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? 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.

And 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 leading staff and operations of a complex accounting unit responsible for master data creation, review of financial reports, accounting for inter-agency transfers.

Are you ready to grow and face this challenge?

Requirements

This Accountant 3 leads the staff and operations of the Cost Allocation (CA) Team, within the Financial and Budgetary Accounting (FABA) Unit within the Financial Accounting Division of the Bureau of Accounting and Financial Management (BAFM) of the Office of Comptroller Operations (OCO) and serves as the lead of front line staff responsible for financial accounting and reporting functions related to intergovernmental transfers to ensure fiscal/legal accountability and transparency.

This position also reviews/enters master data into the SAP system, reviews the monthly Status of Appropriations, reviews the monthly SAP to Treasury fund recons for BP 9999, and enters version 999 ESN entries so Treasury can pay expenditures/accounting adjustments.

If you love accounting, the OCO 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.

And consequently, we can offer you the best opportunity to learn the full spectrum of accounting activities and grow your accounting career in state government!

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 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 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.

• You will be required to report to headquarters to pick up your equipment and attend periodic meetings at your expense.
• Salary: All new employees with the Commonwealth will start at the minimum salary.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. All information regarding interviews will be sent via the email address used on the application. 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.
• 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.

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.