CARN0340223-0000
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2025-04-04T00:00:00
Accountant *Must currently hold title, be on the list or meet minimum qualifications to sit for Putnam County exam. * TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)Maintains and oversees maintenance of all general ledger accounting operations and functions;Performs or oversees record-keeping and required fiscal reporting for department, municipality, local, state and federal agencies;Provides advice and assistance with regard to required reporting obligations, including interpretation of guidelines, instructions, schedules, and other criteria;Prepares and oversees preparation of a variety of fiscal reports, including financial statements, budget projections, reports to governmental agencies etc.;Prepares bank reconciliations and balances for a variety of accounts/funds such as general, payroll, capital projects, trust and agency, special aid, etc.;Maintains and oversees accounting methods and procedures;Uses finance software for accounting purposes;Checks, classifies and codes financial transactions for computer input;Analyzes records of past and present operations, trends and costs, estimated revenues, and appropriations;Assists in the preparation of schedules and annual financial statements required in the annual year end closing process;May be responsible for maintaining records, billing processes, reconciliations and reports to governmental agencies;Performs a variety of related activities as required.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EitherBachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or similar field and two (2) years of general or municipal accounting experience, which must have included maintenance of general journals and ledgers and/or preparation of financial statements; orBachelor’s degree and four (4) years of general or municipal accounting experience, which must have included maintenance of general journals and ledgers and/or the preparation of financial statements;Associate’s degree in Accounting ,Finance, business administration, or similar field and four (4) years of general or municipal accounting experience, which must have included maintenance of general journals and ledgers and/or the preparation of financial statements;Associates degree or completion of sixty (60) college credits and six (6) years of general or municipal accounting experience, which must have included maintenance of general journals and ledgers and/or the preparation of financial statements; orGraduation from high school or possession of a comparable diploma and eight (8) years of general or municipal accounting experience, which must have included maintenance of general journals and ledgers and/or preparation of financial statements.SUBSTITUTION NOTE: Certification as a Public Accountant by the State of New York may be substituted for two (2) years of general accounting experience.
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Carmel Central School District
Lower Hudson Valley
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