Accountant Aide - Albany, United States - Thruway Authority

Thruway Authority
Thruway Authority
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Albany, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Minimum Qualifications


Current New York State employee with one year or more of qualifying permanent service to a Grade 7 or above and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the NYS Civil Service Law.


NY HELPS Qualifications:

Accountant Aide Trainee 1:

Six credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and either one year of experience gathering, preparing and updating financial data, financial reports, and records; or reconciling accounts and data, reviewing accounting and auditing reports, and verifying accuracy of calculations, balances, and supporting documentation; or 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.

Successful completion of a 2-year traineeship will lead to the journey-level SG-13, Accountant Aide.

Journey-level

Accountant Aide:

Twelve semester credit hours of accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and either two years of gathering, preparing, and updating financial data, financial reports, and records; or reconciling data, reviewing accounting and auditing reports, and verifying accuracy of calculations, balances, and supporting documentation; or 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.

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.

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 a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.


Duties Description

  • Review and process all invoices related to engineering agreements and to nonengineering agreements with accompanying documentation into the Unifier system.
  • Prepare written correspondence to solicit necessary information.
  • Work with internal and external departments and outside entities to obtain the necessary information.
  • Assist in the creation of PINs in Timekeeper system.
  • Assist in the creation of projects within the TFP system.
  • Assist in the review of fiscal share assignments in the Unifier system.
  • Monitor and report on the status of outstanding invoices in the Unifier system. Contact
- the appropriate program manager when invoices are outstanding for a prolonged period.

  • Maintain professional open communication with the necessary personnel or stakeholders to accomplish the task at hand.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Additional Comments
Free onsite employee parking.

Remote work availability and hours will be discussed at time of interview.

This is a NYS Thruway Authority Unit 1 Teamsters position:
Health Insurance and Prescription Drug Coverage.
Dental and Vision Coverage.

13 Paid Holidays, 4 of which are floating holidays, which are credited in July each year for use from July 1st through June 30th.

Vacation, Sick and Personal Accruals.

Sick Leave is credited at the rate of one-half day each biweekly pay period up to a total of 165 days.

Sick Leave Incentive Plan - Employees who have not accumulated 165 sick days and have not used sick leave during the periods of January 1st to June 30th or July 1st to December 31st, each year, may receive two days of pay for each six-month period.

Employees who have a sick leave balance of 165 days, and continuously maintain that balance for each six-month period, may receive four days of pay for each six-month period.

Employees with 20+ years of continuous Authority/State service may receive up to an additional five days of vacation leave accruals annually.

Membership in the New York State and Local Retirement System, as well as optional enrollment in the NYS Deferred Compensation Plan.

Tuition Assistance Program which reimburses 90% of tuition costs for approved courses up to 15 credit hours per year.
New York's 529 College Savings Program, which provides New York families with a tax-advantaged way to save for college.

Flexible Spending Program, which allows employees to set aside pre-tax payroll deductions for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.

Service Award Payments - Upon completion of 10 years of Authority service, eligible employees will receive a 10-year Service Award Payment.

Payments are then awarded every five years as noted in the contract until 30 years of Authority service is reached.

Service Awards have a positive impact on retirement.
Employees are paid bi-weekly, with no lag time.
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