Senior Accountant​/Accountant Trainee

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To Duties Description

• Prepare Disability Benefits Fund statutory and audited financial statements and work papers
• Prepare annual Aggregate Trust fund audited financial statements and work papers
• Create, prepare and post monthly journal entries
• Perform General Ledger account reconciliations, along with year-end reconciliation and reporting
• Review, prepare and post fixed assets
• Maintain detailed records of the fixed asset system
• Maintain departmental policies and procedures including regular review and updating of 50+ procedures
• Complete annual Internal Control review
• Maintain month end close financial statement reports in Oracle
• Perform monthly maintenance of the Oracle General Ledger, including testing and updates
• Additional projects as assigned

To Accountant Trainee 1 (SG-14): A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

To Senior Accountant (SG-18)*: A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses 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.

• Substitutions: A master's 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 or a currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

Transfer:
Current New York State employee with one year of permanent competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law.

Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades.

Titles eligible for transfer to Trainee 1 include, but are not limited to:
Auditor Trainee 1, Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1, State Program Examiner 1 Fiscal. Titles eligible for transfer to Senior Accountant include, but are not limited to:
Auditor 1, Internal Auditor 1, Senr Budgeting Analyst.

Please note:

Applicants who are eligible for appointment via transfer may need to meet additional special requirements to be eligible for consideration.

Reinstatement:
Candidates who have held Senior Accountant title, or a transferable title, may be eligible for consideration for reinstatement.

• This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Proficiency in intermediate Excel: pivot tables & lookups
• Experience with Microsoft Suite
• Strong understanding of Oracle Financials modules, and practical experience with configuration, troubleshooting, and system maintenance

Please be advised that the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) does not offer sponsorship for employment visas to employees or potential employees. Candidates sponsored for employment by an organization should be aware of their sponsorship status and the relevant expiration date(s) of that sponsorship before applying to this position. NYSIF is not currently enrolled in eVerify, which is a requirement for certain types of employment verifications.

For candidates new to NYS, the starting salary for this position will be the bottom of the range displayed and is not subject to negotiation. For candidates that are current NYS employees, salaries are calculated in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations, and negotiated union contracts.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

• Competitive compensation
• Future career growth potential
• Open and supportive team-based environment
• Plentiful vacation, personal, and sick time off
• Paid state and federal holidays
• Affordable health insurance plans
• Dental and vision benefits provided at no additional cost
• Retirement options
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Possibility of…