Accountant

Job Summary
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This position involves
responsibility for maintaining the accounting records of a
governmental agency according to established accounting procedures
and practices. The incumbent oversees financial transactions,
installation and maintenance of accounting systems, payroll
procedures and preparation of reports and fiscal analyses. Work
is performed under general direction of a higher level employee
with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment in
planning and carrying out assignments. Supervision may be
exercised over clerical support staff. Does related work as
required.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Performs general accounting duties such as maintaining a general
ledger, making journal entries, advising supervisors in
regard to appropriate balances and fund transfers, and
reconciling trial balances, bank statements and accounts;
Assists in the development and implementation of new accounting
procedures and systems in order to provide a clear audit
trail of financial transactions;
Prepares a variety of tax, financial and statistical reports and
analyses to comply with State, Federal, and local
requirements and to provide pertinent information for
decision making;
May assist in the preparation of an annual budget including
estimation of revenues and appropriations;
Keeps informed of economic trends and advises responsible
officials regarding financial planning and investments;
May coordinate the introduction and maintenance of data processing
operations, including the preparation of schedules, in
relation to accounting functions;
May make recommendations concerning ways of reducing operating
costs and increasing revenues based on knowledge of
reimbursement formulas, market trends, and legislative
development;
Assists in the implementation of new accounting pronouncements;
Participates in meetings concerning equipment purchases, capital
construction and other expenditures which have an impact on
municipal finances.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
Good knowledge of the principles, practices and terminology of
general and governmental accounting;
Good knowledge of financial administration including budgeting and
reporting;
Working knowledge of office terminology, practices and procedures;
Working knowledge of business arithmetic and English;
Working knowledge of trends and current developments in the field
of accounting;
Ability to review reports, find and define problems, and propose
solutions;
Ability to cope with stringent deadlines;
Ability to devise and maintain accounting systems;

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Ability to prepare and analyze complex financial and statistical
records, reports and statements;
Ability to prepare and present complex oral and written reports
clearly and concisely;
Ability to plan and supervise the work of others;
Ability to operate a computer terminal;
Ability to perform close, detail work involving considerable
visual effort and strain;
Good judgment;
Accuracy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A) Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university,
or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to
grant degrees, with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting,
business or public administration, economics, mathematics or
closely related field, including or supplemented by 15
semester credit hours in accounting; or
B) Completion of a minimum of 60 semester credit hours at a
regionally accredited college or university, or one
accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant
degrees, including or supplemented by 15 semester credit
hours in accounting, and two years of accounting* or
auditing** experience involving the maintenance of agency
books and the preparation of budget and financial reports;
C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as
defined by the limits of A) and B) above.
NOTE:
*Accounting – professional level position which involves the art
of recording, classifying, verifying and reporting financial data
and presenting an analysis or interpretation of their
significance. Its function is to provide quantitative
information, primarily financial in nature, about economic
entities that is intended to be useful in making economic
decisions and in making reasoned choices among alternate courses
of action. It includes the preparation of financial statements
and schedules.
**Auditing – the art of confirming financial statements for the
purpose of expressing an opinion that these statements fairly
represent the financial condition of the enterprise and its
operating results, and further that these statements are
presented to conform with generally accepted accounting standards
in a consistent manner. Auditing is the art of documenting the
veracity of financial data; it includes a critical review of
internal controls, a systemic examination and verification of
financial records and documents, and an appraisal of fiscal
procedures and operations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $21.17 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $1 - $21