County Fiscal Officer 2 (Local Government) - Cambria County C&Y

Do you want to continue your professional fiscal and administrative career as part of a team that believes the prevention of child abuse and neglect is a community responsibility and it is committed to providing services that are community-based and child and family-focused? Cambria County Children & Youth Services is looking for an outgoing individual to serve as the lead fiscal staff in the agency. With our team, you will supervise a team of fiscal technicians and accountants to help ensure that all fiscal and accounting tasks are completed timely and accurately as well as collaborate with administrative personnel to prepare for and participate in the budgetary, grant, and reporting functions that make key services possible. Apply now and take the next step in your career with us!

In this role, you will be responsible for supervising and training the agency's fiscal staff. This includes reviewing and monitoring daily tasks and assigned projects, as well as providing the training and cross training fiscal staff need to support their own work and our team as a whole. You will also be responsible for preparing and assisting with a variety of budget development, review, and planning duties. This involves preparing agency's state budget for Children and Youth and Juvenile Probation expenditures and revenues, assembling the agency's county budget, and overseeing and participating in the completion of the agency's state and federal expenditure reports. Work includes reviewing previous expenditures, analyzing program changes, projecting estimated costs based on funding requirements, and completing other related financial and revenue reports.

Additionally, you will assist in preparations for and participate in required audits as well as oversee all grants obtained by the agency. This includes ensuring regulations governing each are followed and preparing all financial reports for submission to the state offices. Work also involves providing administrative guidance to the agency's professional staff for the completion of mandated forms relating to financial matters and overseeing the review of these forms and related applications. Our team will also rely on your knowledge and expertise to develop or recommend the establishment of necessary controls and implements revisions in accounting methods and procedures needed to maintain controls.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a County Fiscal Officer 1; or
• Two years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related bachelor's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• Four 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.

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 medical examination and 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.

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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 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.

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.