Agency Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of
Title Student Assistant
Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing
Salary Grade NS
Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range From $17.41 to $17.41 Hourly
Employment Type Part-Time
Part-time Percent 50%
Appointment Type Temporary
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 20
Workday
From 8 AM
To 5 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? Yes
County Albany
Street Address 1220 Washington Ave, Building 7A
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12226
Minimum Qualifications • Must be a United States citizen or foreign national eligible to work in the United States.• Must be 18 years of age or older.• Must be actively enrolled in a New York State college, university, or graduate program, or be a resident of New York State, attending a college, university or graduate program outside of New York State.• Must have completed a minimum of one (1) year as a student at a degree-granting two or four-year college or university (completion of one year’s worth of academic credits over a more extended period of time may qualify part-time students) OR currently enrolled graduate student or accepted in a graduate degree program.• Must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or equivalent to a C.Must have the following Skills:• Ability to work independently• Attention to detail• Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint• Strong research and analytical skills• Excellent verbal/written communication
Duties Description Under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Finance in the Disaster Recovery, the Student Assistant will assist the Public Assistance Finance team with various activities including creating reports, process documentation activities, and administrative tasks.Duties include but are not limited to:• Assist with processing of Hazard Mitigation payments to applicants.• Produce expenditure reports for reconciliation purposes, as well as various other reports as needed.• Review of various invoices for eligibility and appropriateness.• Assist with program documentation including organize, write, edit, and maintain documentation using appropriate software including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel).• Assist in locating and gathering various data from the NY Recovers system as needed.• Create process documents as needed.• Assist with special or ad hoc assignments as needed.
Additional Comments NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name Human Resources/CPC
Telephone 518-401-6796
Fax 518-485-8432
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, HRM
1220 Washington Ave., Bldg. 7A
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12226
Notes on Applying Please submit a cover letter and/or resume detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Indicate the Position Title & Vacancy ID number of each position you are applying to.