Executive Financial Associate - Central Audits Division

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework option

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks a detail-oriented Executive Financial Associate to support audit teams, assess risks, and help develop audit programs within the Central Audits Division. Duties include interpreting contracts and regulations, conducting testing with sampling methods, and preparing workpapers in TeamMate.

The role is full-time with telework options from within Pennsylvania and occasional in-office days, following program needs.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting financial and performance audits.
• Ability to interpret contracts, policies, and regulations.
• Knowledge of sampling methods and audit testing.
• Ability to prepare and organize workpapers.
• Familiarity with audit objectives and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Audit support for financial and performance audits.
• Develop risk assessments linked to audit objectives.
• Contribute to building audit programs and defining audit objectives.
• Interpret contracts, policies, and regulations to support audit work.
• Conduct audit testing and use sampling methods to gather evidence.
• Create and organize workpapers within TeamMate.

Skills

Audit support

Risk analysis

Program development

Document review

Testing procedures

Workpaper preparation

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 21 accounting credits + 3 in finance

Tools

TeamMate

Job description

Are you looking to jump start your career utilizing analytical and auditing skills? Do you want to use your skills to help serve the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? If yes, then we want to hear from you! The Bureau of Audits is seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual to assess and examine risks to evaluate within the Commonwealth.

This role supports audit teams as they review financial and operational practices across assigned organizations. The work helps ensure that agencies follow rules and meet program goals. As an Executive Financial Associate in the Central Audits Division, you will perform the following duties:

• Audit Support: Assist in financial and performance audits and related reviews
• Risk Analysis: Help develop risk assessments linked to audit objectives
• Program Development: Contribute to building audit programs and defining audit objectives
• Document Review: Interpret contracts, policies, and regulations to support audit work
• Testing Procedures: Conduct audit testing and use sampling methods to gather evidence
• Workpaper Preparation: Create and organize workpapers within TeamMate

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time, with occasional in-office days when work dictates such requirements. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• 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:

• Three years as an Accounting Assistant (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) 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 job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration) 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.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

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.