Accountant Manager 1 Revenue

Performance of duties assigned to this position requires knowledge of statutes relative to statutory dedicated funds and their purposes and sources of income the LaGov ECC financial system Louisianas adhoc reporting tool (Business Objects) and revenue chart of accounts LDWFs organizational structure inhouse systems Cash Management Policy and Bonds/Crimes Policy. Knowledge of memorandums of agreement governing certain funds donated to LDWF is also required.

The Department manages and receives appropriations from approximately thirty-sevenstatutory dedicated funds with annual income totaling about $80 million. The sources of income includes licenses permits royalties civil fines sales of merchandise and property donations and about 50other types of various fees.

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

30%Revenue Unit Management:

• Manage train and develop the revenue team to ensure high performance and accuracy
• Establish and enforce proper revenue classification methods policies and principles to ensure compliance with internal control controlling agencies policies and regulatory standards
• Manageand leadteam of Accountantsensuring efficientworkflowsand excellentcustomerservice
• Develop and implement policies procedures and internal controlsto strengthen revenue integrity and reducerisk.
• Maintain and complete Performance evaluations for subordinate Revenue employees

• Manages daily operations of revenue division including collection cash application reconciliation and reporting all incoming revenues.
• Audits balancesand records receipt of all cash checksandelectronic transfersreceived by the RevenueSection.
• Oversee the collection and accounting of revenues from multiple sources such as fees licenses fines federal andIAT grants etc.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations governing public revenue collection and financialreporting.
• Coordinateandreconcilerevenuedatawiththegeneralledgerandotherfinancialsystems
• Collaborate with controlling agencies such as Dept. of Treasury Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy (OSRAP) Office of Technology Services (OTS) to improve revenue tracking and reporting.
• Monitor accounts receivable and take corrective actionsfor delinquent accounts ordiscrepancies.
• Supporttheannualbudgetprocessbyforecastingrevenuesandprovidinghistoricalanalysis.
• Provides requesting documentation to internal and external auditors for all revenue-related audit items.
• Evaluaterecommend andhelpimplementsystemstoautomateandmodernizerevenuecollectionandtracking.
• Works with Department Legal staff licensing staff and LA Department of Revenue on collection of delinquent civil fine accounts.

• Prepares annual financial statements for Statutory Dedicated Funds managed by LDWF. These statements are submitted to Federal Sponsors designated Foundations and private auditors.
• Prepares the monthly and quarterly Escrow Fund Reporting for all escrow accounts and submitsthe reports tot heState Treasurers Office in accordance with Act361 of the 2017 Regular Session.
• PreparesquarterlyaccountsreceivablereporttosubmittoOSRAP.
• Prepares monthly financialreconciliations to LaGov for allfees andself-generated revenue receivedbyLDWF.
• Prepares various reports for program personnel as needed on Fill material royalties and permit fees Seismic Fees Database searches Bait Dealer performance bonds Timber Sale perfornance bonds Logging access d_eposits Sherriffs Office payments and Artificial Reef contracts.
• Approves revenue refund requests credit/debit memos and journal vouchers for Revenue Section.

15%Management ofIn-HouseRevenue Data Bases:

• These data bases are for the recording and tracking collection of revenue related to the Deer Management Assistance and Civil Penalties Programs.
• Maintains the accounting for the Sale of Hatchery Oysters Program by setting up escrow accounts for pending hatchery oyster sales and classifying deposits for pending hatchery oyster sales to the escrow accounts transferring deposits from escrow accounts to revenue accounts and classifying additional revenues once the hatchery oyster sales have been completed reconciling escrows to pending sales and revenues to completed sales preparing revenue refunds when needed monthly and quarterly reporting of escrow balances to the State Treasurers Office.
• Maintains the CivilRestitution Collection Program. deposits classifies and reconciles civil restitutions and service/administrative fees received; prepares monthly reconciliation report of all restitution revenues collected through electronic transfers to LaGov and to the Enforcement Restitution System. prepares quarterly reconciliation of payment plans for the OSRAP Quarterly Accounts Receivable Report processes refund of Civil Restitutions paid if a not guilty judgment is provided.
• Auditandbalance revenue recorded in databases and deposited to the States Financial System.
• Process refunds for return of funds from sale of confiscated commodities mandated by court orders.

5%Other:

Position-Specific Details:

Location: East Baton Rouge Parish

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For further information about this vacancy contact:

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries

Human Resources

P.O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge LA 70898

Gertrude L. Triplett

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer