Accountant - SCI Laurel Highlands

Build your career with the Department of Corrections as an Accountant! In this role, you will work with financial data that supports programs and services across multiple institutions. Your attention to detail will help ensure accuracy, compliance, and strong fiscal oversight. Join a team that values dedication and supports growth through important financial work!

This position supports the Business Office by preparing, reviewing, and analyzing financial information for multiple facilities. It plays a key role in maintaining accurate accounting records and ensuring proper oversight of funds and accounts. As an Accountant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly financial statements, summaries, and supporting reports for review and submission
• Account Reconciliation: Review and balance checking accounts, petty cash, and various inmate-related fiscal records
• Data Oversight: Monitor transactions, verify accuracy, and resolve discrepancies across multiple accounts
• Inmate Account Support: Address inquiries, review documentation, and ensure fiscal compliance with laws and policies
• Budget Coordination: Track expenditures, prepare budget requests, and report status updates to committees

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

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hour work week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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.

• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration);
  or
• Successful completion of the Commonwealth's Accounting Intern Program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration);
  or
• Five years of Bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting;
  or
• One year as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration), and fifteen college credits in accounting;
  or
• A Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• 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.

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• 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).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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