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About This Job

The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.

Join the Division of Fiscal Management with the Office of Management and Finance of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) team! This is a professional accounting position in the Travel Unit within the Payment Management section in the.

This position is responsible for reviewing, auditing, and processing LDH travel reimbursements, travel-related business expenses, and Controlled Billing Account transactions. The position ensures payments are processed timely, accurately, and in compliance with LDH policies, State travel regulations, PPM49, and applicable State and Federal requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Three 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; OR A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting; OR A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics; OR Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: 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.

Job Duties And Other Information

Job Duties:

• Reviews, reconciles, and maintains accounting records for LDH's Permanent Travel and Petty Cash Imprest Funds, ensuring compliance with State and Department policies, procedures, and Title 39 requirements.
• Processes travel-related payments, advances, reimbursements, refunds, and petty cash transactions, exercising independent judgment to ensure accuracy and proper authorization.
• Establishes, closes, reimburses, and monitors petty cash custodial accounts statewide while maintaining accurate financial documentation and accountability.
• Processes manual check requests through the financial management system and researches, analyzes, and resolves payment classification issues and accounting discrepancies.
• Prepares and processes journal vouchers and correcting entries in ISIS to ensure expenditures are accurately recorded and financial records remain compliant.
• Conducts accounting research and analysis, maintains financial records and reports, communicates with customers, contractors, and vendors, and assists management with special projects and reporting requirements.
• Generates and analyzes financial reports related to issued, canceled, voided, replaced, and outstanding checks; coordinates stop-payment requests with Cash Management; and reissues checks as necessary.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probationary appointment or Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3071050703

Position Number(s): 129219

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Accountant 1, 2, or 3 determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER):

Accountant 1 - $21.63 hr / $1,730.40 bi-weekly

Accountant 2 - $23.14 hr / $1,851.20 bi-weekly

Accountant 3 - $26.50 hr / $2,120.00 bi-weekly

How To Apply:

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.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

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Benefits

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