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Senior Accountant - 70001

New York State Civil Service

Albany, NYFull-time$70–89K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$70–89K/yr
Location
Albany, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Work authorization required

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Job overview

The Senior Accountant will work in the Accounts Receivable/Billing Unit within the ITS Finance Office, under the direction of an Associate Accountant. The role handles billing and revenue activities, prepares financial management reports, supports cost allocation and rate development, and responds to customer and stakeholder questions. Candidates may qualify through civil service eligibility, transfer eligibility, or the NY HELPS program, subject to the stated education and experience pathways.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Accounts Receivable, nice to haveBilling, nice to haveAccounting Systems, nice to haveFinancial Reporting, nice to haveCost Allocation, nice to haveRate Development, nice to haveRate Reconciliation, nice to haveRevenue Coding, nice to haveCollections, nice to have

Qualifications

Civil Service List Eligibility or Transfer Eligibility, requiredBachelor's in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation or Related Coursework, requiredBachelor's Degree and 24 Accounting Credits, requiredTwo Years Accounting or Auditing Experience, requiredMaster's in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation and One Year Experience or CPA License, requiredPermanent U.S. Work Authorization, required

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

NY HELPS Yes

55-b/c Eligible Yes

Agency Information Technology Services, Office of

Title Senior Accountant - 70001

Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $69964 to $88970 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Swan St. Bldg, Core 4, Flr 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12210

Duties Description Under the direction of the Associate Accountant, SG-23, the Senior Accountant, SG-18, will be assigned to the Accounts Receivable/Billing Unit within the ITS Finance Office.Specific duties will include, but are not limited to the following:• Enter ITS invoices, credits, and adjustments into the SFS billing module.• Use appropriate chart of accounts revenue coding to bill ITS services and receive revenue accurately.• Produce and monitor monthly/quarterly billings to customers and cash receipts related to billings.• Prepare a series of financial management reports from various systems such as SFS, SFS Analytics, ITS Billing Summary, the Pinnacle Telecom Reporting systems, and other financial, budget, and billing databases.• Assist with the annual cost allocation, rate development, rate reconciliation and federal rate approval process as it relates to telecom services, premium software services and other service areas billed by this position.• Review and process service utilization and customer bills, work with customers when they have questions regarding bills, maintain and track status of LOIs and current outstanding invoices, etc., and assist with collections.• Respond to billing, invoice and supporting documentation for telecom and premium Software rate related questions from internal and external stakeholders.• Perform duties ancillary to those described above and other duties as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible listORCurrent NYS employee with permanent or contingent-permanent competitive status as a Senior Accountant, G18 OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title at or above G18 and eligible to transfer to Senior Accountant, G18 under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law; OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in an accounting, auditing or fiscal traineeship at the G14 or G16 level and eligible to transfer to an Accountant Traineeship under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.ORThis title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they a re qualified.Candidates may be required to serve a 2-year traineeship that leads to the SG- 18 position. The traineeship would include SG-14 Trainee 1 and SG-16 Trainee 2. After successful completion of the two-year traineeship the incumbent will advance to the SG-18 level.Accountant Trainee 1, NS - A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses.Accountant Trainee 2, NS- A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.Senior Accountant, G18- A bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation or a bachelor's degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses and two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles.Minimum Qualification Substitution:A master's degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation and one year of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were responsible for the full range of activities in the design and/or review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the preparation of, or recommendations on, financial statements in accord with generally accepted accounting principles or a currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

Additional Comments ITS will not offer permanent employment to any candidate unless the candidate provides documentation that they are authorized to accept work in the United States on a permanent basis. It is the policy of ITS not to hire F1 or H1 visa holders for permanent employment or to sponsor non-immigrant aliens for temporary work authorization visas or for permanent residence.Some positions may require fingerprinting.Some positions may require up to 25% travel and/or lifting up to 50 lbs. Some positions are pending Civil Service approval. Details of position(s) will be described further if you are selected for an interview.If eligible, positions located in New York City will receive an additional $3,400 downstate adjustment location pay with regular annual salary. Positions located in the Mid-Hudson will receive an additional $1,650 adjustment location pay.to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.Benefits of Working for NYS Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:Holiday & Paid Time Off• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF.• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional developmentHealth Care Benefits• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional costAdditional Benefits• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership• NYS Deferred Compensation• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)• And many more.The Office of Information Technology Services is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage all individuals with disabilities to apply.

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Name ITS Human Resources

Telephone 518-473-0398

Fax 518-402-4924

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Empire State Plaza

Swan Street Building, Core 4, Floor 1

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12220

Notes on Applying To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume clearly indicating how you qualify. Ensure that you include the vacancy ID in the subject of your email for prompt routing. Your Social Security number may be required to confirm eligibility.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,105 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$70–89K/yr
  • New York median$75–95K/yr102 salary ranges
  • US median$76–101K/yr1,005 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $79K, is 7% below the New York median midpoint ($85K) — in the middle half of Accountant salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 169 open Accountant jobs in New York and 3,105 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,102 postings).
Education
1,690 of the 3,105 open Accountant jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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