Fiscal Officer 2 CYF

Luzerne County; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Luzerne County in Wilkes-Barre seeks a supervisory accountant in the fiscal department of the Child & Youth agency. The role reports to the Fiscal Officer 3 and oversees budgeting, reporting, and financial operations for a multi-million budget.

Responsibilities include ledger maintenance, annual budget preparation, and preparation of federal and state funding reports. Strong accounting knowledge and supervisory skills required, with emphasis on accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of public fiscal administration and accounting principles.
• Ability to identify trends and provide budgetary forecasts.
• Ability to plan, assign, review and supervise staff.
• Experience with auditing and cost accounting concepts.

Responsibilities

• Enter transactions and maintain the general ledger.
• Assist in preparing annual Needs Based Plan and Budget and agency budget.
• Supervise professional and technical staff in fiscal operations.
• Prepare quarterly Act 148 and Title IV-E reports for federal funding.
• Review financial statements and service provider invoices for compliance.
• Assist auditors and prepare year-end schedules.

Skills

Public fiscal administration

Accounting principles

Auditing

Budget forecasting

Staff supervision

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Six accounting credits

Associate's degree with accounting credits

Equivalent combination of experience/training

Tools

Electronic data processing systems

Job description

This is a supervisory position in the fiscal department of a county Children & Youth agency whose operating budget for 2022/23 is approximately $46 million. This position reports to the Fiscal Officer 3.

• Transaction entry and maintenance of Department general ledger system
• Assists in the preparation of the annual Needs Based Plan and Budget. Assists in the preparation of the annual agency County Budget.
• Supervises a staff of professional and technical employee responsible for the maintenance of a variety of complex accounting and fiscal operations, records, and the preparation of a variety of automated reports.
• Prepares quarterly Act 148 reports for the submission to the Department of Human Services.
• Prepares Title IV-E report for federal funding for children placed in foster care and institutional settings. This requires tracking of approximately 400 children which generates annual revenues of approximately $10 million.
• Prepares quarterly TANF Reports for federal funding. Prepares quarterly Medicaid Reports. Prepares quarterly Special Grants Reports for federal and state funding.
• Reviews the financial statements and accounting operations of service providers, who have their central office in Luzerne County, in order to determine acceptable per diem charges and allowable IV-E reimbursement rates.
• Conducts monthly supervisory reviews of Title IV-E eligibility files. Verifies all Service Provider invoices for completeness and accuracy.
• Reviews county Foster parent, Adoptive Parent and SPLC Payroll for approximately 1,000 children. Maintains cash flow analysis.
• Analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting records and prepares various financial and statistical reports on this information for the Fiscal Officer 3.
• Assists auditors in completing their fieldwork. Maintains cash flow analysis.
• Prepares required year-end schedule for review by the auditing firm. Maintains complex fiscal records.
• Performs related work as required.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public fiscal administration. Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of auditing and cost accounting.
• Knowledge of basic capabilities of electronic and automatic data processing as it relates to fiscal operations.
• Ability to identify and analyze trends and provide fiscal and budgetary forecasts.
• Ability to plan, assign, review and supervise the work of a staff of professional, technical, and/or clerical employees.
• Ability to provide guidance, training and technical assistance to subordinates and staff of program funded or fee-for-service agencies.
• Ability to evaluate staff and program effectiveness.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with county, state and federal officials, public or private administrators, associates, subordinates, representatives of provider agencies and others.
• Ability to express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

• One year as an Accountant; or
• Three years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related bachelor's degree, that includes six college credits in accounting; or
• Five years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related associates' degree that includes six college credits in accounting;or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes or is supplemented by six college credits in accounting.

Position Details:

• Non-Union
• Exempt
• Full-time

For more information please contact:

Megan Stone

Luzerne County

Human Services

570-826-8800

[e-mail]

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations for the interview due to a disability, please advise the interviewer of the accommodations you require well in advance of the scheduled date.

LUZERNE COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.