Jr Accountant

Albany Housing Authority; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Housing Authority in Albany, NY is seeking a Junior Accountant to support the accounting functions under supervision. The role involves routine financial tasks and attention to accuracy in the books and records assigned.

Responsibilities include processing accounts payable with Tenmast, assisting in month-end close, posting journal entries, and reconciling select bank accounts while providing support to the Accountant II.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in accounting and three (3) years full-time paid accounting experience
• High school diploma with five (5) years accounting experience
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.

Responsibilities

• Performs accounts payable using Tenmast software
• Assists in month-end closing process
• Prepares schedules and provides support to Accountant II
• Processes monthly bank account reconciliations
• Posts journal entries to ledgers
• Processes utility bills and tracks usage
• Performs related work as required

Skills

Office terminology

Accounting principles

MS Office

Record keeping

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Three years accounting experience

Tools

Tenmast

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

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Jr Accountant

CLERICAL Albany, NY, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1219

Salary: $49,271.96 Annually

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

An incumbent in this class performs accounting functions and has direct and indirect responsibility for the accounting functions related to the books and records assigned. Work is performed under general supervision of the Accountant II title. The position independently performs accounting work in connection with a variety of accounting assignments and does related work as required. The work is primarily of a routine nature.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES (Illustrative only)

• Performs all accounts payable functions using software provided (Tenmast at present)
• Assists in month end closing process
• Prepares schedules for and provides support to the Accountant II and other titles
• Processes monthly reconciliations for some bank accounts
• Posts journal entries to ledgers
• Processes utility bills, including tracking of usage
• Performs related work as required

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of office terminology and computer equipment
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Experience with the use of spreadsheets, word processing programs and other related Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to accurately prepare accounting records
• High degree of accuracy
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Ability to organize and plan work assigned
• Ability to communicate well with others
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree (or higher) in accounting or closely related field and three (3) years full-time paid satisfactory experience working in the Accounting field; OR

(B) Graduation from high school and Five (5) years of full-time paid satisfactory experience working in the Accounting fieldOR

(C) Any equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.