REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A) Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or public administration, or closely related field; or
B) Possession of an Associate’s Degree or higher in accounting, business or public administration or closely related field and two years of accounting* or auditing* experience involving the maintenance of agency books and the preparation of budget and financial reports; OR;
C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A) and B) above.
Broome County Civil Service exam required.
NOTE:
*Accounting – professional level position which involves the art of recording, classifying, verifying and reporting financial data and presenting an analysis or interpretation of their significance. Its function is to provide quantitative information, primarily financial in nature, about economic entities that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions and in making reasoned choices among alternate courses of action. It includes the preparation of financial statements and schedules.
**Auditing – the art of confirming financial statements for the purpose of expressing an opinion that these statements fairly represent the financial condition of the enterprise and its operating results, and further that these statements are presented to conform with generally accepted accounting standards in a consistent manner. Auditing is the art of documenting the veracity of financial data; it includes a critical review of internal controls, a systemic examination and verification of financial records and documents, and an appraisal of fiscal procedures and operations.