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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · 1 day ago

Accountant 2

Dauphin County, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an Accountant 2 to support the Department of Education's Child Nutrition Program. This role involves reviewing and analyzing fiscal activity for federal Child Nutrition Programs to ensure compliance with regulations and collaborating with program managers on financial administration.

Non Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Performing professional work in the review and analysis of fiscal activity for over 2000 entities participating in the federal Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations

Responsible for the assessment of CNP’s operators' financial administration of federal and state funds that accrue to a food service account and assess for compliance through the Resource Management portion of the Administrative Review

Evaluating documents for appropriate use of funds

Analyzing financial transactions, financial statements, and reports to determine the accuracy of accounts

Reviewing audit or financial related reports conducted by outside agencies or internally

Collaborating with program managers to review non-compliance issues and ensure consistency within the specific program area

Developing training materials and assisting with fiscal activities associated with the operation of 8 Child Nutrition Programs

Qualification

AccountingFinancial analysisBookkeepingAudit reviewCollaboration

Required

One year as an Accountant 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or

Two years of professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting

Four years of bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation

A Master's degree in Accounting or a related field may be substituted for one year of general work experience

You must meet the PA residency requirement

You must be able to perform essential job functions

Under the Child Protective Services 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