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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 10/28/26

Applications Due01/28/27

Vacancy ID227917

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NY HELPSNo

55-b/c EligibleNo

AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS

TitleSenior Accountant

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitNone listed

Salary RangeFrom $80000 to $83000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

InternshipNo

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County New York

Street Address 5 Grand Central East

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10017

Duties Description *Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with resume to be considered.

• This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.
• Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require accommodation.

BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for managing the financial side of all federally funded programs. Functions include tracking draw requests of federal appropriations, communicating and interacting with staff in ESD departments, maintaining schedules of sources, uses and balances for each program, ensuring accounting and program balances are reconciled and preparing monthly journal entries, account analyses and quarterly and annual schedules in support of ESD's financial statements and other key management reports.

WORK PERFORMED:

• Record, track and analyze federally funded programs.
• Work with ESD departments to provide supporting information for drawdown requests to the

US Treasury as required.

• Liaise regularly with staff in all ESD departments including, but not limited to, Loans & Grants, Small Business and Technology and Regional Offices.
• Monitor transfer of funds when payments are received and provide coding for the receipt of funds into ESD's PeopleSoft Financial System.
• Coordinate regularly scheduled meetings with program staff to review and reconcile project balances.
• Assist program staff with all federal reporting, as necessary.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy of funding activity.
• Prepare journal entries to record all program transactions.
• Analyze and reconcile all programmatic income and expense accounts.
• Perform tasks, analyses and projects assigned.
• Perform other accounting functions such as review of invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, cash

deposits for assigned ESD programs and subsidiaries.

• Prepare audit work papers for internal and external auditors.

Minimum Qualifications Education level required: Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance.

Equivalent Experience required: 5 -7 years experience in equivalent accounting/analytical environment.

Knowledge Required: Excellent analytical skills; Superior knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office, Excellent communication skills; PeopleSoft Financial Management System a plus.

Additional Comments Salary range as specified.

Comprehensive Benefits Package.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Amalia Shifrin - Director, Human Resources

Telephone N/A

Fax N/A

Email Address resumes@esd.ny.gov

Address

Street 5 Grand Central East

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10017

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