Senior Accountant​/Accountant Trainee - NY HELPS

Duties Description

The incumbent of this position will be responsible for various functions which support the financial operations of the Department’s environmental programs. This includes working collaboratively with various stakeholders to advance new federal grant opportunities that make critical investments to protect New York’s natural resources and environment.

Duties include ensuring revenues are accounted for accurately in the Department’s financial system, performing professional accounting supporting federal grant fiscal reporting and billing, and monitoring compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, agency procedures, directives, and budgeting requirements.

The position requires the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including representatives of other Department program divisions and other State agencies. The incumbent must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to prioritize.

The job duties and responsibilities described above form the core of the role, emphasizing financial accountability and stakeholder collaboration for federal grant management.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non‑competitive employment status converted to competitive status without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded the same rights and privileges as competitive class employees of New York State.

For Trainee 1, you must have:

• Either 1. A bachelor’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation;
• Or 2. A bachelor’s or higher degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses. Please attach your transcripts when applying.

For Trainee 2, in addition to meeting Trainee 1 qualifications you must also have:

• Either 1. One year 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; or
• 2. A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation.

For the full performance level you must also have one of the following:

• Either 1. 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; or
• 2. A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND one year 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;
  
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• 3. A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

Experience NOT considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.

• Reassignment – Currently in the title and an employee of DEC;
• Reinstatement Eligible – Previously held the title on a permanent competitive basis or held a title as indicated under the transfer eligible section on a permanent competitive…