NEOGOV · 2 days ago
ACCOUNTANT 3
New Orleans, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$4,099/mo - $8,044/mo
5+ years expNEOGOV is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accountant 3 to support financial operations at the Port of New Orleans. The role involves preparing complex financial statements, reconciling accounts, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing guidance on accounting practices.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for managing the Board’s Work Order Management system, which includes approximately 350 work orders across five categories totaling roughly $83M. The duties include managing issued work orders, reviewing and monitoring the approved budget and expenditures, conduction thorough review of the proper classification of GLA accounts and prepare journal entries adjustment, processing damage claims for invoicing to third parties, preparing journal entries for closing, conducting monthly analysis and reconciliations for the work order subsidiary ledger, preparing a work order analysis report, and coordinating with the Legal team to resolve inquiries related to Damage Type work orders as needed
Responsible for managing Fixed Asset Management by identifying and assessing work order accounts; monitoring the acquisition process, correctly capitalizing assets and expenditures, maintaining and preparing depreciation schedules and journal entries, overseeing asset disposal and preparing necessary journal entry adjustments, and generating various fixed asset reports as requested
Assists in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP and GASB standards, which duties include reviewing and conducting analysis of variances, preparing journal entries, maintaining and reconciling subsidiary ledgers, preparing financial reports related to expenditures and revenues, and analyzing expenses and revenues to evaluate the reasonableness of the accounts
Reviews and reconciles the GL accounts for Prepaid Expense, Miscellaneous Accruals, Bad Debt Reserves, various liability reserves such as Environmental, Workmen's Compensation, Liability Claims, and other as may be assigned, and prepares a monthly analysis of each GL account to create journal entries. Review weekly AP invoices to ensure proper classification of GLA codes, then post them
Provides training and guidance to Accountant 2 on AP GLA classification, general ledger and trial balance analysis, journal entries procedures, AR and AP reconciliations, asset closing schedule, and Workman’s Compensation schedules
Supports the coordination and execution of the Board’s annual financial statement audit conducted by external auditors. Responsibilities include preparing audit work papers, compiling necessary documentation, and ensuring a smooth audit process. May also be involved in in-depth research and analysis of accounting records and transactions at the request of the public accounting firm
Participates in the development of new accounting techniques and designs. Assist in other duties as may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Five 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 two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus two 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 two 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 one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
Benefits
Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life Insurance options
Long Term Disability Plan
State of Louisiana LASERS state pension program
Deferred Compensation Plan (457 plan) with employer match
Paid Louisiana State Holidays; and paid Annual and Sick Leave
Wellness Center located in the Port Administration Building
Ship Shape Wellness Program
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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