Fiscal Management Specialist

THE POSITION

Step into a rewarding fiscal role that allows you to advance your analytical skills, strengthen your financial decision making, and guide vital budgeting work across Pennsylvania counties. As a Fiscal Management Specialist 1 with the Department of Human Services, you will help ensure that funds are directed responsibly to support programs that serve children and families. This position offers the chance to engage with counties, review budgets, and support key reimbursement processes.

You will contribute to meaningful statewide operations while building a strong foundation in public sector finance.

This position supports major fiscal processes that help counties manage grant funding for important child and family services. The role involves reviewing budgets, processing payments, and assisting with financial oversight across multiple funding streams. As a Fiscal Management Specialist 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Grant Oversight:
  Review county grant invoices, monitor budgets, and support reimbursement processes
• SAP Processing:
  Enter funds commitments, process invoices, and extract financial data within SAP software for proper payment tracking
• Fiscal Coordination:
  Collaborate with counties and internal partners to address budget questions, resolve discrepancies, and support fiscal compliance
• Budget Analysis:
  Analyze budget revisions, confirm accuracy, and authorize transfers between funding categories in accordance with regulations
• Technical Support:
  Provide assistance to counties by correcting report errors, guiding invoice submissions, and ensuring compliance with funding requirements

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

• Full‑time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch
• Telework:
  Opportunity to work from home part‑time, up to 3 days per week, subject to change. Telework requires a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If unable to telework, you may report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg
• 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 notices

• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of experience in paraprofessional fiscal administration work, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training

• 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

• 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 preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to…