Accountant 2

Job Opening: Accountant 2

Department: Human Services Administration

Posting Date: May 13, 2024

Starting Salary: $54,181.00 annually

Summary

One (1) year as an Accountant 1; or two (2) years of professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 credits in accounting. Four (4) years of bookkeeping experience and 18 college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation.

Requirements

Do not submit resumes, cover letters, and similar documents. These documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position or to determine your score. 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.

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, Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI clearance.

Essential Duties

The Accountant 2 is responsible for the fiscal management of contracts and the administration office. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Draft and forward provider budget packets to the contract unit for inclusion in the annual contracting packet.

Review contract budget packets to determine eligibility of requested expenses.

Analyze provider budget requests for justification and sustainability of changes.

Collaborate with program office and respective fiscal lead to verify submitted budgets are in compliance with regulatory requirements and allocated funds work with providers to complete budget packets as required.

Submit budget packets to the contract unit upon finalization on a timely basis.

Draft and forward all expense reporting documentation to respective providers upon completion of budget packet.

Analyze actual provider expenses per submission on a quarterly basis to evaluate if any adjustment to the per diem is necessary.

Attend meetings and trainings facilitated by the PA Department of Human Services related to provider contracting.

Review provider invoices and confirm accuracy of information within the internal database.

Assist Human Services Fiscal Officer 2 with budget and expense allocation for the administration office.

Complete journal entries as required to assist with the fiscal operations of the administration office.

Participate in monitoring to respective program administrator/fiscal officer and Human Services Director.

All other duties as assigned by the Human Services Administration Fiscal Officer, Human Services Chief Financial Officer and/or Human Services Director.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION

Go to the web site: employment.pa.gov

Click on the OPEN JOBS tab

Click on OPEN TO THE PUBLIC tab

On the far right of the screen FILTER by location and choose Delaware County.

Select Accountant 2.

A dialog box comes up with job duties.

If interested, click APPLY

You will need to create an account.

Complete application and answer all questions that follow.

You will have to apply to each job posting separately.

You will receive an email with an examination score.