Pennington Biomedical Research Center · 1 week ago
Accountant 1
0227 Renewable Natural Resources Building
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$40K/yr - $79K/yr
3+ years expPennington Biomedical Research Center is part of the LSU Agricultural Center, which conducts agricultural-based research and provides educational resources. They are seeking an Accountant 1 to provide professional accounting services, prepare financial statements, and maintain cash management records.
Research
Responsibilities
Prepares required financial statements and fiscal reports which include the compilation and analysis of data for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
Communicates with public and private accountants; state, federal, and independent auditors; banks; brokerage firms; program or management personnel; and vendors for the purpose of providing information and technical assistance needed to resolve problems
Maintains cash management records, including funds drawn and received, funds disbursed by sources, deposits of funds, issuance of refunds, and classifies revenue as to sources of funding and expenditures as to their nature
Prepares, monitors, reconciles, audits, and forecasts revenues, expenditures, and budgets
Reviews and approves purchases and contracts
Participates in the development of new accounting techniques in the design and implementation of accounting subsystems, compilation of manuals for accounting and computer application, and preparing managerial reports
Qualification
Required
Three 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
A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting
A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics
An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics
Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
Benefits
Retirement
Multiple medical insurance options
Supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.)
Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses)
University holidays (14 per year)
Generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Possible educational leave and tuition exemption for coursework at campuses of the LSU System
Company
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a campus of Louisiana State University, is a world-renowned leader at the forefront of medical discoveries as it relates to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and dementia.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2023-07-07
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