MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Performs general accounting duties such as maintaining a general ledger, making journal entries, advising supervisors in regard to appropriate balances and fund transfers, and reconciling trial balances, bank statements and accounts. Assists in the development and implementation of new accounting procedures and systems to provide a clear audit trail of financial transactions. Prepares a variety of financial and statistical reports and analyses to comply with State, Federal and Local requirements, and to provide pertinent information for decision making. Assists in the preparation of an annual budget including estimation of revenues and appropriations. Assists in the implementation of new accounting procedures. Job Qualifications REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A) Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or public administration, or closely related field; or B) Possession of an Associate’s Degree or higher in accounting, business or public administration or closely related field and two years of accounting* or auditing* experience involving the maintenance of agency books and the preparation of budget and financial reports; OR; C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A) and B) above. Broome County Civil Service exam required. NOTE: *Accounting – professional level position which involves the art of recording, classifying, verifying and reporting financial data and presenting an analysis or interpretation of their significance. Its function is to provide quantitative information, primarily financial in nature, about economic entities that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions and in making reasoned choices among alternate courses of action. It includes the preparation of financial statements and schedules. **Auditing – the art of confirming financial statements for the purpose of expressing an opinion that these statements fairly represent the financial condition of the enterprise and its operating results, and further that these statements are presented to conform with generally accepted accounting standards in a consistent manner. Auditing is the art of documenting the veracity of financial data; it includes a critical review of internal controls, a systemic examination and verification of financial records and documents, and an appraisal of fiscal procedures and operations. Civil Service Title: Accountant Job Number: 24-228