Minimum Qualifications
For Appointment to Auditor Trainee 1:
- Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title; OR
- One year of permanent, competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer* under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Eligible transfers to the trainee 1/trainee 2 level include, but aren’t limited to: Auditor Trainee 1/Trainee 2 Tax, Budgeting Analyst Trainee 1/Trainee 2, Accountant Trainee 1/Trainee 2; OR
- A bachelor’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation; OR
- A bachelor’s or higher degree (in any areas of study) with proof of 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing and/or taxation courses*.
For Appointment To Auditor 1 (SG-18):
- Reachable on current Civil Service eligible list for this title; OR
- One year of permanent, competitive class service in a title eligible for transfer* under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. Eligible transfers to the journey-level title include, but aren’t limited to: Internal Auditor 1, Management Specialist 1, Senr Budgeting Analyst.
- A bachelor’s or higher degree (in any area of study) with proof of 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation courses* AND two years of professional experience in accounting/auditing or financial internal or field auditing, where you were 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; OR
- A master’s or higher degree in accounting, auditing, or taxation AND one year of professional experience as described above; OR
- A currently valid Certified Public Accountant license and registration issued by New York State.
- Please note, candidates in a transferable title may also require the additional qualification of 24 semester credit hours in accounting, auditing, and/or taxation. Please 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. Experience NOT considered qualifying are activities restricted to teaching, bookkeeping, maintaining/auditing payroll records or accounts receivable/accounts payable, or preparing tax returns.
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