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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 05/19/16

Applications Due06/24/16

Vacancy ID30149

AgencyDASNY - Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

TitleAccountant-Accounts Payable

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade02

Bargaining UnitNone listed

Salary RangeFrom $39866 to $39866 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 515 Broadway

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12207

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field with one year of finance, accounting or accounts payable experience.

Essential Skills:
Basic knowledge of accounting principles.
Excellent mathematical skills.
Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills.
Proficiency in PC applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word and Access.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.


Duties Description Under general supervision, the accountant is responsible for thorough, accurate and timely processing and analysis of payments and related tasks in a dynamic and deadline driven environment.
Verify, analyze, record, import, export and reconcile data among various sources, including, but not limited to, bank statements, contracts, purchase orders, client agreements, bond covenants, the financial management system and various other PC applications/databases.

Assist in ensuring compliance with federal and State laws, financial standards/practices, and Authority policies and procedures.

Maintain the lien docket and create the appropriate system holds and/or vouchers in the financial management system, ensuring that payments to contractors/vendors are held and released correctly.

Review, process, and/or may approve invoices and payment requests and ensure compliance with the contract, purchase order or bond document and DASNY policies and procedures, as well as relevant state and federal laws.

Perform or assist with moderately difficult financial analysis and financial calculations as directed.

Create and/or maintain various schedules, reports, spreadsheets, databases and/or files.

Set-up and maintenance of records within the financial management system and related data integrity review.

Prepare journal entries.

Work directly with other DASNY staff, clients, trustees, grantees and vendors to research and resolve conflicts/problems/issues.
Ensure that their supervisor is consulted when appropriate and kept informed of problems.

Maintain the confidentiality of confidential and/or personal information that may be accessed in the course of performing their job duties.

Assist in the preparation of 1099's.

Research and coordinate responses to legal requests, FOIL requests, and other requests for information, including collecting information and documents responsive to the requests.

Assist with tasks related to the annual audit, including but not limited to creating spreadsheets and analyzing payment data, as well as collection of documentation requested by the auditors.

May train and evaluate employees.

Participation in systems upgrade testing.
Assist with the documentation and implementation of procedures.

Assist with internal controls implementation, review, and testing.

Undertake special assignments as directed.

Must maintain regular attendance in accordance with DASNY attendance and leave policies.

Must adhere to the NYS Information Security Policy Standards established and issued by the Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination.

Additional Comments DASNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to excellence and diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

Name Luisa Niazi

Telephone 518-257-3000

Fax 518-257-3550

Email Address JobOpps3@dasny.org

Address

Street 515 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12207

 

Notes on ApplyingDASNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to excellence and diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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