Job Opportunities

The Rockland County Department of Social Services is seeking a candidate to perform professional work of a complex nature primarily involving a responsibility for a variety of auditing functions within the department. Candidates must possess good knowledge of accounting and auditing principles, practices and techniques, particularly as they relate to government; good knowledge of New York State Social Services regulations, especially as applied to finance records; working knowledge of the application of data to fiscal record-keeping and control; the ability to audit comprehensive accounting records including general journals and ledgers; the ability to prepare complex financial and audit reports and the ability to understand and interpret a variety of complex written materials including statistical and accounting reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which included or was supplemented by twenty-four semester credit hours in Accounting and/or Auditing, Financial Management, or comparable curriculum and three years of municipal accounting, professional auditing and/or fiscal management experience in a municipal setting, at least one year of which must have substantially involved auditing functions; or possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which included or was supplemented by twenty-four semester credit hours in Accounting and/or Auditing, Financial Management or comparable curriculum and five years of general accounting, professional auditing, and/or fiscal management experience, at least one year of which must have substantially involved auditing functions.

Other Requirements and Information:

• Certification as a Public Accountant by the State of New York may be substituted for two years of either the general or municipal accounting experience required. In all cases, the one year of experience substantially involving auditing functions is required.
• Candidate must be a legal resident in States of NY, NJ or CT. Civil Service examination requirements have been waived for this position. Candidate must only meet the minimum qualifications for consideration.
• For positions within the Child Support Enforcement Unit, per Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies (IRS Publication 1075, Section 5.1.1), employees with access to Federal Tax Information (FTI) must complete a background check which is favorably adjudicated. The background check will include FBI fingerprinting; a check of local law enforcement agencies where the employee has lived, worked and/or attended school within the last 5 years, and if applicable, of the appropriate agency for any identified results and verification of citizenship/residency. You will be required to pay for a processing fee for the fingerprinting. NOTES: (1) A criminal record does not necessarily disqualify you from employment or access to FTI. An individualized determination will be made as to how any conviction would impact suitability to handle FTI. (2) Federal guidelines require that a reinvestigation will be conducted within ten years of the date of the previous background investigation for each employee requiring access to FTI. NY law does not currently permit reinvestigation but may be changed at any time to permit reinvestigation pursuant to the federal guidelines. Please refer to the FTI Policy posted on the Rockland County Department of Social Services website for further information.

Salary and Benefits:

• $81,094 annually for a 40-hour work week
• Medical, dental and vision available
• Paid time off including vacation, personal and holiday time
• This position is New York State Pension eligible
• Other benefits, including, but not limited to deferred compensation, tuition reimbursement, leadership and other professional development training

How to Apply: 

If you are interested in this position; please email an application to RocklandDSSPersonnel@dfa.state.ny.us

Click here to access the online application. 

Position open until filled.