STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ACCOUNTANT I
Class Code: 0041-16
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 7-2-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To monitor the establishment and
maintenance of fiscal services and controls within a specified accounting unit.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Establishes and
maintains a system of expenditures and agency budgetary control accounts.
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Prepares financial
reports relating to account status and interpretative financial reports.
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Develops accounting
systems and procedures provided by federal and state manuals of procedure.
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Designs statistical
reports with the responsibility for collecting data and for developing
recommendations based upon data collected.
·
Supervises accounting
and clerical personnel staff and reviews accounting reports, procedural
instructions and related background material.
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Collects, analyzes
and presents a variety of accounts receivable data.
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Approves adjustment
journal methods, verifying for correct application of principles and for
mathematical accuracy.
·
Takes trial balances,
transfers funds, and posts accounting data to general ledger accounts from
subsidiary reports and records.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work, including
continuous sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in accounting or business
administration. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: One year's experience in accounting or
auditing work. Each additional
year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required
formal education.
License/Certification: None required.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
For appointment
consideration, Accountant I requires that applicants successfully participate
in a written examination measuring possession of knowledge, skills and
abilities identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this
class specification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of accounting principles and
methods and ability to apply and adapt established methods to accounting
transactions. Knowledge of office
practices and procedures. Ability
to supervise accounting staff.
Ability to perform detailed work involving written or numerical data and
to make arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately. Ability to interpret financial
statements and to prepare accurate accounting reports and statements. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with co-workers and the public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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