Accountant 1 - 4

Salary : $3,345.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/DRT/222465
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 06/18/2026
Closing Date: 6/28/2026 11:59 PM Central


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.
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Step into a key leadership role as the Accountant 1-4 for the SNAP/DDS Fraud Recovery Unit. In this position, you will take the lead on analyzing, classifying, and reconciling fraud recoveries and Treasury Offset Program (TOP) collections-ensuring accuracy across state and federal funding streams and maintaining audit-ready records in LaGov.

You'll work closely with partners across DCFS, SSA, FNS, and LDH Program Integrity, becoming the go-to expert for federal fund accountability and complex transaction troubleshooting. This role is perfect for a detail-driven accountant who enjoys challenging work, cross-agency collaboration, and the opportunity to make a real impact on financial integrity within Louisiana's SNAP/DDS programs.

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 Specification


The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information


Job Duties:

• Performs Complex Reconciliations and Fund Analysis
• Independently reconciles high-volume cash transactions for SNAP and DDS fraud recovery, ensuring alignment with LaGov general ledger balances, cost centers, and fund types.

• Supports Federal Financial Reporting and Grant Monitoring
• Prepares supporting schedules and documentation for federal reports. Verifies expenditures and revenues align with grant terms. Compiles data for federal drawdown schedules and supports timely reporting through reconciliation and validation.
• Oversees Transaction Processing and LaGov Monitoring
• Processes and/or monitors LaGov transactions related to fraud recovery and SNAP/DDS collections. Reviews parked or rejected entries, works with program or fiscal staff to resolve coding errors, and ensures transactions are properly classified by fund and cost center.
• Maintains Audit-Ready Records and Responds to Data Requests
• Maintains documentation required for internal, state, or federal audits. Assists in preparing responses to audit findings. Ensures records are properly organized and retrievable by cost center, grant, or transaction type.
• Reviews and Provides Technical Support to Other Staff
• Assists entry-level staff with transaction coding, documentation standards, and reporting timelines. Reviews work for accuracy and compliance with OSRAP and federal guidance. Serves as a resource for questions related to cost classification and LaGov navigation.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of the Secretary / Fiscal Services / East Baton Rouge Parish

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


Cost Center: 3071210101

Position Number(s): 50691833

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Accountant 1, 2, 3, or 4 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

Accountant 4 - $30.35 hr / $2,428.00 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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Contact Information:

Deanda Thymes
LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

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LDH is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to recruit a highly productive and diverse workforce and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees. Employment decisions shall be based strictly on merit and without regard to religious or political beliefs, sex, race, or any other non-merit factor.
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
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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

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Fiscal and Accounting Experience: Describe your experience performing fiscal or accounting functions. Include the types of work performed, systems used, approximate workload or transaction volume, and your level of responsibility.
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Accuracy and Reconciliation: Describe a situation where you identified and resolved a fiscal, reconciliation, coding, documentation, or operational error. Include how the issue was identified, actions taken, research performed, and the outcome.
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Financial Systems and Operational Experience: Describe your experience using:• LaGov, • SAP, • ISIS, • or other financial/accounting systems. Include functions performed, transactions processed, reports utilized, reconciliations performed, and operational responsibilities associated with system usage.
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Workload and Operational Accountability: Describe how you manage:• competing deadlines, • operational responsibilities, • urgent requests, • reconciliations, • and follow-up requirements while maintaining accountability and accuracy.
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Independent Problem-Solving and Operational Ownership: Describe a situation where you independently:• researched, • resolved, • corrected, • or improved a fiscal, operational, reconciliation, reporting, or process issue. Include the issue identified, actions taken, coordination involved, and the operational outcome.
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To ensure compliance with LDH Nepotism Policy#41, if you have any immediate family members that are currently employed by LDH, please list the name and relationship. Please type "N/A" if no immediate family members are employed by LDH.
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Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered 'yes' to the previous question, you are required to type each course name, semester hours earned, and the accredited university. If you answered 'no,' type N/A. Example: ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU
Required Question