ACCOUNTANT 0221
DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES OF THE CLASS
Under general
supervision, an employee in this class performs professional accounting work in
maintaining accounting records, preparing reports and assisting in establishing
new accounting systems. The incumbent
maintains the accounting records of an agency or department according to
established account classifications, including cashbooks, subsidiary journals
and general ledgers. The incumbent
assists administrative supervisors and higher-level accountants in changing or
establishing accounting procedures and may simplify existing systems. Supervision may be exercised over a number of
clerical employees in the account clerical and general clerical series. Work requires independent judgment on
technical accounting problems. Work is
reviewed upon completion for overall standard performance and is subject to
periodic audit. Does related work as
required.
TYPICAL WORK
ACTIVITIES
Maintains a varied and complex set
of accounting records; posts entries to books from supporting records; makes
adjusting entries; prepares financial statements from accounting records;
Verifies unencumbered balances on
books against the amounts reported monthly by auditors of the agency or
department;
Assists a higher-level accountant or
independently establishes new accounting systems and procedures;
Analyzes cost data of a department
of institution according to labor, material and overhead costs to compute unit
costs; records data for use by management; controls expenditures;
Assists in preparing a department
budget;
Performs internal audits on
accounts, payrolls, invoices and expenditures to prove mathematical
correctness;
May participate in the
implementation and maintenance of accounting systems;
May supervise a number of clerical
personnel in the account clerical and general clerical series engaged in
maintaining fiscal records.
FULL PERFORMANCE
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Good knowledge of accounting
principles and procedures and ability to apply such knowledge to accounting
transactions; some knowledge of office methods and procedures and familiarity
with the use of standard office equipment; some knowledge of the general
principles of public finance administration, including budgeting and financial
reporting; working knowledge of electronic data processing as applied to
accounting; ability to prepare complete and accurate accounting reports and
statements of some complexity; ability to perform detailed work including
written or numeric data and to make arithmetic calculations rapidly and
accurately; ability to supervise a number of account clerical and general
clerical workers in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale;
ability to follow complex oral and written instructions; physical condition
commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Graduation from a college with
federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a
Bachelor's Degree, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four
(24) credits in Accounting, and two (2) years of experience as an accountant or
auditor.
NOTES:
Bookkeeping
experience will NOT be credited towards meeting the above minimum
qualifications.
Graduate level
education, which includes at least twelve (12) accounting credits, may be
substituted for one (1) year of the above experience.
Possession of a New
York State license as a Certified Public Accountant may be substituted for two
(2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.
R07/08/22
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Competitive