Accounting Supervisor

Posted: 03/31/2026

Qualifications:

  • BS in Accounting/Finance
  • 5+ years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role
  • Experience in governmental accounting preferred
  • MSA and/or Licensed CPA preferred
Reports to: Director of Finance

Job Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Monitor compliance with established accounting policies and procedures; recommended improvements to internal controls and procedures to ensure compliance with reporting requirements. 
  • Monitors/assists Director of Finance in overseeing daily functions of the accounting office
  • Responsible for general ledger management; preparing/posting journal entries; preparing and/or assisting the Director of Finance with preparing key end of the month/year reports and reconciliations
  • Assists with drafting reports and other data as needed by other district staff and departments
  • Assists Director of Finance with cash management functions
  • Assists in preparation and submission of AFR, annual budget, and other regulatory reporting
  • Assist other accounting personnel with issues as requested/needed
  • Performs reviews of accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, and grant transactions
  • Performs review of School Activity Funds including bank reconciliations; posting of properly approved adjustments, transfers, and other transactions
  • Assists school personnel with School Activity Funds issues and questions
  • Manages non-grant accounts receivables (i.e. schools, district property leases, facility use, etc.)
  • Provides support to the Director of Finance and other district staff to meet needs of external auditors, program reviews, and other regulatory oversight bodies
  • Monitor/initiate processing of debt service payments and prepare annual debt service reporting documents (continuing disclosure requirements)
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for district operating and payroll accounts
  • Receive, review, and reconcile investment account statements to GL
  • Monitor property control functions/capital asset management for general, BRE, and School Food Service funds; reconcile property control/capital asset records to the general ledger
  • Assist with managing record retention policy
  • Serves on Natchitoches Tax Commission board as representative of NPSB
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Finance and Superintendent
Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated annually according to guidelines of the Natchitoches Parish Personnel Evaluation Plan.