Senior Accountant

City of Rochester•Rochester, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, PLUS two (2) years of experience in accounting and/or auditing
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

Responsibilities

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