Accountant Aide (NY HELPS)

New York State Thruway Authority; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Thruway Authority is seeking an Accountant Aide to assist in revenue accounting tasks. This role includes processing payments, invoicing, and ensuring accuracy in financial data. Candidates should have foundational accounting knowledge and experience is preferred, particularly in handling financial data and customer interactions. The position offers a solid starting salary and benefits package, with opportunities for advancement through the NY HELPS program.

Benefits

Paid time off

Sick leave incentive

Tuition assistance (90%)

Free onsite employee parking

Qualifications

• Candidates must have relevant coursework in accounting.
• Experience in financial data management desirable.
• Ability to assist in audits and reconciliations required.

Responsibilities

• Process daily cash and check receipts.
• Assist customers with payment processing.
• Prepare invoices and handle payment follow-ups.

Skills

Financial data preparation

Account reconciliation

Customer service

Education

12 credit hours in accounting

6 credit hours in accounting or related fields

Job description

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New York State Thruway Authority provided pay range

This range is provided by New York State Thruway Authority. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$45,580.00/yr - $72,176.00/yr

Description

Duties Description

Under the general supervision of a Senior Accountant in the Revenue Accounting Department, the Accountant Aide will be assigned a wide variety of duties. These duties include, but are not limited to:

• Daily cash, check, and credit card receipt processing and posting
• Work with customers to process payments both in person and via phone
• Delinquency Notices
• Invoicing
• Follow ups
• Review TFP entries for accuracy
• Daily, monthly, and year-end posting of accounting entries
• Creating new customers in TFP
• Refund requests
• Prepare Write On/Off
• Prepare and enter transfers
• Other duties/projects as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS FOR CURRENT STATE EMPLOYEES:
  
  

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

All trainee level transfer candidates must have 6 credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and must successfully complete a 2-year traineeship which will lead to the journey-level SG-13, Accountant Aide.

All journey-level transfer candidates must have 12 credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.

• NY HELPS MINIMUM 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.

Accountant Aide Trainee 2: Nine credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and either 18 months 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.

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 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.

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 1 Teamsters 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.

Telecommuting availability and work hours will be discussed at time of 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 $38,580 up to Job Rate $65,176.

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.

$38,580 (Trainee 1, equated to SG-09)

$42,286 (Trainee 2, equated to SG-11)

$46,371 (Journey Level, SG-13)

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 [e-mail] or call [phone].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Analyst, and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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