Accountant 2

Nigel Wright Consultancy Ltd (UK); Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nigel Wright Consultancy Ltd (UK) is seeking a Fiscal Department professional to oversee the Program’s Single Audit regulations and related government audits. You will work with the Fiscal Officer 3 to develop corrective action plans and ensure compliance across MH/DS funding of over $22 million.

The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, auditing and cost accounting skills, and the ability to prepare reconciliations, invoices, and financial reports while maintaining internal controls and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures.
• Ability to analyze and prepare financial reports.
• Ability to supervise accounting staff.
• Ability to develop and implement audits and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Program’s Single Audit regulations and other government audit requirements.
• Coordinate audit responses and develop corrective action plans.
• Determine audit requirements for contracted providers under 2 CFR 200 and Yellow Book guidelines.
• Review audit submissions and reconcile expenditures to MH/DS payments.

Job description

The position is primarily responsible to work within the Fiscal Department and is supervised by the Fiscal Officer 3. This position is responsible for overseeing the Program’s Single Audit regulations as well as Federal, State, and Local regulations. This position also performs provider monitoring and various reconciliations. The work involves applying prescribed professional accounting principles and techniques to the treatment of transactions and other accounting operations. The work is performed within established policies and procedures.

• This position will be designated as the Program's Single Audit Coordinator, and as such will be responsible for the analyzation and development of responses to any exceptions identified in the Independent Audit of the Counties MH/DS Program, related to individual's areas of responsibility.
• The individual will also work with the Fiscal Officer 3 to develop a Corrective Action Plan related to any audit findings related to the above.
• The position will be responsible for determining contracted providers audit requirements as set forth in the Single Audit Supplement 2 CFR 200, Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book) as well as the Department of Human Services (OHS) audit guidelines. This includes requesting provider audit submissions on an annual basis to insure compliance.
• Thisposition will perform a review and analysis of all audit submissions to include a reconciliation of audited expenditures to MH/DS Payments. The individual will participate, if requested, with the Bureau of Financial Operations auditors and O.D.P. Regional Office staff in reviewing contracted providers for compliance with all applicable fiscal regulations The employee will report to the Fiscal Officer 3 on any pertinent issues arising from these activities
• The position is responsible for all provider-monitoring activities.
• The scope of responsibility from an auditing compliance and reporting perspective includes the entire Luzerne-Wyoming Counties MH/DS program with funding in excess of $22 Million Dollars.
• Thisposition will be responsible for budget oversight of the MH/DS program provider services contracts. This will include, but is not limited to, maintaining a contract spreadsheet tracking all amounts billed to the program by service providers
• The position will prepare monthly invoices to draw down funds from the Wyoming County Human Services Block Grant allocationand reconcile Wyoming County Expenditures as necessary.
• The position will be responsible for reconciling all accounts related to special grant programs and preparing quarterly draw down files where applicable.
• Thisposition will maintain the current listing for tracking the program's fixed assets and minor equipment inventory, to include a physical inventory on an annual basis.
• The position will be responsible for reviewing contracted provider year-end Income & Expenditure Reports including the completion of related cost reconciliation spreadsheets.
• The position will be required to obtain a working knowledge of the O.D.P. HCSIS and Promise Payment Systems for the purpose of generating and analyzing various financial reports.
• The position must also be proficient in the use of a personal computer and Microsoft Office with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
• The position will act as a liaison between MHDS and Mental Health providers to authorize consumer units of service and perform adjustments in the Mental Health billing software system, as well as maintain the Mental Health provider rate file.
• The position will be responsible for the review and reporting of Mental Health client count data to OHSand working with the Information Technology department to collect this data.
• This position will also be responsible for reconciling the internal general ledger to the County general ledger (New World Systems) on a quarterly basis. This includes communicating with County Budget & Finance staff to record adjustments as needed.
• The position is responsible for various reconciliations including, but not limited to, postage reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare journal entries as needed
• Performs other related duties as required

• Considerable knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of auditing and cost accounting Some knowledge of the principles and practices of office management
• Ability to assemble, analyze, and prepare reports and statements of difficult financial data
• Ability to analyze and interpret accounting and cost accounting records
• Ability to apply accounting principles to the solution of a variety of accounting or fiscal problems
• Ability to train and supervise a professional and non-professional accounting staff
• Ability to develop and install modifications in established accounting systems, procedures, records, and controls
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

RECRUITMENT METHODS:

• Transfer
• Reassignment
• Voluntary Demotio

ELIGIBILITY -ALL CANDIDATE{S):

Applicants must meet one (or more) of the following method(s) to be considered for this vacancy: One year as an Accountant I; OR Two years of professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 credits in accounting; OR Four years of bookkeeping experience and 18 college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation.

2.) Be a resident of Pennsylvania

SELECTION CRITERIA:

1.) Meet the minimum experience and training required for the job.

2.) Meritorious Service, defined as:

• The absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date on the posting,
• The last due overall regular or probationary performance evaluation was higher than unsatisfactory

3.) Seniority, Defines: A minimum of twelve months in the next lower class(es) by the closing date of this posting MM/DD/YYYY.

POSITION DETAILS:

• Full time
• Permanent
• Union
• Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.