Accounting Associate (Executive Accounting Specialist Trainee)

Summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a public-sector employer serving the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Accounting Associate supports accurate financial operations by reviewing transactions, preparing reports, assisting with grants, using accounting systems, resolving financial record issues, and communicating about accounting procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accounting entries, reconciliations, and analysis for assigned programs
• Help review grants, maintain files, and prepare required federal financial reports
• Use accounting software and spreadsheets to complete financial tasks and research information
• Identify problems, research solutions, and support corrections in financial records
• Share information with agencies and respond to questions about accounting procedures

Skills

• Three years as an Accounting Assistant (Commonwealth title) and completion of 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or Two years as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth title) and completion of 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or A bachelor's degree including 21 credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree
• You must meet the PA residency requirement
• You must be able to perform essential job functions
• You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations
• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy: Promotion Without Exam Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .) Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.) Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Voluntary Demotion Reinstatement ( Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement. ) Promotion Without Examination (PWOE): Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications: Accounting Assistant Fiscal Technician Fiscal Technician Supervisory We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST06 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements. Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination. The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations. Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Three years as an Accounting Assistant (Commonwealth title) and completion of 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or Two years as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth title) and completion of 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or A bachelor's degree including 21 credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting; or An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes 21 college credits in accounting and an additional 3 credits in finance or accounting
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree
• You must meet the PA residency requirement
• You must be able to perform essential job functions
• You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations
• Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy: Promotion Without Exam Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .) Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.) Meritorious service is defined as the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Voluntary Demotion Reinstatement ( Former civil service employees may only be reinstated to the job title from which they resigned. Current civil service employees are not eligible through reinstatement. ) Promotion Without Examination (PWOE): Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications: Accounting Assistant Fiscal Technician Fiscal Technician Supervisory We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST06 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements. Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination. The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations. Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service

Benefits

• You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time, with occasional in-office days when work dictates such requirements, subject to having a securely configured high-speed internet connection and working from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• Multiple health plans
• Health coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Wellness programs
• Multiple retirement and investment plan options
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave
• Military leave
• Paid time off for most major U.S. holidays
• Flexible work schedules
• Work-from-home opportunities
• Opportunities for internal mobility
• Professional development
• Opportunity to give back by participating in workplace charitable giving
• Special employee-only discounts and rates on a variety of services and memberships