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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 12/13/17

Applications Due12/28/17

Vacancy ID46047

AgencyState Comptroller, Office of the

TitleSenior Accountant - Item #08003

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $55494 to $70566 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent 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? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address 110 State Street

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12236

Minimum Qualifications Interested candidates must be reachable on the Professional Career Opportunities Job Select eligible list for Accountant Trainee or Senior Accountant positions and must meet the minimum qualifications on the examination announcement:

https://www.cs.ny.gov/pco/title-details/title-info.cfm?jobcode=0403300&type=Select

Or, to be eligible to transfer under Section 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law:

Transfer via 70.1
To be eligible for a 70.1 transfer to a Sr. Accountant, SG-18, a candidate must:
Have one year of permanent, competitive service in a qualifying title, a bachelor’s degree and 24 credit hours in accounting/auditing courses.

To be eligible for a 70.1 transfer to an Accountant Trainee, a candidate must:
Have one year of permanent, competitive service in a qualifying title, a bachelor’s degree including 24 credit hours in accounting and/or auditing courses.

Transfer via 70.4
To be eligible for a 70.4 transfer to an Accountant Trainee, a candidate must:
Have one year of permanent, competitive service in a position allocated to a grade 13 or higher, and meet the open competitive minimum qualifications of the position, and
must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list.

To be eligible for a 70.4 transfer to the Sr. Accountant, SG-18, a candidate must:
Have one year of permanent, competitive service in a position allocated to a grade 16 or higher and meet the open competitive minimum qualifications of the position, and
must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list.

To be eligible to transfer from an Accountant Aide to an Accountant Trainee 1, the candidate must:
Have one year of permanent competitive service as an Accountant Aide, and 24 credit hours in accounting/auditing.

To see if your title is eligible to transfer, please go to the GOT-IT website www.careermobilityoffice.cs.state.ny.us.

When determining eligibility for transfer, the Office of Human Resources will confirm trainee level. Depending on qualifications, candidates may be required to serve a 2-year traineeship that leads to the journey level, grade 18 position.

Duties Description Duties Description
• Reconcile international equity manager accounts to master custodian records
o Reconcile holdings - shares, cost and market value.
o Reconcile all income actions, foreign currency purchase and sales, and US and foreign cash balances.
o Review tax withholding and reclaims.

• Research corporate actions activities including dividends, splits, mergers, and reorganizations
o Research corporate actions using various sources available.
o Ensure that the events are properly recorded by the Custodian bank, and in a consistent and timely manner on the CRF investment accounting system as well.

• Communicate and variances to Associate Accountant and master custodian
o Update Associate Accountant of unresolved variances.
o Prepare and send email communication to custodian and follow-up on disposition of issues.

• Update and maintain Investment Accounting System
o Update appropriate InvestOne accounts to reflect monthly activity.
o Inform Associate Accountant as to when accounts are closed for monthly journal entry preparation.

Additional Comments Desired Competencies
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of investment accounting

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

Name Janelle A Manzer

Telephone 5184745182

Fax

Email Address recruit@osc.state.ny.us

Address

Street 110 State Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12236

 

Notes on ApplyingInterested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to recruit@osc.state.ny.us no later than December 28, 2017. Please reference Item # 08003JM– GOER-INITIALS in the subject line of the email and in the cover letter when responding.
When responding, please include the reference number and letters listed in this section. The GOER ID # should not be included.

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