Student Assistant

Minimum Qualifications

Must have completed at least 12 credit hours of college study and be currently enrolled in an accredited degree program.

Preferred degree programs include: Public Policy, and/or Public Administration, Accounting, Business, Economics and Data Analysis and preferably completed at least 60 credit hours of college study in one of the preferred programs listed.

Duties Description

NYSDOT is a leading-edge team of motivated, empowered, and respected professionals whose customers value our high-quality engineering and technical services and products. Each NYSDOT employee plays an important part in fulfilling the Department’s mission and goals, as we are one DOT working cohesively to ensure the state has a safe, efficient, balanced and environmentally sound transportation system.

Skills

Based on interests, skills and availability, Student Assistants will receive training and perform many of the following tasks or activities, under supervision by Budget staff:

Utilize the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to process financial transactions and monitor financial activity using reporting tools; Process and monitor requests that require approval by the Division of the Budget (DOB) including funding recommendations, personnel actions, and contract funding proposals; Prepare and distribute various financial and staffing reports to supervisors and other managers; Provide guidance to program and accounting staff on the use of financial and budgetary coding used in SFS for various types of transactions; Prepare confidential financial guidance to managers on budgetary proposals that would affect various program areas; and Plan and execute long-term projects in coordination with Budget & Finance staff to provide analysis on programs and/or improve business processes.

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Additional Comments

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

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The New York State Department of Transportation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minority group members, disabled persons and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.

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In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States.