Accountant Aide or Accountant Aide Trainee 1 - Schenectady, United States - NYS Gaming Commission

Description

Minimum Qualifications
OR

Eligible List Appointment:

Reachable for appointment from the current Accountant Aide eligible list #00-472 or # If you are on the Civil Service eligible list for this title, you may receive a canvass letter.

You must complete and return it as instructed on the letter.
OR

Transfer Qualification:

• Note: Appointment may be made at a traineeship level. A twoyear traineeship (Accountant Aide Trainee 1, NS=Grade 9 & Accountant Aide Trainee 2, NS=Grade 11) leading to Accountant Aide, Grade 13.

Some titles may require special criteria for transfer including the completion of 6 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses for Trainee 1; 9 credit hours for Trainee 2; and 12 credit hours for Accountant Aide.

Either 1. one year of full-time experience gathering, preparing and updating financial data, financial reports, and records;
Or 2. one year of full-time experience reconciling accounts and data, reviewing accounting and auditing reports, and verifying accuracy of calculations, balances, and supporting documentation;
Or 3.

one year of full-time experience assisting accountants or auditors conducting financial and program audits by counting, verifying, and reconciling inventory and cash on hand, determining and verifying the accuracy and propriety of transactions, records, reports, and statements.

OR

55 b/c appointment:

• Please provide a copy of your unofficial transcript with your response: six semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, or taxation courses
• See below for minimum qualifications.

OR

Open to the Public:
See below for qualifications.

55b/c and Open to the Public Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have six semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, or taxation courses
• Please provide a copy of your unofficial transcript with your response:AND

Possess either: 1. one year of full-time experience gathering, preparing and updating financial data, financial reports, and records;
Or 2. one year of full-time experience reconciling accounts and data, reviewing accounting and auditing reports, and verifying accuracy of calculations, balances, and supporting documentation;
Or 3.

one year of full-time experience assisting accountants or auditors conducting financial and program audits by counting, verifying, and reconciling inventory and cash on hand, determining, and verifying the accuracy and propriety of transactions, records, reports, and statements.

Traineeships:

The eligible list resulting from this open-competitive examination will be used to fill two -year traineeships leading to Accountant Aide G-13.

Upon successful completion of the 12-month training as an Accountant Aide Trainee 1, you will automatically advance to Accountant Aide Trainee 2 at a salary of $44,169.

Upon satisfactory completion of the 12-month training as an Accountant Aide Trainee 2, you will be advanced to the full title of Accountant Aide, without further examination, at a salary of $49,393.

An appointee's performance in the trainee position and in prescribed training and development programs will be observed and evaluated.

The prescribed training and development program will include extensive on the job training and carefully designed and monitored work experience.

In addition to the six credit hours REQUIRED in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

You MUST have an additional six credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation (for a total of 12 credit hours) in order to complete this traineeship.

An appointee not meeting required standards can be terminated at any time after the initial eight weeks and before completion of the traineeship.

Advanced Placement:
Appointees to these positions will serve a two-year traineeship.

However, if you have 18 months of full-time experience as described above AND nine semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, or taxation courses, you may be appointed directly to the Trainee 2 Level, reducing the length of the traineeship by one year.

If you have two years of full-time experience as described above AND 12 semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, or taxation courses, you may be appointed directly to the journey level.

You must inform the Appointing Authority of this experience and education at time of interview. Advanced Placement appointments are at the discretion of the hiring agency.

Conditions of Employment:
- $39,534 (Trainee 1

• NS equated to SG9)

- $44,169 (Trainee 2

• NS equated to SG11)

- $49,363 (Full Performance level SG-13)

This position leads to a maximum salary of $63,169 based on annual performance advances and traineeship advances.


NY HELPS:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), 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.

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