Principal Financial Clerk

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL CLERK (HELP Program) DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is highly important financial record keeping work involving responsibility for planning and overseeing detailed financial record keeping activities and independently performing the most important phases of such work. However, work performed does not include double entry bookkeeping. The work may be performed on an alpha numeric keyboard. Work is performed under general supervision and in accordance with outlined policies and procedures but it calls for the frequent exercise of independent judgment. Difficult technical or policy problems are referred to a supervisor for decision, or review of judgment where recommendations are initiated. Supervision may be exercised over lower level employees. Does related work, as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER: A. OR: OR: B. C. Possession of a Bachelor's Degree or higher in accounting, business administration, math or related field; Possession of an Associate Degree in accounting, business administration, math or related field AND two (2) years of full-time, paid experience in responsible financial record keeping duties; Completion of a minimum of 62 semester credit hours from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university, including a minimum of 15 semester credit hours in Accounting or Business Administration, or math AND two (2) years of full-time, paid experience in responsible financial record keeping duties; OR: D. Graduation from high school or possession of an appropriate equivalency diploma recognized by the NYS Department of Education and four (4) years of full-time, paid experience in responsible financial record keeping duties. Part-time paid experience will be pro-rated