County Fiscal Officer ; Local Government; Westmoreland County Area Agency Aging

THE POSITION

County Fiscal Officer 3 manages the overall financial operations of Westmoreland County Department of Human Services' Area Agency on Aging. Your work will have a direct impact on the programs and services our teams provide to residents in need. This role gives you the opportunity to lead a dedicated fiscal staff and shape the financial operations that support community wellbeing.

Westmoreland County offers a pension plan and the chance to join a mission-driven agency where your leadership, collaboration, and fiscal skills matter.

This position supervises and directs fiscal and administrative staff responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial data entry, reconciliations, consumer and provider payments, and other accounting functions. It guides daily tasks and keeps overall operations on track. As County Fiscal Officer 3, you will perform the following duties:

• Staff Supervision:
  Organize workloads, evaluate performance, participate in hiring, train new employees, and provide ongoing guidance to ensure compliance with agency procedures and policies
• Budget Processes:
  Develop and manage the agency’s County and State budgets, analyze budgeted versus actual revenues and expenditures, prepare budget revisions, and provide financial analysis to agency supervisors.
• Fiscal Oversight Developing cost-allocation methods and rates for labor, administration, and overhead; evaluate variance reports; review and approving provider payment vouchers; oversee fixed-asset inventory and depreciation records, and facilitate agency purchasing
• Compliance and Accountability:
  Coordinate annual audits with independent auditors and the County Auditing Department and ensure fiscal activities comply with applicable policies, procedures, and regulations
• Process
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Provide fiscal technical assistance to subcontractors and coordinate with County financial offices

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, after the initial training and probationary period. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  The starting salary is non-negotiable.

• One year as a County Fiscal Officer 2; or
• Three years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related bachelor’s degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• Five years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related associate’s degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes or is supplemented by six college credits in accounting.

• 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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Westmoreland County. If no eligible candidates who live within Westmoreland County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• 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.

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