State Accounting System Consultant 4

Baton Rouge, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 4694 - 9211

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About this Job

The Division of Administration/Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-619.

This position is within OSRAPs Financial Systems section which is responsible for statewide financial system maintenance transaction and payment processing policy development and assistance system design and reporting and master vendor maintenance.

The Division of Administration is the state governments management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:

Overseeing the states capital construction program
Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
Development of the state budget
Providing technology services
Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

Six 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 plus three years of experience in accounting auditing financial operations payroll or banking; OR

A bachelors degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting auditing financial operations payroll or banking; OR

A bachelors degree in accounting finance business administration management economics or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting auditing financial operations payroll or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting finance business administration management economics quantitative methods or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting auditing financial operations payroll or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus one year of experience in accounting auditing financial operations payroll or banking.

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:

Implement and perform routine quality assurance checks over the master vendor file to ensure compliance with policies and procedures identify and assess training needs of in-house personnel and suggest improvements to vendor processes.
Actively assist in the streamlining of the master vendor file by identifying and deactivating duplicate records.
Develop and maintain statewide vendor and customer policies and procedures.
Research best practices for master vendor file maintenance and vendor payments.
Keep up-to-date on IRS regulations related to vendors and 1099 reporting.
Resolve complex agency and vendor problems related to purchasing and payments.
Process complex vendor requests.
Review and analyze one-time vendor payments to monitor state agencies usage of this function; develop related policies and provide guidance and training.
Process EFT enrollment and maintenance requests.
Provide assistance to agencies and vendors regarding EFT enrollment and processing and vendor payment blocks.
Review and approve transactions initiated by State Treasury Fiscal Control Analysts ensuring compliance with applicable laws regulations and statewide policies.
Administer all aspects of the AP check printing process as assigned.
Assist state agencies and vendors on calls to the OSRAP help desk concerning a wide range of complex accounting related topics.
Review and analyze statewide journal voucher budget documents and other general ledger transactions requiring OSRAP approval.
Create and maintain financial system structure for all state agencies such as funds and funds centers/cost centers.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score isrequired 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 this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education).Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers.Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-Verify system.

Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about thisposting please contact:

Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email:

Required Experience:

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About this Job The Division of Administration/Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of AS-619.This position is within OSRAPs Financial Systems section which is responsible for statewide financial system maintenance transaction and...