Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting

Job Category
:
Finance, Accounting & Auditing

Requisition Number
: ACCOU
001612

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• Posted:
  October 10, 2025
• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Albany, NY 12207, USA

Position Title: Accountant

Location: Albany, NY

Grade/Classification: 2 (D1) – Para/Entry Level Professional

Salary Range: $50,039 - $66,665

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Last Revised: September 25, 2025

Under general supervision, the Accountant performs professional accounting tasks, including the preparation, review, processing, analysis and/or supervision of financial account records relating to accounts receivable, investments, and other financial activities.

• Verify, analyze, record and reconcile data from various sources (bank statements, client agreements, bond documents, etc.) to the financial management system, investment management system, debt management system and various other PC applications/databases.
• Perform or assist with complex financial calculations and moderately difficult financial analysis as
• Create and/or maintain various schedules, reports, spreadsheets, databases and/or
• Perform and/or oversee the recording and reconciliation of financial data from various sources to various internal systems/applications including data transfer between
• Draft journal, budget, receipt and receivable
• Prepare invoices for various fees, debt service, rents and project
• Monitor and report on various financial data, such as account balances, disbursements, receipts/receivables, debt/debt service, investments and credit
• Assist with the development and maintenance of financial management systems including set-up and maintenance of records, data integrity review, interfaces, periodic processes and
• Import and/or export data among internal and external
• Coordinate with appropriate DASNY units in the set-up, monitoring and reporting of construction, health care and operating projects.
• Prepare or review financial statements and reports for internal and external
• Work directly with employees, clients and trustees to research and resolve conflicts/problems/issues.
• Assist with tasks related to the annual audit, such as the preparation and review of year-end financial statements, performing special calculations and drafting year-end journal
• Assist in ensuring the accuracy of information received, entered into and extracted from various systems applications.
• Create reports using the financial management system, Clearwater, or other systems
• Assist in ensuring compliance with Federal and State laws, financial standards/practices, and DASNY policies and procedures.

• May train and evaluate
• Assist with the documentation and implementation of
• Assist with internal controls implementation, review, and
• Undertake special assignments as assigned
• Must maintain regular attendance in accordance with DASNY attendance and leave
• Must adhere to the NYS Information Security Policy Standards established and issued by the Office of Information Technology (Standards can be found on the Intranet).

Supervision of employees may be required.

Occasional travel may be required using public transportation, DASNY vehicle, rental vehicle or personal vehicle. This travel may include overnight stays at public accommodations and related establishments. Requires complex and time-pressured decision-making. Overtime or extended work hours may be required.

Standard office environment including the use of one or more of the following: PC, telephone, fax machine, printer, copier, scanner, electronic stapler, three-hole punch, date stamp, shredder.

Bachelor’s degree; or an Associates degree plus three years relevant work experience; or a High School diploma or equivalent plus four years of relevant DASNY accounting experience with a basic knowledge of debits/credits.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field plus one-year of professional accounting experience with the application of basic accounting principles and financial statement preparation.

• Basic knowledge of accounting
• Demonstrated…