Salary : $4,694.00 - $9,211.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/DRT/225921
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 09/10/2026
Closing Date: 9/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

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 bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

A bachelor's 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:

• Serves as the lead accountant for assigned federal grants and agencies, including large and complex federally funded programs.
• Interprets grant awards, federal regulations, notices of award, and program requirements to determine appropriate accounting, funding, reporting, and compliance practices.
• Performs advanced grant accounting and financial reporting activities, including Federal Financial Reports, federal reconciliations, revenue and expenditure analyses, reimbursement requests, and supporting schedules.
• Provides technical guidance to agency fiscal staff, program management, and fiscal leadership on grant compliance, accounting treatment, federal reporting requirements, and corrective actions.
• Establishes and maintains grant accounting structures in LaGov, including funds, cost centers, internal orders, grants, and coding structures to support accurate financial reporting.
• Monitors grant budgets, expenditures, revenues, cash activity, federal draws, and periods of performance; analyzes audit findings and supports responses to federal and state audits and compliance reviews.
• Performs monthly and annual financial reconciliations and year-end close activities, including Schedule 8 and Annual Financial Report support, federal revenue recognition, expenditure reviews, and audit documentation.

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

Appointment Type: This position will be filled as aJob appointment (temporary appointment that may last up to 48 months)

Cost Center: 3071050701

Position Number(s): 50696781

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

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

225-342-6477
01

Describe your fiscal or accounting experience, including:• operational responsibilities, • reconciliations, • analytical duties, • reporting responsibilities, • systems utilized, • and independent operational functions performed.
02

Describe a complex fiscal, operational, reconciliation, reporting, or compliance issue you independently researched or resolved.Include the operational risk, analysis performed, coordination involved, actions taken, and final outcome.
03

Process Improvement and Operational Stability: Describe a process improvement, operational change, workflow improvement, or internal control enhancement you implemented or supported.Explain the issue identified, actions taken, and how the improvement impacted operations.
04

Organizational Awareness and Operational ImpactDescribe how your work impacts broader fiscal operations such as:• reporting, • compliance, • audit readiness, • cash management, • operational deadlines, • or executive decision-making.
05

Leadership Support and Operational Coordination: Describe your experience coordinating workflow, supporting staff, training employees, stabilizing operations, or assisting leadership with operational responsibilities.
06

This position will be filled as a Job appointment only. Job appointments may last up to 48 months. Acknowledge by checking "Yes" that you understand this is a temporary position.

• Yes

07

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.
08

Do you possess 24 semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?

• Yes
• No

09

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