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

THE POSITION We have an exciting and rewarding full-time opportunity in Honesdale, Wayne County, PA for a motivated and detail-oriented fiscal professional to utilize expertise in all areas of financial operations. Join a collaborative team environment and enjoy an excellent benefits package.

THE POSITION We have an exciting and rewarding full-time opportunity in Honesdale, Wayne County, PA for a motivated and detail-oriented fiscal professional to utilize expertise in all areas of financial operations. Join a collaborative team environment and enjoy an excellent benefits package.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Fiscal Officer 3 serves as the Lead Fiscal Officer for our growing team for the Wayne County Office of Human Services, overseeing all fiscal operations across multiple agencies including Aging, Transportation, Children and Youth, Drug and Alcohol, Behavioral Health, and others. This position applies professional accounting principles to manage budgets, financial reporting, audits, and cost allocations, while supervising a team of fiscal staff.

The role requires collaboration with the Human Services Administrator to ensure compliance with human resource (HR) and payroll policies, and coordination with County CFO to ensure alignment with county accounting policy and procedures. Key responsibility categories:

• Agency-Wide Fiscal Oversight:
  Manage fiscal functions for human service agencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance for program reporting
• Staff Supervision:
  Directly supervise five fiscal officers, approve timesheets and leave, and conduct performance evaluations
• Accounting and Reporting:
  Prepare financial statements, reconcile accounts, and ensure adherence to state and federal reporting standards, including the specific fiscal reporting requirements for each Human Services Agency
• Budget Management:
  Oversee budget preparation, monitoring, and revisions in line with grant regulations
• Audit and Compliance:
  Conduct internal audits and maintain cost allocation processes aligned with federal requirements (e.g., 2 CFR 200)
• System and Process Improvement:
  Develop and implement enhancements to accounting systems, procedures, and controls

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• This position may require overnight travel or out of county travel for meetings or training. Irregular work schedule including evenings, weekends, or holidays may also be required.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• 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.

Required Experience, Training & Eligibility

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

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

Other Requirements:

• 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.

Legal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
• Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

Veterans:

• 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.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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