StateJobsNY

NY HELPNo

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleSenior Accountant/ Accountant Trainee 1/ Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)- 94105

Occupational CategoryFinancial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade18

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $50678 to $80248 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Administration/Fiscal Management Group,/Bureau of Accounts Management

27th Floor, Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12237

Minimum Qualifications Current Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent competitive status as a Senior Accountant, G18 OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title at or above G18 and eligible to transfer to Senior Accountant, G18 under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law; OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in an accounting, auditing or fiscal traineeship at the G14 or G16 level and eligible to transfer to an Accountant Traineeship under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Accountant Trainee, NS - A bachelor's or higher degree in
accounting, auditing, or taxation; OR a bachelor's or higher
degree with 24 semester *credit hours in accounting, auditing,
or taxation courses.
Senior Accountant, G18- A Bachelor's or higher in or with 24
semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND
**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.
* Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics,
and most finance courses, although taken as part of an
accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24
semester credit hours.
** A master’s degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation
substitutes for one year of qualifying experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with working with high data volume and use of various tools to summarize and make sense of it. Experience with navigating and running reports in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Experience with OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles. Intermediate to advanced knowledge of the MicroSoft Suite, especially Excel and Access. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

Duties Description Duties will include:
-Running queries in SFS and other systems;
- Using Excel and Access based in-house tools to clean, categorize, and summarize the data collected;
- Communicating with various stakeholders to distribute data for validation purposes and collect them afterwards in an organized fashion;
- Follow complex and detailed instructions to put together reports to be submitted to federal agencies;
- Monitor and keep organized Unit mailbox responding timely to inquiries and filing items as they are handled

Additional Comments The tasks performed in this position require current computer skills (e.g. knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel) and excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.

Benefits of Working for NYS
Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA
• Up to Eight (8) days of paid sick leave annually for M/C
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development


Health Care Benefits
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more..

For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources Management Group, MVS/SA/45906/NYHELPS

Telephone 5184861812

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address resume@health.ny.gov

Address

Street Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit your resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference MVS/SA/94105 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, MVS/SA/94105, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.