Senior Accountant​/Accountant Trainee - Albany; NY HELPS

Duties Description

The Senior Accountant/Accountant Trainee 1/2 in the Administrative Finance Bureau duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Review and analyze program expenses versus available funding for assigned program areas on a monthly basis;
• Initiate a more detailed review of program spending to determine the cause of over or under‑spending issues;
• Prepare projections for funding, spending, supportable positions, and year‑end financial status of assigned programs;
• Post journal entries, prepare reports, and perform account reconciliation.

• Accountant Trainee 1: A bachelor’s degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor’s degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.
• Accountant Trainee 2:
  Same educational requirements plus one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles. Substitution: A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience.
• Senior Accountant:
  Same educational requirements plus two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, with the same responsibilities as above. Substitution: A master’s degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation plus one year of professional experience, or a currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

Employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status in the future without having to compete in an examination. They may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

To be considered, a review of your state history is needed. Please provide the last four digits of your social security number in your email response or on your resume. If you are not comfortable providing this information, a representative will contact you via phone.

If Civil Service Eligible list(s) exist, they will be canvassed. You may also apply if you are eligible for appointment by one of the following qualifications:

• Current New York State Department of Labor employee with at least one year of permanent, contingent‑permanent, or 55 b/c service as a Senior Accountant/Accountant Trainee 1/2. If you have less than one year of service, you must be reachable on the current eligible list for this location if one exists.

• Accountant Trainee 1 – One year of permanent, contingent‑permanent, or 55 b/c service in a title allocated to Grade 12 or higher determined to be similar by Civil Service.
• Accountant Trainee 2 – One year of permanent, contingent‑permanent, or 55 b/c service in a title allocated to Grade 14 or higher determined to be similar by Civil Service.
• Senior Accountant – One year of permanent, contingent‑permanent, or 55 b/c service in a title allocated to Grade 16 or higher determined to be similar by Civil Service.

Additional special qualifications may apply:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation.
• OR Bachelor's or higher degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation courses (excluding courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses).

One year of permanent competitive service as a Grade 12 or higher; have taken and passed the most recent holding of the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) exam; and have at least a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation coursework.

For all transfers, a comprehensive list of titles approved for transfer is available through Civil Service GOT‑IT at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..