Accountant

The incumbent to this position performs professional accounting, budget analysis and review, and provides fiscal knowledge, accounting/fiscal support, and technical assistance for departments, sites, and/or programs of the LCTCS. The incumbent reports to and is supervised by the Assistant Chief Finance Officer.

College: LCTCS

Department: Operations

Sub department: Finance and Payroll

Type of Appointment: Full time - Regular

Salary: Will be commensurate with education and experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the accounts payable functions which includes but is not limited to the following:

o Ensuring payments are properly supported and approved.
o Perform audits of travel documents prior to payment to ensure compliance with State laws and regulations.
o Maintain vendor files to include: answering questions about records and files; assigning identification numbers or codes in order to index materials for filing; eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage according to the approved record retention policy; find and retrieve information from files in response to requests from authorized users; and place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.

• Prepares and/or reviews bank reconciliations.
• Compilation and analysis of data required for the preparation of specialized monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Prepares and enters journal vouchers and journal entries; for example, to set up receivables for items due at year end and to correct coding and posting errors as found.
• Reviews routine purchases or expenditures, contracts, and travel expense accounts to ensure compliance with LCTCS and State of Louisiana Policies.
• Communicates with other campus accountants; state and federal auditors; banks; program and management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems.
• Confers with administrators regarding problem areas and making recommendations for increasing efficiency.
• Development and maintenance of a system of internal controls to ensure that acquisition and liquidation of system wide liabilities and/or property are made in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal and state laws, regulations and procedures.
• Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education: A baccalaureate degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting or finance.

Required Experience: One year of professional level experience in accounting or financial auditing.

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCTCS has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and position will remain open until filled.

Application Instructions: Applicants for this position should submit a cover letter that addresses the outlined responsibilities, a resume, and the names and contact information for three professional/work-related references. *If selected, applicant will be asked to provide a certified copy of transcript prior to employment start date.

In accordance with LCTCS Policy #6.036, a criminal history check will be conducted on all new hires. LCTCS participates in the federal E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes. LCTCS is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information about the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, visit www.lctcs.edu. LCTCS is in partnership with Louisiana Economic Development FastStart.