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Senior Accountant, G-18
Occupation Group
Accounting, Auditing and Finance
Salary Information
Starting Salary
$53,339
Career Ladder Information
| Title | Grade | Hiring Rate/yr | Job Rate/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountant Trainee 1 | 14 | $52,198 | $66,634 |
| Accountant Trainee 2 | 16 | $58,247 | $74,135 |
| Senr Accountant | 18 | $65,001 | $82,656 |
| Assoc Accountant | 23 | $84,156 | $106,454 |
| Supvg Accountant | 25 | $93,530 | $117,875 |
| Prin Accountant | 27 | $103,784 | $127,830 |
| Assnt Chief Accountant | 29 | $114,976 | $140,815 |
| Chief Accountant | 31 | $127,433 | $155,130 |
| Accounting Program Dir | 66 | $147,758 | $185,851 |
All salary grades for trainees titles are non-statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.
Agencies with this Title
Various New York State agencies
Minimum Qualifications
You must meet the requirements below to qualify for this title.
Bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation; and two years full-time professional experience*;
ORBachelor's or higher degree with 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation courses. Note that courses such as business law, economics, statistics, and most finance courses, although taken as part of an accounting curriculum, cannot be counted toward the 24 semester credit hours and two years full-time professional experience*;
ORMaster's or higher degree in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation and one year full-time professional experience*;
ORa currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.
*Professional experience must have been in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, 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.
Not considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.
How to Apply
The November 2022 PCO Examination is closed, applications are no longer being accepted