Bookkeeper, Level II

Job Description

This vacancy has now expired.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), including 6 credits in accounting;
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization, and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience;
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. College education may be substituted for experience in "2" above on the basis that 15 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either 6 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college or 6 months of experience as described in "2" above.

Preferred Skills

• Strong skill set in mathematics in order to maintain ledgers for accounts;
• Hardcopy documents and Microsoft Excel are used on a daily basis to document the movement of funds.

Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26;
• Union benefits such as dental and vision coverage;
• Paid annual leave and sick leave;
• Paid holidays;
• A pension;
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.