Accountant (HELP Program) - Anticipated Vacancy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Master's degree in accounting, business or public administration, economics or related field, including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, and one (1) year of accounting or auditing experience involving the maintenance or auditing of double entry books of a business, including the general ledger, or in the maintenance of governmental agency books involving the appropriation accounting and the preparation of budget and financial reports; which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered 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 or related field, including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, and two (2) years of experience as defined in (A), one year of which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate's degrees in accounting, business administration or related field including or supplemented by twelve (12) semester credit hours in accounting and four (4) years of experience in (A), one year of which shall have included supervisory experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C).

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS :

Performs complex and technical accounting work in County Departments; does related work as required. These duties involve the performance of a variety of assignments relating to transactions of the greatest importance. They include responsibility for maintaining and keeping in balance the general ledger, accounting for all revenues received by the County, and having overall charge of books of original entry and subsidiary ledgers for accounts contained in the general ledger. In addition, an incumbent prepares the most complex and important reports required of the Department Head. Ordinarily, an employee is regarded as a specialist concentrating on the most complex accounting operations in the office. The work, which is performed under general supervision of the department head, or their designee, in accordance with established accounting principles and the requirements of relevant law and rules, does not involve regular continuing supervision over others.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES :   (Illustrative Only)

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS :

About Cayuga County New York :

Cayuga County Civil Service Commission hires for 35 county departments, 23 Towns, 9 Villages, 6 School Districts and 5 Special Districts.We also administer Civil Service examinations to interested candidates for civil service jobs within Cayuga County.