Accountant Manager

Central Louisiana State Hospital located in Pineville, Louisiana is seeking applicants for a vacant position in our FISCAL DEPARTMENT as a/an ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 2 whose responsibilities involve serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) directing a major division of CLSH fiscal services, with responsibility for all budgetary and fiscal operations, planning, organizing, and managing fiscal programs.

CLSH MISSION: Strive to provide quality, person-centered care with focus on recovery and resiliency in a safe and secure environment.

CLSH VISION: Strive to be the best public psychiatric hospital possible.

CLSH VALUES “I CARE”: I integrity, C compassion, A accountability, R respect, and E excellence.

Plays a vital role for the Louisiana Department of Health in the Behavioral Health community by utilizing CLSH’s values and mission to deliver quality and effective care to our patients. The hospital is highly committed to cooperative work with other state agencies and with the state and regional mental health program to insure the integration and coordination of hospital-community services into a comprehensive system of mental health care.

• Seven years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
• 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.
• A bachelor’s degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• Provides support services with Appropriation Management, Financial Management, Revenue Management, Procurement Management, Materials Management, and Patient Accounts.
• Accountability and Control of expenditures and revenues for the total CLSH operations.
• Provides services of General Accounting, Payment Verification, Perpetual Inventory, IAT, Contract Monitoring, and Risk Management.
• Accountability and Reporting of the Materials, Property, and Plant utilized in the CLSH operations.
• A multitude of fiscal functions are performed in accordance with State, Federal, and Departmental Laws, policies, and procedures, and are reviewed based on work performance and results of state and federal internal and external audits and/or Departmental audits.
• Develops and administers budget/appropriation, strategic plan, operational plan, and performance indicators. Directs and administers the preparation and implementation of the CLSH Budget, Capital Outlay, and Annual Report.
• Oversees and monitors all contracts, agreements, and contract amendments to ensure accurate financial projections for the hospital.
• Prepares or directs and reviews the preparation of division operations reports.
• Completes performance planning and evaluation on subordinate employees and assists in developing goals and policies at the LDH/OBH/CLSH level.

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, Job Appointment, Demotion, Transfer, or WAE.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as an Accountant Manager 2.

Compensation: This position has a Special Entrance Rate of $2,604.80 bi-weekly.

No Civil Service…