Accountant Manager 1
Apply NowCompany: State of Louisiana
Location: Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Description:
Salary : $5,023.00 - $9,856.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: LSERS-MB-0409
Department: LA School Employees' Retirement System
Opening Date: 04/09/2025
Closing Date: 4/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULE POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Selected Preferred Competencies
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
No Civil Service test score is 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:
Marcie Berkholz
La. School Employees' Retirement System
Human Resources
8660 United Plaza, Baton Rouge
mberkholz@lsers.net
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Seven 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four 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 four 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 three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To plan, organize, and manage fiscal programs.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Generally from a higher level fiscal or administrative position.
Supervision Exercised:
Generally over at least two professional fiscal positions.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant Supervisor 1-2 by composition of subordinate workforce.
Differs from higher-level Accountant Managers by level of Accountant Administrator served; relationship to Accountant Administrator; number of accounting functions managed; scope and complexity of programs managed; and size and composition of subordinate staff.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
Provides periodic reports of unit performance to Accountant Administrator.
Manages preparation of annual financial statements of LSERS.
Supervises a team of accountants to include counseling employees, developing their skills and leads employees to achieve performance objectives.
Communicates verbally and in writing with banks, members and staff on various issues.
Oversees balancing of bank statements and stale dated checks reconciliation.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
***** 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):
01
If you have twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited institution indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. (Ex. ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU)If you do not enter N/A .
02
Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?
Required Question
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: LSERS-MB-0409
Department: LA School Employees' Retirement System
Opening Date: 04/09/2025
Closing Date: 4/22/2025 11:59 PM Central
Supplemental Information
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULE POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
Selected Preferred Competencies
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Leading Effective Teams: The ability to guide and motivate a team to create, plan for, and achieve goals.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
No Civil Service test score is 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:
Marcie Berkholz
La. School Employees' Retirement System
Human Resources
8660 United Plaza, Baton Rouge
mberkholz@lsers.net
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Seven 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four 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 four 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 three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To plan, organize, and manage fiscal programs.
Level of Work:
Manager.
Supervision Received:
Generally from a higher level fiscal or administrative position.
Supervision Exercised:
Generally over at least two professional fiscal positions.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Accountant Supervisor 1-2 by composition of subordinate workforce.
Differs from higher-level Accountant Managers by level of Accountant Administrator served; relationship to Accountant Administrator; number of accounting functions managed; scope and complexity of programs managed; and size and composition of subordinate staff.
See allocation criteria memo for details.
Examples of Work
Provides periodic reports of unit performance to Accountant Administrator.
Manages preparation of annual financial statements of LSERS.
Supervises a team of accountants to include counseling employees, developing their skills and leads employees to achieve performance objectives.
Communicates verbally and in writing with banks, members and staff on various issues.
Oversees balancing of bank statements and stale dated checks reconciliation.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through 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
Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at
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 (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
01
If you have twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited institution indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. (Ex. ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU)If you do not enter N/A .
02
Do you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate?
- Yes
- No
Required Question