Accountant, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections, Accounting & Finance

Are you ready to explore a rewarding career that offers opportunities to use your accounting skills while providing critical services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Apply to be an Accountant 1 with the Bureau of Commonwealth Payroll Operations (BCPO), Payroll/Travel Advancements and Accounts Receivables Section. As part of our team, you will perform professional payroll accounting functions to manage employee generated debts to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from salary and travel advancements.

This position is responsible for the processing of claims, receivables, record adjustments, collections, and other functions related to employee generated debts to the Commonwealth. It also focuses on auditing, processing, and accounting for salary and travel advancements and remittances. As an Accountant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Receivables Processing:
  Review and audit salary claims/receivables, post and verify data, and make appropriate corrections and adjustments as needed
• Overpayment Collection:
  Coordinate the collection of monies owed by employees for a variety of reasons; record all incoming checks and remittances
• Account Maintenance:
  Ensure advance checks are issued correctly, complete the monthly bank reconciliation process, and resolve issues with checks or deposits
• Detail Analysis:
  Review incoming checks, requests, inquiries, and other related matters to ensure that the correct processes and procedures are followed
• Communication:
  Prepare, review, and send correspondence to employees and agency partners and provide technical guidance
• Agency Coordination:
  Work with internal sections, human resource offices, banks, and other partners to support smooth financial operations

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch. Alternate Work Schedules (AWS) available upon completion of probationary period.
• 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.

• Five years of Bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting; or
• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Successful completion of the Commonwealth's Accounting Intern Program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration), and fifteen college credits in accounting; or
• A Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• 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).

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