Accountant 1 (Local Government)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Conemaugh Township (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambria County Children & Youth Services is seeking an Accountant 1 to join our financial team. This entry-level role focuses on classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data to support essential child and family services.

You will learn, grow, and contribute to an agency that values integrity and community service. You will assist with budgeting, invoice processing, financial analysis, and audit preparation, ensuring accurate reporting and documentation across key programs.

Qualifications

• One year of professional accounting experience and graduation from a four year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 credits in accounting.
• One year as a Fiscal Technician and 15 college credits in accounting.
• Five years of bookkeeping experience and 15 college credits in accounting.

Responsibilities

• Budget Support: Assist in preparing state and county budgets and related financial reports
• Invoice Processing: Post placement invoices and prepare required federal and state fiscal forms
• Financial Analysis: Pull, review, and analyze accounting system reports and reconcile income and revenue
• Audit Preparation: Gather information for audits and complete logs and worksheets for audit purposes
• Eligibility Tracking: Determine Title IV-E eligibility and maintain related financial spreadsheets
• Process Oversight: Oversee contract files and train fiscal technicians

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

15 accounting credits

Job description

Begin a rewarding career with Cambria County Children & Youth Services as an Accountant 1. This is a great entry level position with the opportunity to work in the classification, analysis, and reporting of financial data. In this role, you will play an important part in managing financial processes that help deliver essential services to children and families. You will learn, grow, and contribute to an agency that values commitment and integrity. Your work will help ensure strong and reliable support for the community.

As an Accountant 1, you will support the financial operations that keep the agency functioning smoothly and responsibly. Your work will help ensure accurate reporting, effective budgeting, and proper documentation across many important programs. As an Accountant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Budget Support: Assist in preparing state and county budgets and related financial reports
• Invoice Processing: Post placement invoices and prepare required federal and state fiscal forms
• Financial Analysis: Pull, review, and analyze accounting system reports and reconcile income and revenue
• Audit Preparation: Gather information for audits and complete logs and worksheets for audit purposes
• Eligibility Tracking: Determine Title IV-E eligibility and maintain related financial spreadsheets
• Process Oversight: Oversee contract files and train fiscal technicians

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 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 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 PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Cambria County. If no eligible candidates who live within Cambria County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• 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.

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.