Accountant 2

THE POSITION

Are you a dedicated accounting professional who enjoys working in a busy and ever-evolving environment? If you are motivated, pay close attention to detail, and like solving problems, you should consider applying for the Accountant 2 position with the Bureau of Commonwealth Payroll Operations. This role gives you the chance to grow your skills and support important payroll work for the Commonwealth.

It is a strong career opportunity where your efforts make a real difference.

Are you a dedicated accounting professional who enjoys working in a busy and ever-evolving environment? If you are motivated, pay close attention to detail, and like solving problems, you should consider applying for the Accountant 2 position with the Bureau of Commonwealth Payroll Operations. This role gives you the chance to grow your skills and support important payroll work for the Commonwealth.

It is a strong career opportunity where your efforts make a real difference.

• Financial Reports:
  Prepare monthly financial statements and specialized accounting reports for committees and agency staff
• Payment Processing:
  Analyze, evaluate, and coordinate a variety of payments, refunds, and adjustments in SAP systems
• Account Monitoring:
  Review balances, reconcile transactions, and correct processing errors across multiple accounts
• Tax Filings:
  Prepare and mail federal, state, and local tax filings while coordinating with authorities to resolve discrepancies
• Vendor Records:
  Review, analyze, and update payroll related vendor records while responding to complex inquiries
• Policy Review:
  Interpret contracts and regulations to help implement procedural and system changes

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 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.
• 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 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Two years of 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 . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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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