Fiscal Management Specialist

THE POSITION

Do you want to grow your skills while supporting important financial work as a Fiscal Management Specialist 2 with the Department of Human Services? This role gives you the chance to learn, solve problems, and help keep major programs running smoothly. You will contribute to statewide efforts that guide budgets and funding decisions. Join a team that values accuracy, teamwork, and public service.

Do you want to grow your skills while supporting important financial work as a Fiscal Management Specialist 2 with the Department of Human Services? This role gives you the chance to learn, solve problems, and help keep major programs running smoothly. You will contribute to statewide efforts that guide budgets and funding decisions. Join a team that values accuracy, teamwork, and public service.

This position supports the financial planning and monitoring work that keeps major programs running within the Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP). It brings together budget tracking, contract oversight, data review, and coordination with many partners to ensure smooth operations across the fiscal cycle. As a Fiscal Management Specialist 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Budget Monitoring Tools:
  Support the development and upkeep of tools that track spending trends and help identify potential budget issues
• Contract Oversight:
  Maintain contract spreadsheets, guide staff on funding matters, and coordinate activities for contracts across OMAP appropriations
• Funds Review:
  Review and approve commitments and shopping carts while working closely with staff from OMAP, budget, comptroller, and procurement
• Financial Reporting:
  Prepare and analyze financial reports, spreadsheets and updates that support budget planning, grants, and year-end activities
• Data Analysis:
  Gather and study background information to determine impacts on the budget and present results orally or in written reports
• Technical Assistance:
  Provide guidance to program staff and contract monitors on fiscal processes, account structures, and contract management tools

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 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) part-time, up to 3 days per week. 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 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of experience in professional fiscal administration, 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.

• 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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