Examination
Posting
IMPORTANT: Please read
through the posting as it contains important information concerning this exam
including residency requirements and minimum qualifications. At the end of the
posting, you will find a link to the application packet. Completed applications
must be printed, signed and mailed in to the Personnel Office by the filing
deadline.
THE GLEN COVE
MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Announces
an Promotional Continuous Recruitment Examination for
Account Clerk
Exam Number
10021
This
Exam Date: Saturday,
August 28, 2010.
Next
Exam Date: Saturday,
February 5, 2011.
CONTINUOUS
RECRUITMENT: Applications for this title are accepted continuously
and exams are given every six months. Applicants
applying up to two weeks prior to the exam date will be allowed to take the
exam on that date. Successful
candidates will have their names placed on the eligible list in order of their
final score, regardless of the date on which they take the test. A candidate's eligibility for appointment
begins within one month after the exam and will remain in effect for 4
years. Candidates already on the list
may take the exam again to improve their listed score. The Commission reserves the right to
terminate or modify this Continuous Recruitment program at any time.
STUDY GUIDES: Study guides prepared by the NYS Department of
LOCATION OF EXAM: To be announced.
APPLICATION FEE: A nonrefundable application fee of $25.00
is required for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. The required fee(s) must accompany your
application(s). Please make your
personal check or money order payable to Glen Cove Municipal Civil Service
Commission. Please write your name and
examination number(s) on the check or money order. Cash will not be accepted. Applicants who do not submit the required fee
will be denied admission to the test.
Applicants whose personal check is returned for whatever reason will be
assessed an additional administrative charge of $20.00. Applicants whose personal checks are returned
are to pay the required fee and administrative charge before being admitted to
the exam, or they will be denied admission to the exam. If an application is disapproved, your fee
will not be refunded. You should
carefully review the announced minimum qualifications and any residency
requirements. Applications received
after the above posted last filing date will not be accepted.
LOCATION OF
POSITION/VACANCY: The list established from this exam can be
used to fill any current or anticipated full-time or part-time vacancy in the
SALARY: $34,066 to $59,735 (2009 annual
salary for City)
DUTIES:
Posts to journal or
ledger accounts from appropriation, expense, invoice, payroll, receipts,
voucher records and other original entry media;
Prepares summary
statements of ledger balances;
Receives
remittances by mail or in person, verifies amount, computes interest and
penalties and posts to book of original entry;
Issues receipts for
monies received;
Compiles payroll
data, prepares and checks payrolls;
Assists in
maintaining labor, material and operational cost records;
Verifies and reconciles
account balances according to a prescribed procedure;
Sorts, indexes and
files requisitions, vouchers, ledger cards and other materials;
Compiles data for
and prepares simple financial and statistical reports;
Classifies
constantly recurring receipts and expenditures and distributes costs according
to prescribed code;
Reviews and checks
routine account keeping records and reports for arithmetical and clerical
accuracy, completeness and proper extension;
Operates computing,
calculating, check writing and other office machines;
Operates a computer
terminal to enter data directly into the computer.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
This exam is open
to current employees with one year permanent competitive class service in a
clerical title with a lower pay grade OR
current employees with six months permanent competitive class service as a
Senior Clerk OR current employees
with two years permanent non-competitive class service as either a part-time
Clerk or Account Clerk in the department or agency in which the promotion is
sought.
SUBJECT OF EXAMINATION:
There will be a
written test that you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. The written test will be for knowledge,
skills and/or abilities in such areas as:
1. CLERICAL OPERATIONS WITH LETTERS AND NUMBERS:
These
questions test your skills and abilities in clerical operations involving
alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting. The questions require you to
follow the specific directions given for each question which may involve
alphabetizing, comparing, checking and counting given groups of letters and/or
numbers.
2. ARITHMETIC COMPUTATION WITHOUT CALCULATORS:
These
questions test your ability to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division. Questions may also involve
fractions, decimals, averages, and percents.
You may NOT use a calculator or any other type of calculating device to
answer these questions or any other questions in the written test.
3. ARITHMETIC REASONING:
These
questions test your ability to solve an arithmetic problem presented in
sentence or short paragraph form. You
must read the problem, understand the situation presented, decide what must be
done to solve it, and apply the appropriate arithmetic operation(s) in the appropriate
order in order to determine the correct solution. Knowledge of addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division is necessary.
Questions may also involve the use of percents, decimals, and fractions.
The use of solar or battery operated calculators is prohibited.
CROSS FILER STATEMENT:
If you have applied
for any other Civil Service examination to be given on the same test date for
employment with
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION/DISABLED CANDIDATES/MILITARY
MEMBERS:
Applicants whose
religious observances, religious practices or military service prevent their
taking examinations on the scheduled date and disabled candidates who require
special accommodations to take the test should indicate the need for special
arrangements by checking the “Special Arrangement” box on the front
of the applications. Candidates who are
called to military service after filing an application should send a request
for an alternate test date to the City of
MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS:
If you apply for an
examination during the filing period but are on active military duty on the
date the examination is scheduled, you may request a military makeup
examination. You must contact The City
of Glen Cove Municipal Civil Service Commission for more information. If you are on active duty or discharged after
the filing period has begun, you may apply for the examination up to ten days
before the date of the test.
This examination will be
prepared and rated in accordance with Section 23(2) of the Civil Service
Law. The provisions of
SENIORITY CREDIT:
Seniority is based
on the length of continuous permanent classified service in the jurisdiction in
which promotion is sought, with points added to an eligible’s passing
score for each appropriate five-year period or fraction thereof in accordance
with the following schedule:
Less
than (1) one year 0
points
1
year to 6 years 1
points
Over
6 years to 11 years 2
points
Over
11 years to 16 years 3
points
Over
16 years up to 21 years 4
points
Over 21 years up to 26
years 5 points
For this Continuous
Recruitment Series, Seniority will be calculated when the list is established,
when names are added to the list and when the list is certified for
appointment. Notification of changes in
the eligible list due to recalculated seniority would only be made if the
changes result in a change of relative standing between two eligibles on the
list. When an examination is open to
incumbents of non-competitive class positions, seniority would be based on time
spent in a title or titles eligible to take the examination in accordance with
the above schedule.
VETERAN’S CREDIT:
Veterans or
disabled veterans who are eligible for additional credit must submit an
application for Veteran’s credit with their application for examination
or at any time between the date of the application for examination and the date
of the establishment of the resulting eligible list. Applications for Veteran’s credits are
available from this office. Effective
January 1, 1998, the State Constitution was amended to permit a candidate
currently in the armed forces to apply for and be conditionally granted
Veteran’s Credits in examinations.
Any candidate who applies for such credit must provide proof of military
status to receive additional credit. No credit may be granted after the
establishment of the list. It is the
responsibility of the candidate to provide appropriate documentary proof indicating
that the service was in time of war as defined in Section 85 of the Civil
Service Law and that the candidate either received an honorable discharge or
was released under honorable conditions in order to be certified at a score
including the Veteran’s credit.
APPLICATIONS / GENERAL INFORMATION / INSTRUCTIONS:
Application forms may be obtained from the City of Glen Cove Website:
OR:
From the office of: The Glen
Cove Municipal Civil Service Commission
City of
Glen
During: Any weekday from the posting date through the last filing deadline (except holidays).
Between the hours of: 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday OR: by sending a stamped ($.55)
self-addressed legal sized envelope with the applicants name and address on it,
requesting an application for the position.
Applications received/postmarked after the filing deadline will not be
accepted.
The applicant should make certain every question on the application is answered, and that the application is complete in all respects. All statements made by the candidates in their application are subject to verification. Candidates will be notified of the disposition of their applications. The Glen Cove Municipal Civil Service Commission does not acknowledge receipt of applications and does not accept responsibility for non-delivery or postal delay.
ALTERNATE TEST DATES:
Alternate test
dates may be arranged upon review of the circumstances according to the
Alternate Test Date Policy established by this department. Under specific circumstances an alternate
test date may be arranged. Your request
with written documentation must be received in the Civil Service Office no
later than (10) ten business days preceding the examination date. If an emergency prevents you from appearing
for the examination, please notify this office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the
Monday following the test date providing verifiable documentation of the
reason. A determination will be made if
you will be allowed an alternate test date.
ADMISSION NOTICES:
You will be
notified of the time and place of the examination. If you have not received your notice to
appear for the written test five (5) days before the date of the examination,
call the Glen Cove Municipal Civil Service Commission at (516) 676-4814. Do not interpret a notice to appear for the
examination to mean that you have been found to meet fully the announced
requirements. Applicants are admitted to
the examination on the basis of statements made on their application. These statements may not be reviewed and/or
verified until after the examination has been given. At that time, those candidates who are
disqualified after taking the test will not receive a score.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS:
It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Glen Cove Municipal Civil Service Commission of any change in name or address. No attempt will be made to locate any candidate who has moved.
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