Accountant, Financial Reporting

Are you a focused and experienced accounting professional ready to take the lead in managing complex financial operations as the Accountant 4 for the Department of Human Services? This role allows you to guide the work of a skilled team responsible for processing payments and reviewing financial reports. You help ensure counties receive needed funding and that financial information meets established standards.

This is an opportunity to advance your career while contributing to important statewide programs.

This position oversees financial reporting and payment processes that support county human services programs. It ensures funding is accurate, compliant, and aligned with statewide financial standards. As an Accountant 4, you will perform the following duties:

• Financial Oversight:
  Supervise financial reporting, payment processing, and expenditure review activities
• Report Review:
  Analyze expenditure reports and financial information to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Policy Interpretation:
  Review regulations and policies to determine their effect on financial operations
• Quality Assurance:
  Conduct quality control checks to confirm consistency and adherence to procedures
• Data Analysis:
  Assemble and interpret fiscal data to prepare reports and respond to information requests
• Stakeholder Coordination:
  Work with counties, program offices, and auditors to support financial processes

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. You will be required to report to the office in person for training and then twice per week. In-office training dates will be determined by the supervisor. 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:
  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 as an Accountant 3 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) or certification as a Public Accountant; or
• Four 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.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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…