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Assistant Director Of Finance
Description of Duties
This is a professional level finance position in a Town involving responsibility for assisting the Director of Finance in the maintenance of accounts and the handling of finances and financial records for a Town. The employee reports directly to and works under the general supervision of the Director of Finance or other senior staff member with wide latitude allowed for the frequent exercise of independent judgment in planning and administering account keeping activities and in the management of Town finances. General supervision is exercised over lower level personnel and clerical staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Business or Public Administration or closely related field with a minimum of fifteen (15) semester credit hours in accounting in all cases, plus five (5) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent* paid experience in auditing, accounting, or bookkeeping, one (1) year of which must have included working with automated budgeting or accounting systems and software; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Business or Public Administration, or closely related field with a minimum of fifteen (15) semester credit hours in accounting in all cases, plus three (3) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent* paid experience in auditing, accounting, or bookkeeping, one (1) year of which must have included working with automated budgeting or accounting systems and software; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Business or Public Administration, or closely related field with a minimum of fifteen (15) semester graduate or undergraduate credit hours in accounting in all cases, plus one (1) year of full-time or its part-time equivalent* paid experience in auditing, accounting, or bookkeeping which must have included working with automated budgeting or accounting systems and software; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours in Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, and/or Finance, plus five (5) years of full-time or its part-time equivalent* paid work experience in auditing, accounting, or bookkeeping, one (1) year of which must have included working with automated budgeting or accounting systems and software; OR,
- An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A), (B), (C), and (D) above.
