Accounting Technician

Supplemental Information

This vacancy is located in the Fiscal Department of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, LA (East Feliciana Parish). ELMHS is the largest 24-hour, multi-site, state psychiatric complex, comprised of residential, outpatient and inpatient services.

• This posting may be used to fill vacancies in other divisions or units at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System within 90 days of closing.
  
  

The position may be filled as either a Probational or Job Appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified, and Agency-wide permanent status employees); by Detail to Special Duty. Current permanent status, classified employees may be required to accept a Probational appointed if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

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Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application or faxed to (225) 219-1041. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

No Civil Service Test Is Required For This Position.

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.

For Further Information About This Vacancy, Please Contact

ELMHS HR

Jackson, La. 70748

225-634-0680

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience or training in accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, or financial operations or computations.

Experience Substitution

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Job Concepts

Function Of Work

To provide the full range of paraprofessional accounting services.

Level Of Work

Advanced.

Supervision Received

Generally from higher-level fiscal or administrative position.

Supervision Exercised

May supervise lower-level paraprofessional fiscal or administrative positions.

Location of Work:

May be used by all state agencies.

Job Distinctions

Differs from Accounting Specialist 2 by responsibility for preparation of basic-level financial reports.

Differs from professional accountants by assisting accounting professionals in the performance of various tasks within the accounting process.

Examples of Work

Extracts information and prepares portions of reports and/or schedules for higher-level accounting professionals in a budget unit.

Extracts and manipulates information and prepares weekly or biweekly financial reports and schedules for state and federal reports to be used by higher level accounting professionals.

Responsible for posting and journalizing ledgers and preparing financial accounts reports such as those for complex grants in a large central fiscal office.

Reconciles biweekly or monthly bank statements/accounts.

Prepares biweekly financial projections.