Accountant 1 (Local Government) - Delaware County C&Y

Are you interested in a career working with fiscal budgeting, invoices, and tracking expenses? If you are, then this is the position for you. Delaware County Department of Human Services has an immediate opening for an Accountant
1. This role performs professional accounting work in the classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data for key programs including Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Drug & Alcohol, Early Intervention, Human Services Administration, Adult and Family Services, Health Choices, Medical Assistance Transportation, and Children & Youth Services.

Delaware County offers a supportive work environment, an excellent benefit package, and opportunities for career advancement. Our teamwork approach to working with various County and State departments are top notch.

This position is responsible for assisting with the fiscal management of various Delaware County Human Services programs. Work also includes assisting fiscal personnel with revenue and expense accounts and provider identification in the computerized accounting system and Single Audit Supplement. As an Accountant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Audit Assistance: Help fiscal personnel prepare documents for external audits and perform internal program audits
• Contract Support: Participate in the development and monitoring of service contracts as well as the monitoring and auditing of contracted providers
• Expense Reviews: Assist with the reconciliation and monitoring of expenses, revenues, and accounts receivables, as well as the review of employee expenditure requests, vendor and provider invoices submitted for payment
• Report Preparation: Help fiscal personnel prepare reports for submission to multiple funding sources and prepare the Schedule of Existing Federal Awards
• Fiscal Compliance: Ensure all work performed and reviewed complies with contractual agreements, county procedures, and regulatory requirements

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

• One year of professional accounting experience and graduation from a four year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 credits in accounting;
  or
• One year as a Fiscal Technician and 15 college credits in accounting;
  or
• Five years of bookkeeping experience; and 15 college credits in accounting.

• 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.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• 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.

• 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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 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.

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