Fiscal Administrative Officer, Liberty

FISCAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AT THE CARE CENTER (preferred knowledge/experience with Medicare, Medicaid benefits, and Nursing Home census.) This position involves responsibility for developing and overseeing the accounting, auditing, and fiscal policies and procedures for a large administrative unit or department of the County government. Duties will also involve assisting the department's chief executive officer in carrying out some of the administrative details of the agency. Employees in this class will perform substantial accounting, auditing, budget maintenance, and fiscal related duties requiring a good knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. Work is performed under direction of the agency's Commissioner of Management and Budget or designee, unless said employee works in the office of an elected official, with wide leeway for carrying out the duties of the position. Supervision is exercised over agency staff involved in fiscal operations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either: (A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Masters degree or higher in public administration, business administration, accounting, or a related field, and two (2) years of experience involving the maintenance of a double entry accounting system, including the preparation and analysis of financial and annual reports; or (B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelors degree in public administration, business administration, accounting, or a related field, and four (4) years of experience as described in (A) above. SALARY: Entry: $73,278.00 - $88,642.00 This is a competitive class position subject to Civil Service examination. EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V NOTE: Your degree or credits must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree or credits were awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at: .