About This Job

This position is an unclassified position in the Sponsored Program Accounting division of Accounting Services at LSU. The position is responsible for preparing required financial statements and fiscal reports on grants and contracts for the university currently totaling in excess of $100 million. Duties involve analyzing and classifying expenditures and interpreting the terms of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to determine the allowability of expenditures and preparation of invoices to various agencies for reimbursement.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in accounting or a closely related field with 24 hours of college accounting. LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply—a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description. (per La. RS 42:36).

Job Duties And Other Information

75% Prepares monthly, quarterly, and final invoices and financial reports on various sponsored project accounts. Audits cost sharing and grant expenditures for allowability, allocability, and timeliness. Reviews, interprets, and applies state and federal laws and regulations concerning grants and contracts, such as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance. Calculates monthly draws for several of the university's letters of credit accounts. Analyzes financial transactions on a daily basis to ensure compliance with these laws and regulations. Compiles all inventory, patent, and financial reports for each agreement in accordance with grant, contract, and cooperative agreement documents. Determines proper reporting requirements for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, such as special forms, expenditure allowance, travel regulations, closeout procedures, property disposition, and other special regulations.

10% Communicates daily with departmental and agency personnel (including deans, directors, professors, research administrators, and sponsor officials) and provides technical assistance to resolve problems concerning proper university or agency regulations and procedures.

10% Performs other job duties as assigned by the director.

5% Calculates and journalizes facilities and administrative costs and fringe benefits in accordance with university policy and federally negotiated rates. Journalizes accounts receivable, expenditure transfers, and budget adjustments on a daily basis. Realizes revenue and records expenditures to individual subsidiary accounts. Enters these transactions online using the General Ledger System (GLS). Approves departmental accounting entries online using GLS.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a State Employee, You Will Earn Competitive Pay, Choose From a Variety Of Benefits, And Have Access To a Great Professional Development Program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State Of Louisiana Employees Are Eligible To Participate In Various Retirement Systems (based On The Type Of Appointment And Agency For Which An Employee Works). These Retirement Systems Provide Retirement Allowances And Other Benefits For State Officers And Employees And Their Beneficiaries. State Retirement Systems May Include (but Are Not Limited To):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

State of Louisiana

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