Senior Accountant-Open Competitive Exam

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Senior Accountant-Open Competitive Exam

Salary

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Location

Rochester, NY

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

25EOC60017-500

Department

Various Departments

Opening Date

01/03/2025

Closing Date

1/31/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Civil Service Exam Date

03/01/2025

• Description

• Benefits

General Description

The eligible list resulting from this exam will be used to fill vacancies at (both) the City of Rochester and the Rochester Housing Authority.

City of Rochester salary range: $56,097 - $74,360

Rochester Housing Authority salary range: $43,925 - $62,000

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.

Typical Work Activities

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma* or Equivalent*, PLUS:

• Master’s Degree in Accounting** OR

• Bachelor’s Degree* PLUS three (3) years of experience in accounting or auditing; OR

• Associate’s Degree* PLUS five (5) years of experience in accounting or auditing; OR

• Six (6) years of experience* in accounting or auditing.

*A degree in Accounting can be substituted for one (1) year of experience

**Candidates who expect to receive this degree or diploma by August 1, 2025, may participate in the examination. If successful on the examination, you will not be certified for appointment until you have submitted proof of completion of the requirements to the City of Rochester Examination Administration Unit. Proof must be submitted no later than 2 (two) months after the completion of your degree or diploma; failure to do so will result in the removal of your name from this list.

Exam Information

Scopes/Subjects of Examination: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the following areas.

Preparing Written Material: These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

General Accounting: These questions test for knowledge of the general accounting principles and practices used in the preparation of financial statements, in the recording and reporting of financial transactions, and in financial decision-making. Candidates will be required to demonstrate a current knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Knowledge of computerized information systems as it applies to accounting may be required.

General Auditing: These questions test for knowledge of the principles and procedures involved in substantiating and examining transactions and financial statements. It will require a knowledge of auditing techniques and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS). Knowledge of the use of computerized accounting or auditing systems as it pertains to auditing may be required. Questions relating to internal controls applicable to manual and computerized accounting systems may be included.

Governmental Accounting: These questions test for knowledge of the accounting practices employed to provide financial information used in determining and forecasting the condition of governmental units, and used for monitoring governmental performance, in terms of legal, contractual and fiduciary requirements. These questions will test for knowledge of and familiarity with common governmental funds, appropriation and encumbrance accounting, accounting for revenue and expenditures, and other aspects of accounting relating to the governmental sector.

Understanding and Interpreting Tabular Material: These questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted to use the calculator function of your cell phone.

Test Guide:

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm

For full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

For less-than full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers numerous growth opportunities to include the potential to transition into full-time, permanent employment.

Agency

City of Rochester (NY)

Address

30 Church Street Room 103A Rochester, New York, 14614

Phone

585-428-7115

Website

http://www.cityofrochester.gov

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