Position Title

ACCOUNTANT - SCHOOL - BUSH CAMPUS

Required Application Type

School Related Personnel

Job Description

Exceptional package including but not limited to:

Paid annual holidays Schedule follows BOCES school calendar or host site school calendar Generous paid sick/vacation time Premium Health plans (GST pays 82%) Premium Dental and Vision Plans FSA & HRA

NYS Retirement System 403b Plan/457 optional Deferred Comp Optional Additional Stipends per NU Policy Tuition Reimbursement

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Full-time (1.0 FTE), 8 hour day, 12 month position

• Posts and maintains district accounting records
• Prepares entries necessary to close accounts at the end of the school year
• Prepares financial and statistical reports from accounting records
• Takes monthly trial balances and reconciles with the monthly bank statements
• Maintains records of investments, insurance and borrowing
• Prepares cash flow records and district ledgers
• Makes financial analyses and studies required
• Maintains overall supervision over accounts payable, payroll and employee records
• Prepares state aid reports
• Records and posts summary accounting records on a personal computer
• Prepares investment schedules
• Keeps records of receipts and expenditures and allocates receipts to proper funds
• Maintains bond and debt service register and oversees the management of bond retirement
• Acts as liaison with district independent auditors

Job Qualifications

This is a competitive Civil Service position.  The selected candidate must be among the top three of the Accountant (School) Civil Service Certificate of Eligibles List, after taking the required exam, if not currently holding the title.

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related filed, including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting OR
2. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered two-year college or university with an Associate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a closely related field, including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting AND two (2) years of experience in professional accounting or financial auditing; OR
3. An equivalent combination of training and experience, as defined by the limits of A) and B) above.

 

 

Application Procedure

Application Procedure

• Click on the green "Apply Now" button at the bottom of the posting to complete the online application and submit required certification credentials.
• SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: https://gstboces.recruitfront.com/

Employment application, letter of Interest, detailed résumé, copies of all undergraduate and graduate college transcripts, copies of all current NYS certifications and all current NYS licenses, and one to three current, dated and signed letters of professional reference (must be less than one year old)

The Greater Southern Tier BOCES does not discriminate in employment or in the education programs and activities which it operates on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religion, race, color, national origin or disability in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and New York State Human Rights Law.

Job Category

CLERICAL

Job Location

GST BOCES REGION; BUSH CAMPUS

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