Fiscal Examiner I
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About the Role
The Pennsylvania Treasury Department is seeking a Fiscal Examiner I to review expenditure requests from state agencies, ensuring transactions are lawful and accurate. The role offers full-time employment with telework opportunities and requires bookkeeping or clerical accounting experience.
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Responsibilities
- Review expenditure requests submitted by state agencies to ensure transactions are lawful, accurate, and processed in a timely manner
- Conduct audits of expenditure transactions in accordance with established checklists and procedures
- Examine supporting documentation across multiple electronic systems
- Process transactions and record detailed audit notes
- Communicate with agency resource accounts to obtain clarification when necessary
- Approve or deny transactions within assigned authority levels
Requirements
- Two years of experience performing bookkeeping or clerical accounting work
- Associate Degree in Accounting or Business Administration including or supplemented by six credits of Accounting
- Experience using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Willingness to pre audit accounts payable and general ledger transactions
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THE POSITION
- Join the Pennsylvania Treasury Department and be part of a team that protects the financial integrity of the Commonwealth every single day.
- As a Fiscal Examiner I with Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Review, you will contribute to work that directly impacts millions of people in Pennsylvania.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
- Quality Assurance: Conduct audits of expenditure transactions in accordance with established checklists and procedures
- Information Review: Examine supporting documentation across multiple electronic systems
- Work Documentation: Process transactions and record detailed audit notes
- Agency Contact: Communicate with agency resource accounts to obtain clarification when necessary
- Transaction Decisions: Approve or deny transactions within assigned authority levels
Work Schedule and Additional Information
- Full time employment
- 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) full time. Management may discontinue the telework arrangement at any time.
- In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 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; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
- Experience using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, and Outlook; web based utilities; or the ability to learn relevant software.
- Willingness and ability to pre audit accounts payable and general ledger transactions for all Commonwealth agencies.
- Ability to perform essential job functions.
Additional Information
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines; strong attention to detail.
- Legal Requirements: A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports.
- Veterans: Pennsylvania law provides employment preference for qualified veterans.
- The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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