Senior Accountant (NY HELPS)

Auditor Position

Duties Description

Audit of Bonus Sick / Sick Incentive payments, Snow and Ice Bonuses, Health Insurance Rates and fees, Retirement System billing, NYS Civil Service Chargeback billing, etc.

Obtain listings twice annually from Payroll, Personnel and Divisions, use of HRMS, TAMS and Kronos to verify eligibility and accuracy of payments.

Use Excel to calculate payments for eligible employees.

Assist the Associate Accountant with pre-implementation audits of salary raises and step advances.

Use HRMS to verify that employees are being advanced on the appropriate salary table correctly, and that negotiated rules are being applied based on employee's employment union.

Verify promotional payments for employees as requested by Salary Administration or Payroll.

Travel to the different Thruway Divisions to perform various inventory field audits.

Communicate with other departments and agencies as needed.

Prepare work papers using Excel and Word to document audit findings on the Summary Audit Report for all audits performed.

Complete special assignments and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by the Director of Fiscal Audit.

Minimum Qualifications

Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service allocated to a Grade 12 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1, 70.4, or Section 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law.

NY HELPS Qualifications :

Accountant Trainee 1 A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or any bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

Accountant Trainee 2 A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; or any bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses 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 preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.

Substitution : A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience.

Senior Accountant 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.

Substitution : 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.

• Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses although taken as a part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

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, 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 with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Additional Comments

This is a Unit 2 (CSEA) position. The NYS Thruway Authority offers an extensive benefits package, including but not limited to paid time off, sick leave incentive, membership to the NYS Retirement System, and 90% tuition assistance.

We offer FREE onsite employee parking.

Our telecommuting program offers up to 20% (two days per pay period) upon completion of at least three months of satisfactory performance. Additional policy guidelines and work hours may be discussed during the interview.

ADDITIONAL PAY INFORMATION :

The salary range for this position includes all applicable annual components of pay which are :

Base Pay Range from Hiring Rate $51,809 up to Job Rate $91,409.

Recruitment & Retention Pay : $7,000.

This position may be filled as a traineeship. The starting salaries for this traineeship are outlined below. For current New York State employees, salary is based on the candidate's salary at the time of hire.

$51,809 (Trainee 1, equated to SG-14)

$57,751 (Trainee 2, equated to SG-16)

$64,427 (Journey Level, SG-18)

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT :

All potential candidates for this position must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with the New York State Thruway Authority. If appointed, you will be required to produce documents that verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States, as required by the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Please be advised, the New York State Thruway Authority does not use eVerify, and we are unable to provide sponsorship for employment visa statuses (i.e. H-1B, Self-Sponsorship, STEM OPT).

The New York State Thruway Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

New York State Human Rights Law prohibits discrimination based on age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, familial status, citizen or immigration status, sex, disability, marital status, gender identity or expression, prior arrests, prior conviction records, predisposing genetic characteristics or domestic violence victim status. The Thruway Authority is committed to a workplace free from discrimination based on the referenced characteristics and other federal and state protected characteristics.

The New York State Thruway Authority provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Bureau of Accessibility, Equity, Diversity and Employee Engagement at accommodations@thruway.ny.gov or call (518) 471-4321.