County Fiscal Officer ; Local Government

Rewarding full‑time opportunity in Honesdale, Wayne County, PA for a motivated and detail‑oriented fiscal professional to utilize expertise in all areas of financial operations. Join a collaborative team environment and enjoy an excellent benefits package.

As a Fiscal Officer 3, you will serve as the lead fiscal officer responsible for the administration and management of all fiscal functions for our team at Wayne County Office of Human Services; overseeing fiscal operations across multiple agencies including Aging, Transportation, Children and Youth, Drug and Alcohol, Behavioral Health, and more. This position is responsible for signing and approving payroll and time sheets, leave requests, and performance reviews;

ensuring compliance with human resource, payroll and county accounting policies and procedures. You can expect to apply professional accounting principles and techniques to all fiscal operations of the agency including analyzing financial transactions, preparing documented financial statements and making future projections based on data.

Additional duties to include:

• Develop and implement modifications to the account system, procedures, records and controls
• Reconcile accounts in the general ledger
• Conduct internal agency audits
• Amend or revise budgets for all Human Services Agencies according to grant regulations
• Attend conferences, seminars, workshops for updated information from funding agencies

• Full‑time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 60‑minute lunch. Work schedule may include irregular hours including evenings, weekends, or holidays.
• Overnight or out‑of‑county travel for meetings or training may be required.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a County Fiscal Officer 2; or
• Five years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business‑related associate’s degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• Three years 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 which includes or is supplemented by six 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.
• 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.

• 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.

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

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.