Salary: $85,112.00 Annually
Location : 625 St. Joseph St. Suite 101, New Orleans, LA
Job Type: Probationary
Job Number: 11673/3094
Department: Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
Opening Date: 10/16/2026
Closing Date: 10/30/2026 5:00 PM Central
Kind of Work Professional, supervisory, administrative and accounting work responsible for directing and coordinating the S&WB's payroll. Major areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to: planning, developing and implementing organizational wide payroll systems and controls; supervising professional accountants and support staff in the operations, maintenance, security and organizational wide technical training of the payroll function; and supporting the payroll system and reconciling reports produced ensuring adherence to GASB and IRS rules; related work as required.
Minimum Qualifications - A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Public Administration with at least twenty-four (24) semester hours in Accounting . Credit will only be given for semester hours listed on college transcript with an accounting course prefix.*
- Five (5) years of responsible professional administrative experience performing the full range of the payroll function utilizing an automated and integrated human resources/payroll information system. At least two (2) years of this experience must have been gained in the direct supervision of staff over all payroll functions of a large organization.
* Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.NOTE:Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). **Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.
Kind of Examination A qualifying written examination and a rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for related experience gained within the last ten (10) years.
The examination is a written test to measure: Basic Management Principles, Decision-Making and Organization, Interpersonal Skills, Written Communication, and Mathematics.
This is an original entrance examination.
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The supplemental questions are a very important first step in our screening process. Therefore, you are required to complete these questions so that we may initially determine your eligibility for this position. A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in disqualification for this position. This means you will be ineligible for further consideration in this recruitment process.Please check "yes" to show that you have read and understand this statement.
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If you are currently employed with either the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans or the City of New Orleans, please list your current classification title? If you are not currently employed with either the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans or the City of New Orleans, please type "NA."
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Do you have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Public Administration with at least twenty-four (24) semester hours in Accounting?
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If you have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university, you must provide the following information:a. the name of the institute that issued the degree,b. your college major, andc. date of graduation (month and year).Failure to provide this information will result in the disqualification of your application for this position.If you do not have a Bachelor's Degree type N/A.
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How many college credit hours have you successfully completed in Accounting?
- 0-23 credit hours
- 24-30 credit hours
- 31-45 credit hours
- 46-60 credit hours
- 61-75 credit hours
- 76-90 credit hours
- 91-105 credit hours
- 106-120 credit hours
- More than 120 credit hours
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The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Human Resources Department must verify all educational credentials applicants use to qualify for a position. If you have not already done so, please submit your education credentials to the Sewerage and Water Board of New
