Accountant 3 - Miscellaneous Grants

<div style="text-align: center"><undefined><span contenteditable="false" draggable="true" class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvi fr-draggable"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VS7gB58gALU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></undefined></div><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Accountant 1–3 (Federal Aid/Grant Accounting)</strong></p><p>The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is seeking a detail-oriented accounting professional to support federal aid and grant accounting activities within the Financial Services Section.</p><p>This position is responsible for accounting functions related to DOTD’s federal and state grant activity, including grant reporting, reimbursement requests, payment processing, reconciliations, and financial documentation. The role supports compliance with federal and state requirements while helping ensure grant expenditures are processed accurately and reimbursements are received promptly.</p><p>This position is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys working with financial data, grant activity, reconciliations, reporting deadlines, and detailed accounting transactions in a public sector environment.</p><p>Applicants with experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, grant accounting, federal reimbursement processes, LaGov/SAP financial systems, or financial reporting are encouraged to apply.</p><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><strong style="font-weight: 700; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:</strong></div><div style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; text-align: center"><a rel="noopener" target="_new" href="https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/" style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important; font-style: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0">https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/</a></div><div><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Five years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:</span><br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">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.</span></div>The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found <a href="https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=139370" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.<strong><u>Job Duties:</u></strong><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt"><li>Maintains accounting records and prepares reports, correspondence, and financial documentation related to federal and state grant programs.</li><li>Researches federal and state appropriation budgets to determine funding availability and support required financial reporting.</li><li>Prepares quarterly and annual federal financial reports and related grant reporting documents.</li><li>Initiates reimbursement requests for grant expenditures and processes grant billings in LaGov/SAP.</li><li>Prepares accounting transactions, including journal voucher documents, to complete grant billing and reimbursement processes.</li><li>Prepares and processes grant payments and maintains detailed cost distributions for grant expenditures, including cost share calculations.</li><li>Reconciles receivables, expenditures, revenue transactions, and LaGov expenditure/revenue reports to DOTD general ledger control accounts.</li><li>Identifies, researches, monitors, and resolves discrepancies, corrections, or adjustments related to expenditures, revenue, and general ledger accounts.</li><li>Provides information and technical assistance to Financial Services, grant program managers, Budget, CPA consultants, LaGov, the State Treasurer’s Office, auditors, and other stakeholders.</li><li>Assists with monitoring complex grant agreements, applications, amendments, and sub-grant agreements in accordance with statutory, regulatory, and departmental requirements.</li></ul><br><p style="margin: 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><u>Position-Specific Details:</u></strong></p><p style="margin: 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Appointment Type:&nbsp;</strong>This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.</p><p style="margin: 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">Compensation:&nbsp;</strong>This position has a <strong>Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $2,120.00 biweekly </strong>that is above the minimum hire rate. &nbsp;Additional compensation may be considered for applicants who possess extraordinary job-related qualifications or credentials in accordance with State Civil Service Rule 6.5(g) and DOTD policy. Any such consideration is subject to approval, verification, and applicable pay limitations.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><u>How To Apply:</u></strong></p><p style="margin: 15px 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">No Civil Service test score&nbsp;</strong>is required to be considered for this vacancy.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">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 their position in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700">*</strong>Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/). Resumes<strong style="font-weight: 700">&nbsp;<u>will not&nbsp;</u>be accepted in place of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.</strong></p><p style="margin: 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><u>Contact Information:</u></strong><br><strong style="font-weight: 700">For further information about this vacancy, please contact:</strong></p><p style="margin: 0; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><strong style="font-weight: 700"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: inherit !important">Tracie Eisworth, CPA, MBA, CGFM, CGFO</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 6pt; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><em><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: inherit !important">Financial Services Administrator</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: inherit !important">Office: 225-379-1616</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: inherit">|</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dotd.la.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CLaKeesa.Revish3%40la.gov%7Cb88a2a1394934d26ddec08dec7fa84eb%7C89b0b16b677c4e6fa25461311d5b4a86%7C0%7C0%7C639168075993529704%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3x3FqAxBySIM82VTpvndIkkwel7hwC2%2BQSteYnOP7bQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" title="Original URL: http://www.dotd.la.gov/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important; margin: 0; padding: 0"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline !important; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: inherit !important">www.dotd.la.gov</span></em></a></p><p style="margin: 0 0 8pt; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;<br><em>The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.</em><br>&nbsp;<br><em>Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available:</em><br><a href="https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp" style="color: inherit !important; text-decoration: underline !important"><em>https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp</em></a></p><p style="margin: 15px 0; color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0">Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. &nbsp;</p>