Fiscal Management Specialist 1

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework up to 3 days/week

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services, seeks a Fiscal Management Specialist 1 to support financial planning, budgeting, and expenditure review across programs. You will develop budgets, analyze spending, and prepare financial documents for supervisory review.

Key duties include researching historical data for budgets, analyzing monthly spending, and coordinating with program staff to identify financial needs.

Qualifications

• Must have organizational and analytical skills.
• Experience in financial/program budgeting or analysis is preferred.
• Ability to review expenditures and prepare financial documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop budgets by researching historical data and projecting needs.
• Analyze monthly spending and provide expenditure comments for control.
• Collect and summarize fiscal data to support management decisions.
• Participate in discussions with program staff to identify financial needs.
• Review invoices and prepare payment documents for approval.
• Monitor budgets for contracts and grants for accurate spending.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Budget planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or economics

Job description

The Fiscal Management Specialist 1 position with the Department of Human Services (DHS) offers an exciting opportunity to support important financial operations that impact communities across Pennsylvania. In this role, you will apply your organizational and analytical skills to help guide budget planning, review expenditures, and support key program areas. You will join a team that values accuracy, collaboration, and continuous learning. Your contributions will strengthen the work of the Bureau of Finance and help maintain dependable financial processes that support statewide programs.

This position supports financial planning, budget analysis, and expenditure review for several programs within the Office of Long-Term Living. You will assist in developing budgets, reviewing spending, and preparing financial documents for supervisory review.

• Budget Development:Research historical data and prepare projected budget needs for review
• Expenditure Analysis:Review monthly spending reports and prepare comments to support expenditure control
• Information Review:Collect and summarize fiscal and program data to support management decisions
• Fiscal Discussions:Participate in conversations with program staff to identify financial needs
• Invoice Processing:Review invoices and prepare payment documents for supervisory approval
• Budget Monitoring:Track budgets for contracts and grants to ensure accurate spending

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework:You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to three days per week. 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

• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of experience in paraprofessional fiscal administration work, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

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.

Exam Details

• 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.