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Accountant 1

This is a professional position in the Bursar Operations division of Accounting Services at LSU. This position is responsible for mail processing, general ledger entries, and reconciliation, which spans various campuses: Baton Rouge, Law, AgCenter, Pennington, and Veterinary Medicine. This position is over the communication, billing, disbursement, and reconciliation of student Greek charges. This position participates in registration for the 10 registration terms to assist a customer base of 35,000+ by providing customer service via email, phone, virtually, and face-to-face.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting or a business-related field with at least 24 hours of accounting. 2 years of applicable experience can be substituted for the 24 hours of 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.

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting and 2 years of professional experience, which includes experience in billing, collections, and customer service.

Job Duties and Other Information:

1. Work with Greek organizations to add charges to student accounts, release monthly disbursements, and reconcile monthly. Confirm students in Greek organizations are also being charged the Greek Life Fee accurately and working to rectify any Greek-related issues.
2. Participate in the Bursar's Office registration process for 10 terms annually. Provides assistance to students, parents, and departments regarding the registration process and general account inquiries. Assistance is provided daily by phone, email, virtually, and in person. Must be able to interpret a customer's record, give a complete and accurate explanation of the account, and if needed, refer the customer to the appropriate department for further explanation, information, and resolution. Act as backup for the call center in high-volume periods.
3. Process payments in Transact for accounts receivable and registration payments. Process 3rd party sponsor contract payments, including the high-volume Guild Education payments. Process stop payment requests.
4. Perform analytical reporting on student account balances and registration data. Generate and distribute updates to colleges and departments regarding unregistered students during registration periods. Run and review monthly Transact reports to identify delinquent payment plans. Communicate findings and escalate issues to managers and directors as needed.
5. Prepare the year-end MBA revenue distribution and Undistributed Activity Fee entry. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned by management.

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

Parental Leave Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at

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
• 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)
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org)
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net)

For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802 Phone (866) ###-####