Accountant

The role primarily entails reviewing all accounts receivable from our Civil Enforcement Bureau and Pistol Licensing Bureau. Other accounting work done on an as needed basis.

Hours are primarily Monday through Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM with some flexibility built into the schedule.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Under general supervision, an employee in this class performs professional accounting work in maintaining accounting records, preparing reports and assisting in establishing new accounting systems. The incumbent maintains the accounting records of an agency or department according to established account classifications, including cashbooks, subsidiary journals and general ledgers. The incumbent assists administrative supervisors and higher-level accountants in changing or establishing accounting procedures and may simplify existing systems. Supervision may be exercised over a number of clerical employees in the account clerical and general clerical series. Work requires independent judgment on technical accounting problems. Work is reviewed upon completion for overall standard performance and is subject to periodic audit. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Maintains a varied and complex set of accounting records; posts entries to books from supporting records; makes adjusting entries; prepares financial statements from accounting records;

Verifies unencumbered balances on books against the amounts reported monthly by auditors of the agency or department;

Assists a higher-level accountant or independently establishes new accounting systems and procedures;

Analyzes cost data of a department of institution according to labor, material and overhead costs to compute unit costs; records data for use by management; controls expenditures;

Assists in preparing a department budget;

Performs internal audits on accounts, payrolls, invoices and expenditures to prove mathematical correctness;

May participate in the implementation and maintenance of accounting systems;

May supervise a number of clerical personnel in the account clerical and general clerical series engaged in maintaining fiscal records.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge of accounting principles and procedures and ability to apply such knowledge to accounting transactions; some knowledge of office methods and procedures and familiarity with the use of standard office equipment; some knowledge of the general principles of public finance administration, including budgeting and financial reporting; working knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to accounting; ability to prepare complete and accurate accounting reports and statements of some complexity; ability to perform detailed work including written or numeric data and to make arithmetic calculations rapidly and accurately; ability to supervise a number of account clerical and general clerical workers in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to follow complex oral and written instructions; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Salary Range: $1,940.00 to $2,794.00 (bi-weekly)

*This position does

not

offer relocation assistance at this time

**Sponsorship is

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available for this role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four (24) credits in Accounting, and two (2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.

NOTES:

Bookkeeping experience will NOT be credited towards meeting the above minimum qualifications.

Graduate level education, which includes at least twelve (12) accounting credits, may be substituted for one (1) year of the above experience.

Possession of a New York State license as a Certified Public Accountant may be substituted for two (2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.

This role is a Provisional Appointment

A provisional appointment, which occurs only in the competitive class, is a temporary appointment to a position for which no eligible list exists or for which an eligible list exists with fewer than three candidates who are willing to accept the position. In order to become permanent, the employee who is provisionally appointed must take the next examination for the position in question. The appointment to the position is then made from among the three highest scoring passing candidates who indicate their willingness to accept the position. Civil Service law does not compel the appointing authority to choose the provisional employee should he or she be one of the three candidates.

Additional details regarding a Provisional Appointment can be reviewed at:

https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Civil-Service/faqs

Suffolk County's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity:

Our focus is to promote, support, and implement the County-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plan.We achieve results in all our responsibilities through the use of diversity and inclusion best practices.We maintain a familiarity with Diversity & Inclusion trends and best practices.

Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.