Accountant 3

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Dauphin County, PA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Accountant 3 works in the Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), Office of Financial Management, Public Market Reporting and Analysis Section (Public Markets), within the General and Public Market Accounting Division. The position leads a team responsible for analyzing, reconciling, classifying, and reporting complex, highly automated investment account activity between the investment accounting system and the custodial bank. Public Markets includes Fixed Income, International Equity, Domestic Equity, Collective Trust Funds, Short-Term, and Healthcare investment composites.

The role supervises, monitors, trains, and reviews the daily and monthly work of professional accounting staff. It also reviews and approves general-ledger reconciliations and journal entries, coordinates information with third-party vendors, maintains staffing and operational procedures, checks cost reports and financial documents for compliance, and compares transactions between the custodial bank and the accounting book of record.

This is a full-time, hybrid-telework-eligible position based in Pennsylvania, with the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. Telework may be part-time, varies with work activities, and requires a securely configured high-speed internet connection and an approved location within Pennsylvania. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a 60-minute lunch; hours may be negotiable.

Requirements

• One year as an Accountant 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or three years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by 15 accounting credits.
• Four years of bookkeeping experience and 15 college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation.
• A master's degree in Accounting or a related field may be substituted for one year of general work experience.
• Meet the Pennsylvania residency requirement.
• Be able to perform the essential functions described in the position description.
• A conditional offer of employment requires submission of criminal history reports.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead, monitor, train, and review the daily and monthly activities of professional accounting staff.
• Analyze, reconcile, classify, and report complex, highly automated investment account activity between the investment accounting system and the custodial bank.
• Review and approve general-ledger reconciliations and journal entries.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with third-party vendors to facilitate efficient and effective exchange of appropriate information.
• Maintain and update department staffing and operational procedures.
• Check cost reports and financial documents for compliance with procedures and standards.
• Compare transactions between the custodial bank and the accounting book of record.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior