Chief Accountant - Grade 31
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Positions
This title exists within Various New York State Agencies and has approximately 10 positions statewide.
*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled.
Career Ladder
A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.
| Title | Grade | Hiring Rate/yr | Job Rate/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant Trainee 1 | 14 | $53,764 | $68,630 |
| Accountant Trainee 2 | 16 | $59,994 | $76,359 |
| Senr Accountant | 18 | $66,951 | $85,138 |
| Assoc Accountant | 23 | $86,681 | $109,650 |
| Supvg Accountant | 25 | $96,336 | $121,413 |
| Prin Accountant | 27 | $106,898 | $131,665 |
| Assnt Chief Accountant | 29 | $118,425 | $145,039 |
| Chief Accountant | 31 | $131,256 | $159,784 |
| Accounting Program Dir | 66 | $156,757 | $197,170 |
All salary grades for trainees titles are Non-Statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.
This title may exist in more than one negotiating unit. This salary schedule represents the most typical salary for this title. Click here to view additional salary information regarding the various bargaining units.
An individual's final salary is determined by the Office of the State Comptroller. This salary schedule does not reflect any Special Salary Treatments
Job Duties
As a Chief Accountant, you would function as a director or assistant director of a large-scale accounting program. You would direct or assist in the direction of accounting operations and oversee a staff of professional accountants and/or auditors. You would plan and manage the financial reporting, accounting, collection and reconciliation for an agency; manage the preparation of Statewide financial statements on both a cash and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis mandated by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), oversee the cash management of State accounts and investments, as well as federal grant receipts; and manage the accounting for taxes, refunds, miscellaneous revenues, and appropriations of the State.
View the classification standard for this title which illustrates the nature, extent and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe.
Summary of Minimum Qualifications
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.
You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.
On or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive, non-competitive NY HELPS**, or 55-b/55-c service as shown below. If you have received a permanent appointment to a qualifying title listed and served provisionally*** in that title immediately preceding your permanent appointment, such provisional service may be counted towards meeting the time in title required for this examination.
Either A. Assistant Chief Accountant;
Or B. Principal Accountant, Principal Accountant (State Accounts and Systems), or Auditor 3.
Only the title or titles listed are qualifying.
For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.
31-490020
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.
How to Apply
This title is filled via promotion by the agency or agencies which have this title. Candidates must have had appropriate service in the promotional field for this title to be eligible for consideration. Applicants must apply directly to the agency or agencies that have this title.
Mobility Options
Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the career ladder. Additional movement may be achieved through transfer or other examinations.
For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.
You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.