Job Description

Would you enjoy an exciting, fast-paced career in which you can utilize your fiscal and budgetary experience to assist a vital agency of local government? If so, Snyder County Children and Youth Services is eager to welcome a Fiscal Technician to join the team. Located in the heart of central Pennsylvania, Snyder County government offers dynamic and challenging positive opportunities in a career field where you make a difference in the lives of children and their families. Each day brings the opportunity for learning and growing in pursuit of professional growth along with the personal satisfaction of helping others.

As a Fiscal Technician, you will perform advanced bookkeeping duties in recording, reviewing, processing, and controlling financial records and documents. Work involves examination of a variety of financial, budgetary, and audit records and documents for propriety, quality, and conformance to established accounting procedures and maintenance of difficult bookkeeping systems. You will gather information from service providers to initiate contracts, as well as assist in obtaining fiscal data and information to determine eligibility for reimbursement from various revenue categories. 

Duties frequently involve responsibility for the establishment and review of internal processing procedures and regulations. Fiscal and accounting problems and irregularities becomes the mutual responsibility of the employee's direct supervisor who will work conjointly in the review and resolution of those issues, as well as provide ongoing and periodic support and direction to ensure adherence to expected standards of performance.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• 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 Fiscal Assistant;   or
• Three years of work involving the maintenance of fiscal or financial records, including one year of responsible work which involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices; and graduation from high school;   or
• One year of experience in maintaining and reviewing fiscal records and an associate degree in accounting or business administration; or
• Any 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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Snyder County. If no eligible candidates who live within Snyder County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

L egal Requirements:

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  1. Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 

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   and click the Veterans’ Preference tab or contact us at  ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov .

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.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Monday to Friday,

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