Senior Accountant/ Accountant Trainee 1/2 (NY HELPS), WCB Item #2527

Summary: The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Office of Financial Services. The role involves providing critical analysis of Special Fund revenues and expenditures, overseeing file submissions by Third Party Administrators, and performing thorough reviews of reconciliation files, among other responsibilities. Responsibilities: - Provide critical analysis of Special Fund revenues, expenditures and budgetary needs - Retrieve and analyze data from Statewide Financial System (SFS) and other systems - Oversee file submission by Third Party Administrators (TPA) to ensure that all files are submitted timely and adhere to the WCB directives - Perform a complete and thorough review of TPA reconciliation files submitted, monthly - Accurately identify and address reconciling issues. Work with the TPA's to obtain supporting documentation and resolve reconciliation discrepancies - Serve as backup Accounts Payable Processor to provide support to the Finance Payment Unit as necessary, utilizing the SFS to process various voucher types - Process Cancel/Close and Payment Stop within SFS - Prepare daily cash needs report on a rotating weekly basis - Process general ledger journal entries as requested by Accounts Staff - Monitor shared email mailbox(s) for incoming processing requests, ensure all inquiries are addressed timely and accurately - Participate in group setting, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships - Complete special projects and/or special/priority requests as requested by supervisor or management - Ability to manage multiple tasks - Correspond in a professional manner with co-workers, management, and external stakeholders - Strong analytical, written and communication skills - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel and Word) - Working knowledge of Statewide Financial System or the equivalent Oracle PeopleSoft applications Required Qualifications: - Candidate must have 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 - Accountant Trainee 1 (Hiring Rate $53,764) - 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 - Accountant Trainee 2 (Hiring Rate $59,994) - 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, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles - A master's or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation may substitute for one year of experience - Senior Accountant (Hiring Rate $66,951) - Either 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 two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR - A master's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles; OR - A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State - Individuals certified eligible for the 55b/c program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55b/c of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. To be considered, you must meet the minimum qualifications and provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response - Candidates must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list - Candidates must have one year permanent or 55 b/c service in a title designated as appropriate for transfer in accordance with 70.1 or 70.4 of the Civil Service Law - To be eligible for a 70.4 transfer, a candidate must have one year or permanent, competitive service in a position allocated to a grade 12 or higher, a bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, auditing or taxation OR 24 credit hours in accounting, auditing or taxation and have standing on the most recent PCO exam Required Skills: Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Statewide Financial System, Oracle PeopleSoft, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Certified Public Accountant license Benefits: Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually., Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave in year one, increasing to 20+ days with additional years of service., Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually., Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF/CSEA and eight (8) days paid sick leave annually for M/C., Annual professional leave and educational leave opportunities for eligible staff., Eligible employees and dependents can choose from a variety of affordable and generous health insurance programs., Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost., Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)., Enrollment in the New York State pension system which has earned the distinction of being one of the best-managed and best-funded plans in the nation OR Optional Retirement Defined Contribution Plan with 8% salary match (eligibility requirements apply)., NYS Deferred Compensation and an exclusive 403(b) Optional Retirement Savings Plan., Paid Parental Leave for all employees and Paid Family Leave (M/C Only)., Eligibility for various life insurance options., Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Program, Flexible Spending Program, which allows employees to set aside pre-tax payroll deductions for eligible health care and dependent care expenses., A hybrid telecommuting schedule can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview.