Department of Civil Service

Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Starting Salary

$56,604

Career Ladder Information

Salary Information for Auditor Trainee 1 Tax

Title	Grade	Hiring Rate/yr	Job Rate/yr
Auditor Trainee 1 Tax	14	$52,198	$66,634
Auditor Trainee 2 Tax	16	$58,247	$74,135
Auditor 1 Tax	18	$65,001	$82,656

Please note: this is a new title that has replaced Tax Auditor 1

A bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation; AND two years of professional experience*

OR

A bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation; AND a currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

OR

A masters or higher degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation; AND 15 GRADUATE-LEVEL semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation; AND one year of professional experience *

NOTE: The title of any coursework must contain the words accounting, auditing, or taxation. Certain courses such as Business Law, although taking as part of the accounting curriculum, are not counted towards the 24 semester credit hours.

OR

A bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation and 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics or business; AND two years of professional experience *

OR

A bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation and 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics or business; AND A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.

OR

A master's or higher degree including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, or taxation and 6 semester credit hours in finance, money and banking, economics or business; AND 15 GRADUATE-LEVEL semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation; AND one year of professional experience*

NOTE: The title of any coursework must contain the words accounting, auditing, or taxation. Certain courses such as Business Law, although taking as part of the accounting curriculum, are not counted towards the 18 semester credit hours.

*Professional experience is defined as:accountant/auditor with responsibility for the full range of professional activities involved in the review, analysis and management of accounting systems, resulting in the rendering of opinions or recommendations on financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (activities restricted to bookkeeping or preparing tax returns are not considered qualifying); as an internal accountant/auditor with responsibility for conducting a full range of financial accounting/auditing activities for an entity (activities limited to such duties as maintaining and/or auditing payroll records, accounts receivable or accounts payable are not considered qualifying); as an accountant with ongoing responsibility for the design, implementation and review of accounting systems; as a professional staff member of a private accounting practice with broad experience in maintaining accounting books and records, completing financial statements, and preparing business and personal tax returns; as field auditor with a federal, state, or municipal agency, with the responsibility for performing comprehensive field audits to determine the compliance of individuals or businesses with the taxing jurisdictions laws, rules, and regulations; as an accountant/auditor principally engaged in the analysis and/or interpretation of tax law.

The November 2022 PCO Examination is closed, applications are no longer being accepted