Supervision Received:
Generally from a higher-level fiscal or administrative position.

Supervision Exercised:
Generally over a mix of professional and paraprofessional accounting positions.

Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant 3 by the presence of supervision of professional accounting staff.

Differs from Accountant Supervisor 1 and Accountant Manager 1 by composition of subordinate workforce.

Examples of Work

Analyzes data, extracts information, prepares applications for automated systems, and manipulates information in the preparation of complex financial reports and schedules.

Ensures that accurate internal ledgers and records are maintained and are reconciled periodically with reports generated by ISIS, agency Accounting Services Division, or equivalent.

Responsible for oversight of posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports.

Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; and program or management personnel for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.

Confers with administrators regarding problem areas, making recommendations for increasing efficiency, and for changing procedures.

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