County Fiscal Officer 1 - Local Government

Full Job Description

Are you interested in advancing your fiscal career? If so, Wayne County Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is excited to welcome a dependable and ambitious Fiscal Officer I to contribute to our mission.

This is a dynamic role in county government where you will have the opportunity to showcase your skills in all areas of fiscal. We offer a supportive team atmosphere and a generous benefit package.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and would like to make a positive impact within your community, we want to speak with you!

Requirements

This position is responsible for the accounting activities associated with County categorical under the Wayne County Human Services Agency (HSA).

In this role, you will prepare daily entries, reconciliations and supporting reports for all accounts receivable and revenue transactions and assist team and program departments with revenue and cash reporting.

Work includes providing support to the Aging program in preparation of required reporting, fiscal maintenance and reconciliation of Housing related grants, and calculation of the cost sharing requirement for each applicable grant.

You can expect to ensure proper entries are made to agency ledgers to accurately record administration and care management time billed to the various grants.

Our ideal candidate must be highly organized to meet reporting deadlines.

Additional duties:

• Provide assistance to the HSA fiscal department on procedures, policies, and regulations to ensure agency records remain in compliance with the same
• Assist with audit schedules required for local and state audits
• Analyze and interprets accounting records and methods to input a variety of accounting transactions into the accounting program
• Prepare management reports and expense to budget reports for review by the Fiscal Officer 3

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.
• May have irregular hours, including evenings, weekends or holidays.
• Employee may have overnight travel or out of county travel for meetings or training.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• 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:

• Two years as a Fiscal Technician and six college credits in accounting; or
• Five years of bookkeeping experience and six college credits in accounting; or
• Three years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business related associate's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• One year of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related bachelor's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes or is supplemented by six college credits in accounting.

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.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

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).

This posting requires submission of a copy of your college transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You may upload your document as an attachment during the application process.

You must still complete the application and answer the supplemental questions. All documents MUST be uploaded prior to the submission of your application.

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):

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.