Senior Accountant

City of Rochester, NY; Rochester (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Rochester, NY is seeking a Senior Accountant responsible for designing, implementing, and updating accounting procedures and business office systems. You will oversee complex ledgers and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements. Under the NY HELPS Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived.

City residency will be required within one year of hire. Supervisory responsibilities may extend to Accountants and clerical staff, with involvement in grants

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting with required credentials and two years of accounting or auditing experience.
• Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or related field with at least 18 accounting credits and three years of accounting/auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensures accounting procedures and records meet Federal, State and local requirements.
• Supervises or participates in reconciling subsystems with automated accounting systems.
• Prepares government grant applications and audits of grants.
• Develops and updates financial reports using spreadsheet/database software.
• Trains staff in accounting activities and procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, Business Administration with 18 accounting credits

Job description

Posting number: 26DM439ESA57

Department: Department of Environmental Services

Division: Architecture & Engineering

Job classification: Senior Accountant

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance

Summary

This is a senior accounting position with responsibility for the design, modification and/or implementation of new or existing accounting procedures and business office systems. Incumbents perform the more complex accounting operations pertaining to automated and manual general and subsidiary ledgers. General supervision is received with latitude for independent judgment within established objectives, policies, and procedures. Supervision may be exercised over Accountants, Junior Accountants and clerical personnel. Related work is performed as required.
Under the NY HELPS Program, the Civil Service Exam for this title has been waived. For additional information regarding the NY HELPS Program, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/faq.cfm

CITY RESIDENCY WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF HIRE.

Examples of duties

• Ensures that all accounting procedures and records meet Federal, State and local requirements and regulations;
• May supervise or participate in integrating and reconciling subsystems with automated accounting systems;
• Advises other departments in accounting matters as required;
• Supervises or prepares entries to automated financial systems, according to established accounting procedures;
• Prepares government grant applications and audits of existing grants;
• Develops and updates financial reports using personal computer software such as spreadsheet and database programs;
• Designs new accounting procedures/systems or modifies existing systems to provide records of and controls on financial transactions;
• Trains others in accounting activities and procedures;
• Audits contracts and vouchers and approves claims for payment;
• Prepares specialized or standard financial statements and reports;
• Monitors, audits, reconciles and analyzes accounts;
• Prepares detailed financial reports for submission to funding sources;
• Participates in year-end audit.

Qualifications

EITHER:

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, PLUS two (2) years of experience in accounting and/or auditing; OR
2. Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related degree which included a minimum of eighteen (18) semester credits in accounting coursework, PLUS three (3) years of experience in accounting and/or auditing.