Accountant I: Stable Full-Time Budget & Reporting

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs seeks an Accountant 1 to support financial operations at the Southwestern Veterans' Center. You will monitor budgets, process payments, review postings, audit documents, oversee assets, and prepare financial reports to support informed decisions for veterans and their families.

This full-time role requires 5 years bookkeeping experience or an accounting degree with credits, plus related Commonwealth experience. PA residency is required.

Qualifications

• Five years of bookkeeping experience or a degree with accounting credits.
• Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by fifteen accounting credits.
• One year in Fiscal Technician or Financial Programs Trainee role.
• Completion of Commonwealth Accounting Intern Program or equivalent.
• Within 3 months of graduating to meet educational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Track expenditures and monitor budgets to prevent shortfalls.
• Review invoices, coding, payments, and advance account vouchers.
• Post and classify incoming funds; ensure proper posting.
• Audit financial documents to reduce errors and delays.
• Review asset procedures and support corrective actions.
• Compile fiscal data and prepare summaries, statements, analyses.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Invoicing & payments

Compliance

Education

Accounting degree with credits

Fiscal Technician exp

Accounting Intern Program

Job description

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs seeks an Accountant 1 to support financial operations at the Southwestern Veterans' Center. You will monitor budgets, process payments, review postings, audit documents, oversee assets, and prepare financial reports to support informed decisions for veterans and their families.

This full-time role requires 5 years bookkeeping experience or an accounting degree with credits, plus related Commonwealth experience. PA residency is required.