Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (NY HELPS

Position: Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (NY HELPS)
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/27/26

Applications Due
08/11/26

Vacancy ID220666

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NY HELPYes

Agency Taxation & Finance, State

Title Office Assistant 1 Keyboarding (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade
06

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $36232 to $44828 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-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? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address WA Harriman State Office Campus

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code
12227

Duties Description Office Assistant 1 titles are part of the Data Collection unit within the RAID team.

* Perform a range of duties, including the collecting and maintenance of large data files.

* Create and maintain analytic tools, and perform data analysis.

* Use appropriate software, documentation, and procedures to timely and accurately correct the exceptions for the annual business tax data files, miscellaneous tax data files and the Personal Income Tax (PIT) study file.

* Use appropriate software to balance work assignments, plan, organize and monitor progress to meet monthly goals and final deadlines.

* Use appropriate software, documentation and procedures to assign NAICS codes to business taxpayers.

* Manually data enter the Sales Tax NAICS codes into the eMPIRE system.

* Use appropriate software to timely and accurately update or create documentation (i.e., Tax Fill-in forms, etc.).

* Work on special projects and new tasks, as required, to meet both Tax Department and OTPA's Operational Plan.

* Adhere to the Department's time and attendance rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications 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 maybe 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.

Within a 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 examination for which they are qualified.

NON-COMPETITIVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

There are no minimum education or experience requirements for these examinations.

Candidates may also be qualified for permanent competitive appointment if reachable from the appropriate Civil Service eligible list or eligible for reassignment or transfer in accordance with Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments New York State is an equal opportunity employer. It's the policy of the state of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or an arrest or criminal conviction record unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

Any candidate selected for this position will be subject to a review of their tax return submissions by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Employment of a candidate is conditioned upon a finding by the New York State Department of Taxation and…