Job Description

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

OCD 112025 ERG

Department

Division of Administration

Division

Office of Community Development

Opening Date

11/20/2025

Closing Date

12/5/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job

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The Division of Administration/Office of Community Development has a vacancy.



The goal of the Office of Community Development is to improve the quality of life of the residents of Louisiana by administering state and federal grants. The Community Development Block Grant Program helps communities provide a suitable living environment and expand economic opportunities for their residents, particularly in low- to moderate-income areas. The Louisiana Government Assistance Program is designed to fill the gaps where there are no federal or other state funds available to assist local governments with an identified high priority need. The Community Water Enrichment Fund provides funding to aid units of local government in rehabilitating, improving and constructing projects for community water systems to provide safe, clean drinking water.




The Division of Administration is the state government's management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:Overseeing the state's capital construction program Working to provide state and federal grants for community development Development of the state budget Providing technology services Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes

Minimum Qualifications

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Four years of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; OR



Six years of full-time experience in any field plus twenty-four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; OR



A bachelor's degree with twenty-four semester hours in accounting, finance, or economics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; OR



A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, economics, or statistics plus one year of experience in accounting, auditing, financial operations, economics, or contracts or grants management; OR



An advanced degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, management, economics, or statistics; OR



Possession of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.



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

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

Job Duties and Other Information

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Job Duties:

Grant Administration and Programmatic Responsibilities

Incumbent is responsible for the management of 30 to 40 local governments' (cities, towns villages, parishes) LCDBG projects funded for various activities. Maintains assigned grants' status on in-office database tracking system. Processes requests for payments for assigned projects. Reviews close out documents and completes in-office close out of assigned grants. Responsible for creating and amending all grant agreements, and for preparing corresponding letters to grantees. Corresponds with OSRAP to obtain appropriate vendor numbers and to ensure correct set-up of grantees' banking information. Enters all LCDBG projects into LaGov system upon execution of grant agreement and possession of proper vendor number.

Financial Policy and Program Administration

Reviews and approves financial management certifications from grantees. Reviews all financial reports from grantees to identify expenditures of LCDBG funds. Works with CPAs, local government officials, Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, etc. in order to ensure financial reports are accurate and identify expenditure of funds as appropriate.


Conducts briefings and makes presentations at LCDBG sponsored workshops to aid local governments in their administration of the financial management tasks relating to their grants. Provides both on-going and periodic technical assistance to local governments. Analyzes findings to identify problems such as mismanagement and noncompliance relative to policies and procedures, laws, regulations, and/or accounting principles.

Program Monitoring and Responsibilities

Monitors funded projects of all grant types including all programs under the LCDBG program and makes monitoring visits to review performance of projects and ensure that contractual obligations are being carried out by recipient.


Duties include obtaining application revisions; financial management certifications; processing requests for payments; reviewing and approving or denying requests for budget changes and program changes; monitoring on-site to determine recipients' compliance with program rules and regulations; monitoring construction site/project area; processing and issuing closeout.


Incumbent reviews recipients' records for compliance with state and federal laws, rules and regulations and in-office policies. Based on review, determines capacity of recipients; record keeping practices and identifies any questioned costs or conflict-of-interest issues. Conducts entrance and exit conferences with chief elected officials to discuss negative findings and possible consequences and remedial action(s) which might be imposed on or required of the local governments.


Responds regularly to written and telephone inquiries from local officials and professional consultants and engineers regarding their administration of the LCDBG Program and their expenditure of grant funds. Advises local officials of proper courses of action and possible consequences of improper or illegal actions carried out with Community Development Block Grant funds. Works with and provides advice and technical assistance to local governments in most all aspects of the LCDBG program.

Economic Development Project Analysis

Participates in pre-application meetings and explains the financial requirements of the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) Economic Development (ED) Program to meeting participants. Reviews applications for ED assistance for compliance with basic program requirements. Conducts a detailed financial analysis of each application.


Conducts site visits to all projects for which funds are requested and frequently meets with project applicants and participants at the Community Development office. During these visits, incumbent clarifies any unresolved financial questions in order to make further assessment of project feasibility.


Analyzes and ascertains accuracy and consistency of the review process. Ensures that ED guidelines and policies established by the state and federal governments are followed.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:

This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Career Progression:

This vacancy participates in a career progression group and may be filled from this recruitment as a Community Development Financial Analyst 1 or 2.


Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.

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.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.


Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Erica R. Gay

HR Specialist

Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources

email: Erica.Gay@la.gov



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