Senior Accountant/Accountant Trainee 1/2 - Albany (NY HELPS)

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The Senior Accountant/Accountant Trainee 1/2 in the Administrative Finance Bureau will perform the following duties:

Review and analyze program expenses versus available funding for assigned program areas on a monthly basis;
Initiate a more detailed review of program spending to determine the cause of over or under spending issues;
Prepare projections for funding, spending, supportable positions, and year-end financial status of assigned programs;
Post journal entries, prepare reports and account reconciliation.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.
Substitution: A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience.
Professional Experience: Two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.
Additional Qualifications: Bachelor's or higher degree** in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation. OR Bachelor's or higher degree** with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

One year of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a title allocated to Grade 12 or higher determined to be similar by Civil Service.

Bachelor's or higher degree** in Accounting, Auditing or Taxation, OR a bachelor’s degree (or higher) including or supplemented by 24 credits in accounting, auditing or taxation courses.

Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.

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