Junior Accountant - Cayuga County New York

• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business, Public Administration, Economics or related field; OR
• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree, including a minimum of eighteen semester hours in accounting; OR
• Graduation from a New York State registered or regionally accredited two-year college or university with an Associate's Degree in accounting or related field, including 18 semester hours in accounting and two years of accounting experience; OR
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to indicate ability to do the work.

• Working knowledge of general accounting principles as they relate to governmental accounting;
• Ability to adapt accounting methods to particular problems;
• Speed and accuracy in operation of calculating machines and adding machines;
• Speed and accuracy in performing fairly difficult mathematical computations;
• Good judgement in allocating charges and classifying receipts and expenditures;
• Tact in dealing with other departmental personnel and the public;
• Ability to keep a set of accounting records, to prepare closing entries, take trial balance and to verify, analyze and reconcile accounts and inventory reports;
• Ability to work with others and keep data confidential.

• Codes and classifies receipts according to a standard classification prior to posting to general and subsidiary ledgers;
• Maintains cost accounts, prepares closing entries, and takes trial balances;
• Verifies, analyzes and reconciles bank accounts;
• May process payment of county warrants;
• May prepare and account for Court and Trust actions;
• May assist in overseeing the accounting activities of departmental programs and grants in accordance with standard State regulations;
• Posts to a general ledger or one or more subsidiary ledgers from books of original entry or media prepared by an accountant of higher rank;
• May maintain in-house employee personnel information;
• Oversees and/or prepares necessary payroll forms for Civil Service and County Treasurer's and /or Finance Office and checks for Orients new staff regarding benefits and agency policies;
• Prepares payroll from employee time records for submission and processing by the finance office;
• Prepares year-end cost reports;
• Prepares quarterly State Aide claims for review and submission;
• Participates in meetings regarding expenses and purchases, which impact the department;
• Prepares financial reports of balances of the appropriation accounts for the department;
• Prepares financial statements and works with independent auditors with direction from the department head;
• Prepares and/or oversees and accumulates statistical reports as required;
• Assists with annual budget preparation;
• Computes annual depreciation charges according to a standard formula and maintains related fixed asset records;
• Works with third party payers and families in collecting accounts;
• Ensures purchases are made with Purchase Orders and processes same within budgetary limits;
• Maintains employee files and benefit records and responds to employee inquiries as appropriate;
• May participate in disaster activities as trained and assigned;
• Does related reports and tasks as assigned or needed.                                            

Cayuga County Civil Service Commission hires for 35 county departments, 23 Towns, 9 Villages, 6 School Districts and 5 Special Districts.We also administer Civil Service examinations to interested candidates for civil service jobs within Cayuga County.