Accountant

An employee in this class performs professional accounting work in maintaining accounting records, preparing reports and assisting in establishing new accounting systems. The incumbent maintains the accounting records of an agency or department according to established account classifications, including cashbooks, subsidiary journals and general ledgers. The incumbent assists administrative supervisors and higher-level accountants in changing or establishing accounting procedures and may simplify existing systems. Supervision may be exercised over a number of clerical employees in the account clerical and general clerical series. Work requires independent judgment on technical accounting problems. Work is reviewed upon completion for overall standard performance and is subject to periodic audit. Does related work as required.

Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelor's Degree *, which includes, or is supplemented by, at least twenty-four (24) credits in Accounting , and two (2) years of experience as an accountant or auditor.

The only subject of the examination will be an evaluation of the candidates’ training and experience. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience against the background of the duties of the position. All candidates should submit an application to the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. After a preliminary review of qualifications, all approved candidates will be required to complete and return a questionnaire describing their relevant training and experience. The rating of training and experience will be based upon the information candidates provide on the questionnaire. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved in the candidate’s favor. Additional information concerning a candidate’s training and experience will not be accepted after the questionnaire has been rated. Rank on the eligible list will be determined by the scores received on the training and experience evaluation plus veterans’ credits if applicable.