<p>GOEA is committed to advocating for the needs and rights of the elderly, improving the quality of life for its seniors, promoting public awareness, intervention in exploitation and abuse, building partnerships with communities, and supporting intergenerational activities.</p> <p>We're looking for an Accountant 2 to join our Finance Division-a detail-driven team committed to financial accuracy, transparency, and innovation. The Accountant 2 plays a key role in preparing financial statements and reports, maintaining cash management records, and ensuring budget integrity through reconciliation, forecasting, and auditing. This position also collaborates with auditors, financial institutions, vendors, and internal staff to resolve complex accounting issues and improve financial processes.</p> <p>If you're analytical, collaborative, and ready to contribute to a high-performing financial team, this could be the opportunity for you!</p> <p>Four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</p> <p>Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</p> <p>A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</p> <p>A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</p> <p>An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR</p> <p>Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:</p> <p>Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.</p> <p>The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.Job Duties:</p> <ul> <li>Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports, which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. </li><li>Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems. </li><li>Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature. </li><li>Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets. </li><li>Reviews and approves purchases and contracts. </li><li>Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer applications, and preparation of managerial reports. </li></ul> <p>Position-Specific Duties:</p> <p>Appointment Type:  This position will be filled as a job appointment that will be filled for a limited duration, not to exceed four years. </p> <p>Compensation: Depends on experience.</p> <p>Applicants who have experience working in LA GOV/ISIS are encouraged to apply.</p> <p>How to Apply:</p> <p>No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* </li></ul> <p>All prospective new hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-Verify.</p> <p>Contact Information: </p> <p>For further information about this posting, please email:</p> <p>Human Resources</p> <p>GOEAHR@.la.gov </p> <p>Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.  </p>