Accountant Aide/Trainee (NY HELPS)

Minimum Qualifications:
One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.
This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

Open to the Public:

Six credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses; AND either:

One year of full-time experience gathering, preparing and updating financial data, financial reports, and records;

OR: One year of full-time experience reconciling accounts and data, reviewing accounting and auditing reports, and verifying accuracy of calculations, balances, and supporting documentation;

OR: One year of full-time experience assisting accountants or auditors conducting financial and program audits by counting, verifying, and reconciling inventory and cash on hand, determining and verifying the accuracy and propriety of transactions, records, reports, and statements, and completion of a two-year traineeship.
 

Duties Description:

• Process and approve accounts payable vouchers received by the Agency within prescribed guidelines.
• Monitor the NYS BSC’s agency vendor invoice queue and approve invoices promptly.
• Assist the Senior Accountant with overseeing the DCCS ROA process by resolving budget and program matters and providing direction to AP data entry staff.
• Reconcile excel documents and create formatted templates to transmit OOS payments to BSC for processing.
• Gather financial information from the SFS and other systems for the Senior Accountant use in report preparation activities.
• Prepare written correspondence to solicit necessary information. Work with internal and external departments and outside entities to obtain the necessary information and facilitate
next steps.
• Respond to accounts payable payment inquiries.
• Contribute with data preparation required management reports; analyze reports received by external agencies or departments and provide feedback on such reports.

Additional duties will be discussed in detail at the interview.