Auditor 1 &Trainees (Municipal) Position Available In Erie, New York

Application Due:

07/28/2025 |

Division:

Local Government & School Accountability |

Salary Range:

$53764.00 to $85138.00

Annually Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications Do you want a career with a purpose that provides work/life balance? Apply today to join the Office of the New York State Comptroller. No NYS Civil Service exam required under the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS)

Program:

Non-Competitive Qualifications for appointment under the

NY HELPS

Program:

Auditor Trainee 1 (Municipal) For appointment to an Auditor Trainee 1 (Municipal), you must have: A bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate semester credit hours in accounting and/or auditing. •Note that 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. Auditor Trainee 2 (Municipal) For appointment to an Auditor Trainee 2 (Municipal), you must have: A bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing and one year of professional accounting and/or auditing experience. A master’s or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics may substitute for one year of qualifying experience. •Note that 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. Auditor 1 (Municipal) For appointment to an Auditor 1 (Municipal), you must have: A bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 24 undergraduate or graduate credit hours in accounting and/or auditing and two years of professional accounting A master’s or doctoral degree in accounting, business administration, business management, criminal justice, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, public administration, public or community health, public policy, political science, or statistics may substitute for one year of qualifying experience. •Note that 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.

Competitive Minimum Qualifications:

You must be currently reachable on the appropriate eligible list for this title, eligible under the 55 b/c program, or eligible to transfer to this title under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Transfer:

For 70.1 transfer to an Auditor 1 (Municipal), salary grade (SG)-18, you must have one year of permanent competitive, or 55-b/55-c service in an approved title for transfer allocated to an SG-16 or above. SG-12 or above for a Trainee 1, SG-14 or above for a Trainee 2, depending on qualifications. If approved for transfer appointment, you must also meet the special requirement below: A bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 24 credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation. To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov) Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two S-grades or one M-grade. Depending on qualifications, you may be required to serve a 1 or 2-year traineeship that leads to the full level SG-18 position 55b/55c Program appointment: This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility. For more information on this program, please visit the NYS Department of Civil Service website, 55b/c Recruitment Resources Center (ny.gov) Traineeship salary information: The position may be filled at the Auditor Trainee 1 (Municipal) equated to SG-14 ($53,764), Auditor Trainee 2 (Municipal) equated to SG-16 ($59,994), or full performance Auditor 1 (Municipal) SG-18 ($66,951) based on the candidate’s education, experience, and previous state service. Salary is nonnegotiable. Candidates hired at the trainee level will be advanced to the full performance Auditor 1 (Municipal) SG-18 following successful completion of the traineeship.