Bookkeeper II

City of New York • New York, NY

4d • $50,394 - $66,865 • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the Property Clerk Division of the New York City Police Department is to accept, catalog, safeguard, store, produce as required for court, return to legal owner or otherwise legally dispose of all property coming into the custody of the New York City Police Department. This role involves performing bookkeeping functions related to financial records, including computations, posting, and preparing bank reconciliations. The Bookkeeper II will work under supervision with limited latitude for independent action, examining demands, verifying accuracy, posting to ledgers and journals, and making adjusting and closing entries.

Requirements

• Completion of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university, including 6 credits in accounting; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and two years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience; or
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to the above.
• College education may be substituted for experience on the basis that 15 semester credits from an accredited college may be substituted for each year of required experience.
• All candidates must have a high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and either 6 semester credits in accounting from an accredited college or 6 months of experience as a bookkeeper.
• Permanent in the Bookkeeper civil service title.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience as a Bookkeeper (40526) or at least four years of satisfactory full-time bookkeeping experience to be eligible for Assignment Level III.

Responsibilities

• Under varying degrees of difficulty, perform computations and/or supervisory bookkeeping functions related to financial records.
• Under supervision, with little latitude for independent or unreviewed action or decision, perform computations of ordinary difficulty and responsibility related to financial records.
• Perform computations and posts or compiles financial data as directed for accounting purposes, or for calculating balances or refunds.
• Examines demands and verifies their accuracy by consulting supporting financial records and data.
• Posts to general end subsidiary ledgers and journals.
• Performs bank reconciliations prepares balances and/or makes adjusting and closing entries to accounts.

Benefits

• Health insurance for the employee and his or her spouse or domestic partner and unemancipated children under age 26
• Union benefits such as dental and vision coverage
• Paid annual leave
• Sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Pension
• Optional savings and pre-tax programs such as Deferred Compensation, IRA, and a flexible spending account.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree