Auditor 1 (Abandoned Property), SG-18, Auditor Trainee 2 (Abandoned Property), (Equated to SG-16), Auditor Trainee 1

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/29/26

Applications Due
08/12/26

Vacancy ID220819

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NY HELPYes

Agency State Comptroller, Office of the

Title Auditor 1 (Abandoned Property), SG-18, Auditor Trainee 2 (Abandoned Property), (Equated to SG-16), Auditor Trainee 1 (Abandoned Property), (Equated to SG-14), (NY HELPS)
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Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade
18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of the New York State Comptroller

800 North Pearl Street

City Menands

StateNY

Zip Code
12204

Duties Description Assist in the audit and investigation of banks, insurance companies, utilities, stockbrokers, collateral loan makers, or any other organization that may hold unclaimed property to ensure accurate and complete reporting and remittance of unclaimed property to the State Comptroller.

Minimum Qualifications Do you want a career with a purpose that provides work/life balance? Apply today to join the Office of the New York State Comptroller.

No exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) Program:

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the NYHELPS Program:

For appointment to the Auditor Trainee 1 Abandoned Property, you must have:

* A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing.
* For appointment to the Auditor Trainee 2 Abandoned Property, you must have:

* A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing
* AND one year of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.

OR

* A master's or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing
* For appointment to the Auditor 1 Abandoned Property (SG-18), you must have:

* A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing
* AND two years of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.

OR

* A master's or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing
* AND one year of professional accounting and/or auditing experience.

* NOTE:

Courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

Competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title, eligible under the 55 b/c program, or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law.

For 70.1 or 70.4 transfer to an Auditor 1 Abandoned Property, salary grade (SG)-18, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-16 or above, SG-14 or above for a Trainee 2, SG-12 or above for a Trainee 1, depending on qualifications.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website:
Career Mobility Office " GOT-IT (ny.gov)

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade.

55-b/c:

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

For more information on this program, please visit the NYS Department of Civil Service website, 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center (ny.gov)

Additional Comments

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