Accounting Assistant

Are you looking for a rewarding career with a great organization where you can grow and collaborate with talented individuals? Apply for this Accounting Assistant role with the Bureau of Accounting and Financial Management, Accounts Receivable/Cost Allocation unit. Find a home for your technical mind, bookkeeping or clerical accounting knowledge, and organizational skills with our team!

In this position, you will perform accounting duties in preparing revenue and refund transactions for various agencies of the Commonwealth. Work involves examining a variety of documents for propriety, quality, and conformance to established policies, procedures, and controls to ensure fiscal accountability and transparency. Your responsibilities will include effectively posting and processing payments and other transactions, preparing standard correspondence, and preparing and interpreting financial reports and statements. You will also provide customer service in the form of general guidance, understanding customer needs, and problem solving assistance. Apply now and advance your career with us.

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) part-time. In-office days occur when work dictates such requirements, two to four days per month. 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.
• 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:

• Two years of experience performing bookkeeping or clerical accounting work; or
• An Associate Degree in accounting or business administration including or supplemented by six credits of accounting.

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess one or more years of SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning experience.
• You must possess one or more years of accounts receivable and/or bookkeeping experience.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

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 www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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.