Salary : $5,375.00 - $10,546.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OFSS 092826 ERG
Department: Division of Administration
Division: Office of Finance and Support Services
Opening Date: 09/28/2026
Closing Date: 10/8/2026 11:59 PM Central

The Accountant Manager 2 serves as a manager/work reviewer over the positions supervised that provide the expenditures/cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card accounting for the Office of Technology Services (OTS) and Network Communication Services. This is a highly responsible financial management position that is responsible for highly complex accounting and financial functions.

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:
The duties and responsibilities of this position require the following activities of the incumbent:
• Manages and directs the cash disbursements, billing, travel, and purchasing card activities for the Office of Technology Services.
• Maintain databases and spreadsheets required for management, billing, and statistical reporting of services provided to the Office of Technology Services.
• Directs the preparation of various expenditure analyses, cash flow projections, forecasts and comparisons for use in evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee. A permanent status employee may be required to serve a new probationary period in lieu of promotion.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $2,604.80 biweekly.

01

Indicate the level of experience you have applying governmental accounting principles, GAAP, GASB requirements, and applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and policies to financial transactions and reporting.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

02

Indicate the level of experience you have preparing, reviewing, and approving financial reports and supporting schedules for governmental financial reporting purposes.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

03

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for reviewing and approving financial transactions and reports prepared by subordinate staff.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

04

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for establishing work priorities, assigning work, monitoring deadlines, and ensuring that financial reporting requirements are completed timely.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

05

Indicate the level of responsibility you have had for communicating financial information and resolving accounting issues with agency management, budget personnel, auditors, financial reporting personnel, or other governmental entities.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the works of others

06

Indicate the level of experience you have directing or performing complex reconciliations involving general ledger accounts, subsidiary records, cash, expenditures, revenues, receivables, payables, or other financial information, including researching and resolving discrepancies.

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Moderate experience
• Extensive experience
• Extensive experience with responsibility for directing and reviewing the work of others

07

If you are qualifying for this position with one of the degree options provide the level of degree, major as given on your official transcript, school name, and date earned for each degree you have completed. Example: (Bachelor in biology at Louisiana State University May 2012)If you are not qualifying under a degree option enter N/A.
08

If you have twenty-four semester hours in accounting from an accredited institution indicate the course titles, semester hours earned, and the institution. (Ex. ACCT 2001 - Introductory Financial Accounting - 3 hrs - LSU)If you do not enter N/A.
09

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.
Required Question