Accountant 3

Full Job Description

Are you looking for a rewarding career with a great organization where you can grow and collaborate with talented individuals? If so, the Office of Comptroller Operations is where you want to be! We are the accounting office for the Commonwealth of PA and offer the full spectrum of accounting services for our agency customers. Consequently, we can offer you the best opportunity to learn the full spectrum of accounting activities and grow your accounting career in state government. This position serves as an Accountant 3, on the front line, directly supervising and managing the staff and operations of a complex accounting unit responsible for accounting for Commonwealth of PA revenue payments, received electronically or or on paper, reconciliations between SAP, Treasury, and Wells Fargo Banking systems, and performing fiscal year-end closing duties. Are you ready to grow and face this challenge with the Bureau of Accounting and Financial Management?

Requirements

As an Accountant 3, you will supervise and manage staff and operations of the Revenue and Cash Management (RCM) Unit, serving as a subject matter expert on various projects and initiatives.

You will also be responsible for directly serving in the processing and oversight of essential Commonwealth revenue, accounting, cash management, and reporting functions to ensure fiscal stability, accountability and transparency.

Work involves facilitating meetings, drafting business process procedures and proposals, as well as journalizing revenues and vendor refunds of expenditures in the form of checks, money orders, and EFT receipts.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Calculating interest allocations across multiple Commonwealth restricted accounts
• Reviewing requests for new revenue general ledger accounts and related impacts to budgetary/financial reporting
• Preparing year-end accrued receivable schedules for the Department of Human Services for the yearly GAAP package
• Auditing revenue adjustments pertaining to errors, transfers, and refunds of fees and other Commonwealth revenues
• Updating unit database control log of processed checks and other workflow items

If you love accounting, the OCO is where you want to be!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time, with occasional in-office days when work dictates such requirements.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $67,736.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as an Accountant 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting.
• Four years of bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation. A Master's degree in Accounting or a related field may be substituted for one year of general work experience.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.