Commonwealth of PA Looking for Accountant 1 (Local Government) – Wayne County Area Agency on Aging at Wayne County, Pennsylvania Full Time

Wayne County is seeking an accounting professional for the position with Wayne County Human Services. If you have accounting background and a passion for grants, audits and budgets, this position is for you!

We value your experience, knowledge and skills and its an opportunity to see your talent impact others while publicly serving those individuals in Wayne County. The County fosters a healthy work/life balance as well as creating opportunities where our employees can see professional growth and create financial security with the benefits available, including a pension, paid time off, vacation leave, holiday pay, employee assistant program, health benefits, and life insurance.

This position is responsible for the ensuring accuracy for a variety of accounting activities under the Wayne County Human Services Agency (HSA). A successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate knowledge with maintaining and reconciling grants including, but not limited to, budgeting, reporting, invoicing, billing, recording and documenting when required. This position will assist with audits, accounting records, management reports, and review the agency contracts to ensure calculations and rates are in compliance. Experience in preparing expenses to budget reports as well as reconciling revenue/expense subsidiary schedules with general ledger accounts is needed. Ability to adhere to the HSA fiscal department procedures, policies and regulations is a must as this person will assist to ensure that the Agency records remain in compliance.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment. 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Salary: The starting rate for this position is $17.57 per hour.
• For benefit information contact Holly Cruz at 570-253-4262 or [email protected].
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of professional accounting experience and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 credits in accounting; or
• One year as a Fiscal Technician and 15 college credits in accounting; or
• Five years of bookkeeping experience; and 15 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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy will be given to candidates who live within Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties. If no eligible candidates who live in Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• 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.
• You must pass a background investigation.
• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening test.

How to Apply:

• 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.

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 www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at [email protected].

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.