Fiscal Management Specialist

THE POSITION

Expand your leadership skills while using your experience in fiscal management! The Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking a motivated and hardworking Fiscal Management Specialist 5 to lead our team in the Bureau of Budget. If you are looking forward to using your expertise while making a difference in public service, apply today!

In this position, you will manage and direct the activities in support of budget planning and analysis for various human services offices. Your work will involve planning the overall strategy for effectively addressing short and long-term fiscal and administrative objectives. You will provide assistance to DHS program office personnel in the preparation of data to support funding requests. These funding requests will often be for ongoing operations, new initiatives, and proposals to enhance client services or improve administrative operations.

Some of your duties will include analyzing budget request estimates, developing budget estimates for the annual budget, and preparing fiscal data to support the estimates. Additionally, you will supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff, as well as provide the status of assigned projects.

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

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. Employees are required to report to the office 2 days per week, as determined by the Division Director or Bureau Director. 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 a Fiscal Management Specialist 4 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of experience in professional fiscal administration, one of which includes serving in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of professional supervisory experience in fiscal administration.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…