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Senior Bookkeeper Jobs in City of Schenectady, New York, USA at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Location: City of Schenectady
Location:
Schenectady, NY
SUNY Schenectady County Community College – Senior Bookkeeper
Posted On:
Wed Sep 18 2024
SUNY Schenectady County Community College seeks a full-time Senior Bookkeeper in Administration. This is a competitive provisional civil service position that involves the moderately difficult responsibility for posting, computing, and verifying financial accounts and records. An employee in this class also performs a variety of related clerical and typing duties. General supervision is received from higher-level supervisors, with leeway allowed for making independent judgments concerning routine policies and procedures.
Direct supervision may be exercised over the work of Account Clerks and Bookkeepers.
Typical Work
Activities:
Posts to journal of ledger accounts from vouchers, payrolls, purchase orders, allotment schedules, receipts, and other original entry media.
Reconciles trial balances and proves figures.
Prepares statistical and accounting reports.
Prepares worksheets and accruals for reports.
Posts budget amendments and monthly and annual balances.
Enters a variety of receipts and expenditures according to a prescribed code on ledger and journal.
Operates calculating, check writing, and other office machinery.
Reviews and checks account keeping records and reports for arithmetical and clerical accuracy.
Sorts and processes bills, vouchers, and checks.
Performs incidental typing and clerical tasks related to the account keeping function.
Assign work, reviews and records work done and instructs new employees in specialized account keeping activities.
Supervises the verifying and reconciling of individual account balances.
Oversees and classifies a variety of receipts.
Assists in calculating financial aid reductions and draw down of federal funds.
Does related work as required.
Job Requirements:
Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics:
Good knowledge of the theory and practice of account keeping methods and procedures.
Good knowledge of methods of maintaining and checking financial accounts and records.
Good knowledge of office terminology, procedures, and equipment.
Good knowledge of business arithmetic and English.
Ability to plan and supervise the work of others.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Clerical aptitude.
Physical condition commensurate with demands of the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
(A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State College with an associate’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; OR
(B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and two (2) years of experience maintaining financial accounts and records; OR
(C) Four (4) years of experience as defined by the limits of (B) above; OR
(D) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), and (C) above.
Residency Requirement:
Must be a Schenectady County resident.
Special Information:
Provisional appointments may be made to positions in the competitive class if no list of eligible candidates exists. All provisional appointees are subject to passing a competitive examination and be reachable on any list established as a result of such an examination.
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Title: Senior Bookkeeper
Company: SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Location: City of Schenectady, New York, USA
Category: Administrative/Clerical, Accounting
