NEOGOV · 23 hours ago
ACCOUNTANT 1
Baton Rouge, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$3,345/mo - $6,566/mo
3+ years expSouthern University and A&M College is an Historically Black institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, focused on providing a student-centered learning environment. They are seeking an Accountant 1 to manage travel documentation, audit reimbursements, and ensure compliance with university policies.
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Responsibilities
As a CBA cardholder, this position must audit and approve travel documentation inclusive of but not limited to airfare, lodging, rentals, and registration requests prior to payment to verify compliance with the Office of State Travel and SUBR's internal policies. Maintains related documentation for the payment of the CBA account
Prepares CBA schedule, reconciles CBA transactions to the monthly Bank of America statement and journalizes charges. Acts as travel agent for the University and also as the liaison between traveler and hotel, airline, car rental agencies, state travel agents, and Division of Administration
Provides needed information to hotels and airlines to ensure reservations and payments for travelers are completed. Primarily responsible for scanning and uploading necessary documentation into the Bank of America "Works" system as required by the Office of State Travel and reviews documentation from travelers ensuring that the documents are accurate and complete, and incompliance to support the charges prior to uploading
Audits travel reimbursements and travel advances for both the Baton Rouge Campus and Board and System to ensure accuracy before requesting check processing for said documents. Reconciles travel suspense account to ensure that all transactions are expensed to the proper general ledger account and that the account is zeroed on a monthly basis
Responsible for submitting payroll deduction information to payroll section for travelers with outstanding balances after reconciliation and creating departmental invoices to pay travelers owed funds by the university
Processes journal vouchers for all travel transactions related to reimbursements, advances, reconciliations, suspense clearing, deductions, receipts, and adjusting entries
Audits special meal requests to ensure both State and University compliance prior to processing. Works closely with Accountant 2 by reviewing travelcard(T-Card) requests for signatures and financial compliance prior to processing. Maintains filing system for all travel documents inclusive of all CBA transactions, advance requests, reimbursement requests, and journal vouchers
Reconciles mileage submitted by university employees on a monthly basis and approves reimbursement requests for mileage from the Board of Directors and SUBR employees. Prepares the quarterly mileage report utilized to track funds paid and mileage driven per fund for both SUBR and Board & System
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
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
Benefits
Insurance Coverage
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
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.
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).
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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