Senior Accountant Position Available In Lafayette, Louisiana

Senior Accountant
South Louisiana Community College
in Lafayette, LA

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Full-Time

Salary:

$57,748.00•64,258.00

Posted:

04/04/2025

Application Due:

05/02/2025

Category:

Business and Financial Services College:

SoLAcc Department:

Administration & Finance Sub department:

Accounting Type of Appointment:

Unclassified•

Administrative/Staff Salary:

$57,748.00•64,258.00

Duties and Responsibilities:

Work Habits:

(40%) Analyze and reconcile accounts.
Monitor grant revenues and expenditures, ensuring data is accurately recorded in the financial accounting system. Track receivables and reconciles monthly accounts receivable.
Perform financial reporting
Grant accounting
Budget compilation, monitoring, and reporting.
Maintain accounting and controls to assure financial compliance with applicable laws.
Assist with business activities at the system level and help in developing necessary business procedures for effective and efficient operation of all campuses
Ensure the integrity of financial reporting for the College through application of appropriate accounting principles and practices.
Respond to information needs by creating financial analyses, reports, and presentations as needed.
Work with the Accounting Department/EWD management to develop policies and procedures for accounting/EWD department and ensure that they are followed.
Provide sound decisions where professional judgment is required, while maintaining compliance with regulatory guidelines.
Assist with audits of financial records
Assist with preparation of end-of-year financial statements
Coordinating month-end and year-end reporting, preparing accruals and schedules, and submitting monthly and ad hoc financial reporting packages
Assists with the development of professional service contracts and ensures it contains all necessary elements for effective management, monitoring and reporting. Establishes and maintains records and contracts as required by law.
Maintain compliance with State Travel and State Travel & Purchase Card programs.
Predictable and reliable attendance is required in order to provide consistency and continuity of business services.

Behavioral Standards:

(20%) Assist with business activities at the system level and helps in developing necessary business procedures for effective and efficient operation of all campuses
Work with the Accounting Department/EWD management to develop policies and procedures for accounting/EWD department and ensure that they are followed.
Predictable and reliable attendance is required in order to provide consistency and continuity of business services.

Institutional Support:

(20%) Maintain accounting and controls to assure financial compliance with applicable laws.
Assist with business activities at the system level and helps in developing necessary business procedures for effective and efficient operation of all campuses
Respond to information needs by creating financial analyses, reports, and presentations as needed.
Work with the Accounting Department/EWD management to develop policies and procedures for accounting/EWD department and ensure that they are followed.
Assists with the development of professional service contracts and ensures it contains all necessary elements for effective management, monitoring and reporting. Establishes and maintain records and contracts as required by law.

Team Relations:

(20%) Work with the Accounting Department/EWD management to develop policies and procedures for accounting/EWD department and ensure that they are followed.
Assists with the development of professional service contracts and ensures it contains all necessary elements for effective management, monitoring and reporting. Establishes and maintain records and contracts as required by law.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business-related field or four (4) years of directly related work experience.

Required Experience:

Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in the finance/accounting function

Benefits:

As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SoLAcc has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment. Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SoLAcc is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SoLAcc is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. South Louisiana Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, national origin or ancestry, disability or veterans’ status.
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