Senior Accountant or Accountant Trainee 1 or 2 (NY HELPS)

The NYS Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance is seeking Senior Accountants/Trainees to work on agency fiscal systems. The role involves supporting legacy fiscal systems and participating in the implementation of a new Statewide Benefit Issuance System, while also providing key support as subject matter experts for financial management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Federal and State laws, proposed Federal and State legislation, departmental releases, program policy, fiscal policy, rules, work methods/procedures, and regulations to determine the fiscal impact to the existing fiscal systems and the financial management component of the IES project, as well as the impact of changes upon local social services districts
• Determining legacy system changes needed, reviewing and developing business requirement documents, participating in the development of testing plans for system changes and conducting user acceptance testing for the computer accounting system used by local district accounting staff
• Maintain various fiscal system procedural manuals that are used by local district accounting staff
• Contribute to the planning, analysis, and design of the statewide IES by identifying business and functional requirements with a focus on the financial management
• Become a subject matter expert within the IES financial management project
• Actively participate in meetings and prepare documentation as needed, as well as prepare responses to inquiries about fiscal systems or procedures and IES from local social services districts, other agencies, or department staff
• Frequently communicate both verbally and in writing with other members of the Fiscal Systems Bureau, as well as other areas of OTDA, and other state agencies
• Effectively manage and prioritize project deadlines and assist unit members meeting these deadlines and adapt to dynamic changes to priorities and deadlines
• Perform system testing as the IES project progresses to the level which requires the Fiscal Systems Bureau to assess functionality is working to specifications, then report on this performance to appropriate unit members

Skills

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses for Trainee 1
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing for Trainee 2
• A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing for the Full Performance Level
• A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience
• A master's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing may substitute for the two years of experience required for the Full Performance Level
• A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State may substitute for the two years of experience required for the Full Performance Level
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Willingness to learn the agency's existing financial systems and Fiscal Reference material to assist IT personnel
• Experience in analyzing Federal and State laws, proposed Federal and State legislation, departmental releases, program policy, fiscal policy, rules, work methods/procedures, and regulations

Benefits

• Telecommuting up to 50% may be available in accordance with The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance policy and can be discussed during the interview.

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