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Associate Accountant
Description of Duties
This is a senior level professional accounting position responsible for planning, developing, and participating in accounting procedures, supervising staff in one functional unit of a department to which assigned, and/or performing specific high-level accounting functions such as project accounting. Employees perform the more complex and responsible accounting functions of the unit. This title is distinguished from Principal Accountant in that supervising more than one functional unit is not performed. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of a Controller or other higher level staff member, with wide latitude allowed in the exercise of independent judgment regarding internal procedures, priorities and the resolution of accounting problems. General supervision may be exercised over an accounting and clerical staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must be permanently employed in the competitive class of a Monroe County Department and must have served continuously on a permanent basis for twelve (12) months holding the position of Senior Accountant immediately preceding the date of the written test.
