Supervising Accountant Position Available In New York, New York

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Program. NY HELP No The agency in which the vacancy exists. Agency Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of The job title for the vacancy. Title Supervising Accountant The job title for the vacancy. Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing The salary grade for this vacancy. Salaries are determined by salary grade and bargaining unit. Salary Grade 25 The collective bargaining unit to which this vacancy is assigned. Bargaining Unit PS&T – Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) The minimum and maximum of the salary range for this vacancy. Salary Range From $96336 to $121413 Annually Indicates whether this job is full-time or part-time. If the job is part-time, an estimated percentage will be provided. Employment Type Full-Time This indicates the type of job, typically permanent, temporary, or provisional. ‘Provisional’ means that the appointment will be temporary until the incumbent takes and passes an appropriate civil service examination. Appointment Type Contingent Permanent Jurisdictional class is the indicator for how this job can be filled. The classified service is governed by the Civil Service Commission, and consists of competitive, non-competitive, exempt, and labor classes. ‘Competitive class’ indicates that the applicant must take and pass an appropriate civil service examination. ‘Non-competitive class’ indicates that the applicant’s qualifications will be evaluated without a civil service examination. ‘Exempt class’ indicates that the applicant will be evaluated by methods other than competitive or non-competitive, and that incumbents will not be granted tenure. ‘Labor class’ requires that applicants possess skills or other physical characteristics that cannot effectively be evaluated by other means. The unclassified service is legislatively defined, and includes such positions as elected officials, department and agency heads, and all academic personnel in public schools, colleges, and universities. Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Estimates the percentage of time incumbents of this vacancy will be required to travel. Travel Percentage 40% This provides information on the expected workweek. Workweek Mon-Fri The number of hours in the workweek, typically 37.5 or 40 for full time, or any other number for part time. Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday The start time for this vacancy. If the agency employs flextime, this will be the earliest time this vacancy’s shift can start. From 8 AM The end time for this vacancy. If the agency employs flextime, this will be the latest time this vacancy’s shift can end. To 5 AM If checked, the agency allows flextime. Flextime allowed? No If checked, this vacancy includes mandatory overtime. Mandatory overtime? No If checked, this agency allows compressed workweek scheduling. Compressed workweek allowed? No If checked, this agency allows telecommuting for this position. Telecommuting allowed? Yes The county in which the vacancy is located. County New York The street address where the vacancy is located. Street Address 633 Third Avenue The city where the vacancy is located. City New York The state where the vacancy is located (the default is New York). State NY The zip code where the vacancy is located. Zip Code 10017 The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Supervising Accountant will report to Office of Administration and Finance’s Grants Program Administration, Fiscal Monitoring Unit. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide oversight of the fiscal monitoring of grantees receiving federal and state funded grant contracts throughout New York State including counties, other local jurisdictions, and not-for-profit organizations.
• Manage the New York City staff of the Fisca Monitoring Unit in Grants Program Administration, including the selection, evaluation and training of professional staff.
• Train and supervise subordinate staff and serve in a leadership capacity within the unit: serve on committees and workgroups; participate in the development of unit procedures and protocols.
• Review and keep up to date on applicable Federal and State grant rules and regulations.
• Provide consultation and assistance to subordinate staff and subrecipients regarding Federal and State grant rules and regulations.
• Act as lead fiscal monitor on complex or sensitive monitoring reviews.
• Conduct oversight of all reviews conducted to ensure timely follow-up and close-out occurs on all monitoring issues.
• Communicate to the Director significant subrecipient monitoring issues and their assessed implications that are identified.
• Perform other duties and special projects as required.
• Ability to speak comfortably with various group sizes and levels of professionals.
• Previous audit or monitoring experience and strong writing skills are preferred.
• Travel may be required (approximately 40%), including during evening and weekends, depending on mission and assignment.
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Current New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services employee with one year or more permanent, contingent-permanent or 55b/c service as a Supervising Accountant and are interested in reassignment; OR Current New York State employee with one year or more of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55b/c service in a position allocated to a Grade 23 and eligible for transfer under Section 70.1, 52.6 as appropriate of the Civil Service Law. If approved for transfer appointment, you must also meet the special requirement(s): A bachelor’s degree & 24 credit hours

• in accounting, auditing, or taxation.
• Courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours.

NOTE:

This vacancy posting is for the purposes of notifying individuals about transfer opportunities. You are encouraged to access GOT-IT on the Career Mobility website (careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo) to determine transfer eligibility.

OR Provisional Pending Exam:

If a viable eligible list does not exist, a provisional appointment may be made in accordance with Civil Service Law. Candidates who accept a provisional appointment must take the next competitive examination and be reachable on the resultant eligible list in order to be considered for permanent appointment to the position.

Please visit https:

//www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/ for additional information on state examinations. The minimum qualifications for a provisional appointment are: One year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as an Associate Accountant or Associate Accountant (State Accounts & Systems). OR Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP): If there are no more than three qualified candidates in the promotion field for this position, the agency will request approval from the Department of Civil Service to fill this position via a non-competitive promotion (NCP) examination, pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for the NCP, candidates must be in the departmental promotion field and have one year or more in a permanent or contingent–permanent competitive, or 55b/c service as an Associate Accountant and must not have failed or failed to take the last holding of the promotion examination for the title listed above. Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments This position is eligible for location pay of $4,000.

NOTE:

Support of operations during times of emergency and disaster from State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), state field offices and/or local deployments may be required, which would result in a change and/or increase in working hours, locations and/or duties.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING

Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines. Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. The name of the contact person for this vacancy. Name Human Rescources/VE The telephone number to use for questions about this vacancy. Telephone 518-486-5700 The fax to use for this vacancy. Fax 518-485-8432 Email address for emailing applications, or to ask questions about this vacancy. Email Address HRresumes@DHSES.ny.gov Address The street address of the contact for this vacancy. Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM 1220 Washington Ave., Bldg 7A, 5th Floor The city for the contact for this vacancy. City Albany The state of the contact for this vacancy (the default is New York). State NY The zip code for the contact for this vacancy. Zip Code 12226 Instructions for potential applicants. Notes on Applying Please submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy

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in the subject line of your application email to HRresumes@dhses.ny.gov.