ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 1

State of Louisiana

$63K — $118K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7 years experience in accounting/auditing/financial operations/payroll or banking
  • 6 years experience plus 24 accounting semester hours and 4 years in relevant fields
  • Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in accounting plus 4 years in relevant fields
  • Bachelor's degree in business or related field plus 4 years in relevant fields
  • Advanced degree in related fields plus 3 years in relevant fields
  • CPA license with 2 years experience in relevant fields

Responsibilities

  • Manage accounting and financial reporting processes
  • Provide functional supervision of statewide corrections accounting services
  • Oversee management consulting projects and internal auditing
  • Prepare complex annual financial statements
  • Train and review staff performance

Benefits

  • Promotion opportunities within the department
  • Special Entrance Rate (SER) for salary structure
  • Drug-free workplace environment
  • Stable employment within state corrections
  • Designation as a classified employee offers job security
Full Job Description
Salary : $5,274.53 - $9,856.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Promotion
Job Number: 400-26-030
Department: DOC-Administration
Opening Date: 08/25/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026 11:59 PM Central

  • Management of Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Functional Supervision of Statewide Corrections Accounting Services
  • Management Consulting Projects, Internal Auditing, and Other Duties


Minimum Qualifications
Seven 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 four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

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

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus two years 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:
  • Preparation of complex annual financial statements
  • Trains staff in the performance of job duties, assigns and reviews the work of staff, and ensures accuracy of the department's output.
  • Employee will work withAccountant Manager 3
  • Employee will supervise two Accountant 3s

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotion of a permanent, classified employee of LA DPS&C - CORRECTIONS SERVICES (Adult DOC)
  • The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted, or may be required to accept a probational appointment.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $30.43 per hour.

Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make at each level over their career and NOT the amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.
Other Important Information:
  • IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering 'YES' to the PREA question.
  • Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
  • Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
  • This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.


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 this job title 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 on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
  • There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
  • To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.


Megan Coco

Human Resources Department
01

Are you currently a permanent classified employee of the Department of Corrections/Corrections Services (Adult DOC)?
  • Yes
  • No

02

Have you completed twenty-four (24) semester hours in accounting from an accredited college or university?
  • Yes
  • No

03

If you answered "yes" to the previous question, please 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
04

If you have a current certified public accountant (CPA) certificate, list the certificate number, issue date, and expiration date. If you do not, enter N/A.
05

Provide the degree level, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor's in biology at Louisiana State University, May 2012)If you have not completed a degree, enter N/A.
06

If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse.Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
  • Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
  • No. Do not contact my employers, past or present, and DO NOT CONSIDER ME as a candidate for employment.

Required Question

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