Accountant 1
New Jersey Department of Health
Trenton, NJJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Under the direction of a supervisory officer in a state department, institution, or agency, the Accountant 1 supervises an accounting unit or is personally responsible for a complex accounting program. Applicants must qualify through one of several combinations of accounting or auditing experience, education, accounting coursework, and professional credentials. A New Jersey driver's license is required only if operating a vehicle is necessary for the position's essential duties.
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DEFINITION: Under the direction of a supervisory officer in a state department, institution, or agency supervises the work of an accounting unit, or, personally is responsible for a complex accounting program; does related work as required.
REQUIREMENTS:
NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
Seven (7) years of professional accounting or auditing experience, including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal and government accounting.
OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional accounting courses which may include courses in municipal and government accounting; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned experience.
OR:
Possession of a valid certificate as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Registration as a Public Accountant issued by the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned experience.
NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices, and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgement and make accurate and informed decisions.
LICENSE: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,488 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New Jersey median$75–95K/yr26 salary ranges
- New Jersey median$45–50/hr356 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 416 open Accountant jobs in New Jersey and 3,488 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,303 postings).
- Education
- 1,854 of the 3,488 open Accountant jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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