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AgencyTaxation & Finance, State

TitleSenior Accountant

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $51268 to $65190 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address W.A. Harriman Campus

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12227

Minimum Qualifications Reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list.

OR

NYS employees with one year or more of permanent, contingent permanent or 55-b/c service as a Senior Accountant, G-18; or one year of permanent, contingent permanent or 55-b/c service in a title that is eligible to 70.1 transfer under Civil Service Law.

Trainee Qualifications: NYS employee with one year of permanent, contingent permanent competitive service in any title that is eligible to transfer under section 70.1 or 70.4 of Civil Service Law. The beginning salary for Accountant Trainee 1 is $41,170.

Note: Transfer candidates are required to provide proof of a Bachelors’ degree and completion of 24 credits of accounting/auditing. Some transfers may also require candidates to have passed the Professional Careers in Accounting and Auditing (PCAA) examination.

Duties Description This position is located in the Processing and Taxpayer Services Division in the Accounting Bureau. Under the direction of the Principal Accountant, SG-27 and/or an Associate Accountant, SG-23, the Senior Accountant, SG-18, would be responsible for the following duties:

• Assist in the preparation of various financial and statistical reports and distribution certifications for DOB, OSC, legislative committees and DTF management;

• Supervise clerical staff, which includes training of staff in accounting techniques and proper work paper documentation, in accordance with Bureau standards;

• Maintain a level of knowledge necessary to develop or maintain PC or LAN based accounting systems using the appropriate end-user software;

• Assist the Principal Accountant and Associate Accountant in maintaining current accounting and reporting systems;

• Participate in the control and ongoing internal audit of the accounting and processing systems to assure the integrity of these systems;

• Assist in the production of ad hoc financial reports to be used to explain various trends and aberrations;

• Represent the unit during the design, development, and testing of mainframe and client server based tax processing systems to insure accounting needs are met;

• Create and maintain work papers in support of the quarterly and annual GAAP accrual reporting package;

•Adhere to the Department's time and attendance requirements.

Additional Comments Work hours to be determined.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Mary Rider

Telephone 518-530-4740

Fax 518-435-8552

Email Address Mary.Rider@tax.ny.gov

Address

Street W.A. Harriman Campus

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12227

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume, including current title, how you qualify, and your social security number for verification. Please reference the vacancy ID number.