Accountant (HELP Program) - Anticipated Vacancy

About the role

This position involves performing complex and technical accounting work in County Departments. Duties include maintaining and balancing the general ledger, accounting for all revenues received by the County, and overseeing books of original entry and subsidiary ledgers for accounts contained in the general ledger. Additionally, the incumbent prepares the most complex and important reports required of the Department Head.

• Responsibilities
• Is responsible for maintaining the general ledger serving as a central record and control on a number of individual accounts.
• Maintains subsidiary ledgers on individual accounts, totaling which are contained in the general ledger.
• Has charge of books of original entry such as general journal, cash journals, etc.
• Advises and consults with department heads and other staff on current fiscal and reporting requirements and control of expenditures.
• Provides financial information and reports for department head and/or county officials.
• May be in charge of the accounting for special programs supported by funds from the State and Federal governments.
• Uses a personal computer to make financial inquiries, maintain records, and make analyses.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Master's degree in accounting, business or public administration, economics or related field, including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, and one (1) year of accounting or auditing experience involving the maintenance or auditing of double entry books of a business, including the general ledger, or in the maintenance of governmental agency books involving the appropriation accounting and the preparation of budget and financial reports; which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor's degree in accounting, business or public administration, economics or related field, including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, and two (2) years of experience as defined in (A), one year of which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate's degrees in accounting, business administration or related field including or supplemented by twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and four (4) years of experience in (A), one year of which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C).