Unemployment Insurance Accounts Examiner

LOCATION: State Office Campus; Building 12 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12226WORK HOURS: 37.5 Hours per week 9:00 am - 5:00 pmNEGOTIATING UNIT: CSEANYHELPS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four years of office experience which must include one year of specialized experience that must include the responsibility for the analysis of data relating to customer financial or tax accounts; the application of pertinent rules, regulations, or laws; and contacting customers in order to explain determinations made on their accounts, and six semester credit hours in accounting or statistics.An associate’s degree or 60 semester credit hours, either of which must include six semester credit hours in accounting or statistics, may substitute for the four years of experience.\*Please provide a transcript showing the six semester credit hours in accounting or statistics.\*If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you will be required to provide independent verification of equivalency prior an offer of employment. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.\*Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.It is expected that employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status in the future, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified. If you are interested in the NY-HELPS program, or this position, you may reply to this vacancy posting, or you may visit the New York State Department of Civil Service website at https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/ (copy and paste in browser) to register today, in three easy steps.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to initiate and maintain relationships across a diverse set of stakeholders.STANDARD DUTIES: As an Unemployment Insurance Accounts Examiner, under the supervision of a Senior Unemployment Insurance Accounts Examiner, you would engage in a variety of accounting activities, adjust employers’ tax accounts and answer employers’ inquiries regarding overpayment, underpayment, and tax rates assigned. You would determine the status of employers’ tax accounts based on provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Law, Department of Labor policy and procedures, and the various aspects of the tax accounts and experience rating system.NOTES REGARDING POSITION AND SALARY: Fingerprinting/Background Check: This position requires a fingerprint/background check. There is no cost to candidates, fingerprinting fees are paid for by the Department of Labor. Candidates being considered for appointment will be provided a pre-paid code and instructions after the interview.Candidates with no previous state service will begin at the starting rate of the salary range listed above.If you are a current NYS employee and have questions regarding salary, please contact the Business Services Center (BSC): 518-457-4272, BSCHR@ogs.ny.gov.Telecommuting opportunities will be discussed at the time of interview.We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 13 paid holidays, 5 personal days, and a minimum of 13 vacation days per year
• Paid sick leave (CSEA and PEF employees- 13 days; M/C employees- 8 days plus free enrollment into the Income Protection Program for short-term and long-term disability coverage).
• Choice of several affordable and competitive health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans at no additional cost
• Membership in the NYS Employee’s Retirement System
• NYS Deferred Compensation Investment Plan
• Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (full-time employees)
• Eligibility to apply for tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees and courses
• Paid Parental LeaveOur mission is to provide outstanding services to our customers—the workers and business that call New York home. We help New Yorkers find careers they will love. We build and support New York’s businesses. We empower and protect New York’s workers. To learn more about our mission and the exciting work of the DOL, please visit: https://dol.ny.gov/about-usDOL is committed to fostering employee engagement and work-life balance. We offer telecommuting (up to 40%) and alternative work schedules to eligible employees. Our exciting training and development opportunities, including Coursera and our formal Employee Recognition Program allow us to develop, recognize, and celebrate our workforce.Please note that specific benefits and programs may vary based on negotiating unit, current contract, length of State service, and program area.NOTES ON APPLYING: All candidates must submit a resume and cover letter which clearly demonstrates how they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. These documents must be received Friday, September 12, 2025 and submitted via email to labor.sm.personnel.UIRecruitment@labor.ny.gov or mailed to the NYS Department of Labor, Personnel, Building 12, Room 561, State Office Campus, Albany, NY 122
• You must include Vacancy ID# 196603 UI Accounts Examiner - Albany, in the subject line of your email. Failure to do so may result in the delay of processing your application.If you have any questions, please contact Personnel at (518) 457-10
• New York State (NYS) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NYS Law prohibits discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, domestic violence victim status, carrier status, gender identity or prior conviction records, or prior arrests, youthful offender adjudications or sealed records unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.If you are a person with a disability and wish to request that a reasonable accommodation, be provided for you to participate in a job interview, please contact Department of Labor, Attn: Director, Office of Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Access (ODEIA), Building 12, Albany, NY 122
• Phone (518) 457-1984 and/or fax (518) 485-2575.