Top 59 General accountant Jobs in Baton Rouge La

ACCOUNTANT 4
Department of Environmental Quality —Baton Rouge, LA
- $30.35 an hour
- CPA
- Office
- Finance
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave
4d
Staff Accountant - Baton Rouge, LA
DSLD Homes —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- Analysis skills
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Staff Accountant
Baton Rouge General —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- HIPAA
- Mid-level
- Windows
- Paid time off
Accountant 1 - 3
LDH-Office of Secretary —Baton Rouge, LA
- $21.63 - $26.50 an hour
- CPA
- Mid-level
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave
4d
ACCOUNTANT MANAGER 3
Louisiana Works —Baton Rouge, LA
- $37.28 - $12,074.00 a month
- Background check
- CPA
- Pass drug screening
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave
13d
Accountant II
Baton Rouge General —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- Windows
- Paid time off
Accountant 3 - Miscellaneous Grants
DOTD-Administration —Baton Rouge, LA
- $4,593.33 - $8,044.00 a month
- CPA
- Research
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave
5d
Staff Accountant
Moore Industries —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- Accounting
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Part Time Staff Accountant
Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions —Baton Rouge, LA
- $24 - $28 an hour
- Part-time
- CPA
- Computer literacy
- 21 years or older
Staff / Senior Accountant
GoAuto Management Services LLC —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CPA
- Mid-level
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Staff Accountant - AI Trainer
DataAnnotation —Baton Rouge, LA
- $50 - $100 an hour
- Part-time
- Remote
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
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Accountant - AI Trainer
DataAnnotation —Baton Rouge, LA
- $50 - $100 an hour
- Part-time
- Remote
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
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Senior Accountant
La Capitol Federal Credit Union —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CPA
- Finance
- Bachelor's degree
- Health savings account
- Disability insurance
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Staff Accountant
EBRPHA —Baton Rouge, LA
- $50,000 - $65,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Office
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6d
Senior Accountant, North American Operations - Remote, U.S.
AML RightSource, LLC —Baton Rouge, LA
- $80,000 - $85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Oracle
- CPA
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
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Staff Accountant
LA Health and Rehab, Inc. —Baton Rouge, LA
- $45,000 - $55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Mid-level
- Office
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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14d
Staff Accountant
Avita Care Solutions —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Office
- Microsoft Office
- Finance
- Paid jury duty
- AD&D insurance
7d
Accountant
Palisades Holdings, Inc. —Baker, LA
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- CPA
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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11d
Staff Accountant
Five-S Group —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- GAAP
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Sr. Accountant
Baton Rouge General —Baton Rouge, LA
- Full-time
- CPA
- Mid-level
- Office
- Paid time off

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ACCOUNTANT 4

Department of Environmental Quality -
Baton Rouge, LA

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Job Details

$30.35 an hour
4 days ago

Benefits

Paid holidays
Parental leave

Qualifications

Data integrity assurance
Economics
Statistics
CPA
Data analysis reporting
Bachelor's degree in statistics
Bachelor's degree in finance
Managing budgets in an accounting role
Bachelor's degree in economics
Financial performance report preparation
Financial analysis
Bachelor's degree in business administration
Finance
Employee data management
Compliance management
Bachelor's degree
Financial records management
Bank experience
Financial data management
Accounting and finance experience
Payroll
Financial accounting
Business Administration
1 year
Bachelor's degree in accounting
Senior level
Business
Accounting
Master data management
Organizational budget management

Full Job Description

Salary

$5,260.67 - $9,211.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

26-78 Accountant 4

Department

Department of Environmental Quality

Division

OMF FINANCIAL/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & BUDGET

Opening Date

07/23/2026

Closing Date

7/28/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

The Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Management and Finance has a vacancy.

This is an Internal Promotion – Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ) mission is to provide service to the people of Louisiana through comprehensive environmental protection in order to promote and protect health, safety and welfare.

Join a high-impact financial team that supports budgeting, disaster billing, and expenditure control for all five LDEQ program offices. As an Accountant 4, you will serve as a technical expert in position control, personnel budgeting, and complex financial analysis—helping ensure accuracy, compliance, and accountability across a multimillion-dollar statewide agency.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

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

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus three years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, quantitative methods, or statistics plus two years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, payroll, or banking; OR

Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license plus one year 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.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

Position Control & Personnel Budgeting — Serve as the department’s technical expert for position control, salary budgeting, benefits expenditure tracking, and personnel data accuracy.
Emergency & Disaster Billing — Compile, analyze, and manage incident and disaster billing data; coordinate with internal programs, federal/state agencies, and industry partners to ensure complete and accurate expenditure capture.
Budget Development — Assist Accountant Managers and senior staff in preparing and analyzing budgets for five program offices, including federal, self-generated, statutory dedicated, and ancillary appropriations.
Financial Reporting — Prepare and submit quarterly and semi-annual exposure reports to Risk Management and maintain required records to support departmental insurance coverage.
Asset Master Data — Create and maintain the department’s asset master data and perform additional financial duties as assigned to support the Accounts Payable & Budget Unit.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotion – Internal Open only to current permanent employees of DEQ

Domicile: East Baton Rouge

Compensation: This position offers a Special Entrance Rate (SER) listed below. This is the minimum compensation that may be offered. The job title and salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Accountant 4: $30.35 per hour

Overview of the five major offices within the agency: It provides information on the mission, function, and organization along with a biography for each member of management.

Office of the Secretary
Office of Management and Finance
Office of Environmental Services
Office of Environmental Compliance
Office of Environmental Assessment

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application if possible (PDF format preferred). The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

You must submit an equivalency evaluation statement for any international degree(s) by the closing of this announcement.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Sarah McFarland

LDEQ/Human Resources

P.O. Box 4303, Baton Rouge LA, 70821

225-219-3850

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

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.

***** 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). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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