Senior Accountant, Accountant Trainee 1 (NY HELPS), Box OSEA-320​/40161

Duties Description The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Special Education and Adult Career and Continuing Education Services (OSEA) is seeking candidates for a Senior Accountant position in the Fiscal and Administrative Services Team. The incumbent of this position will serve as a fiscal liaison within the Department. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepare budget updates for OSEA programs including Office of Special Education, Adult Education, High School Equivalency, Proprietary School Supervision, and Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Work on matters pertaining to OSEA contracts, procurements, and payments.
• Track and analyze spending from federal and State sources.
• Review and approve contract payments, and assure they are in accordance with contract terms.
• Audit, process, and track contract claims and vouchers.
• Work on miscellaneous fiscal, budget, and administrative projects.
• Prepare end‑of‑the‑fiscal-period financial transactions to ensure that all federal and State funds are fully expended before the fund end dates.
• Prepare documents and materials relevant to new contracts and contract amendments.
• Assist with the review and preparation of required federal reporting; and
• Provide technical assistance to ACCES staff and vendors on all aspects of contracting, claiming, and status updating.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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:

• 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 AND
• 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.

• A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience.

• 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 AND
• Two years 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.

OR

• A currently valid Certified Public Accountant License and registration issued by New York State.

• A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience.

Reassignment:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service as a Senior Accountant.

Eligible List Appointment to Accountant Trainee 1:
Candidates who are reachable on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) Select Titles eligible list for Accountant Trainee 1 may be…