Fiscal Technician (Local Government) - Northumberland County Children & Youth
About The Position
Northumberland County Children & Youth is hiring a Fiscal Technician to perform moderately complex fiscal work supporting the agency’s daily operations and its programs for children and families. The role applies bookkeeping principles and practices to purchasing, expense processing, report maintenance, and payroll software use. The agency works with social service organizations, hospitals, mental health facilities, police, courts, schools, and other community resources to assist families. The position is full-time, with a schedule of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, and a 30-minute lunch. Telework is not available. Applicants must meet Pennsylvania residency requirements, be able to perform essential job functions, and pass a background investigation. A conditional offer requires satisfactory criminal history clearances, including Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History, and FBI fingerprint clearances.
Requirements
- Meet one of the following minimum experience and training combinations: one year as a Fiscal Assistant; three years of work maintaining fiscal or financial records, including one year of responsible work applying accounting or fiscal principles and practices, plus high school graduation; one year maintaining and reviewing fiscal records plus an associate degree in accounting or business administration; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
- Meet the Pennsylvania residency requirement.
- Be able to perform the essential job functions.
- Pass a background investigation and, upon conditional offer, submit satisfactory criminal history clearances, including PA State Police, PA Child Abuse History, and FBI fingerprint clearances.
Responsibilities
- Maintain all Children & Youth ledgers and journals, subsidiary ledgers, computer databases, and card files.
- Prepare and post weekly expense vouchers using a complex accounting structure.
- Assist in preparing quarterly agency reports for multiple funding streams.
- Record and retain current information concerning foster children’s income and eligibility requirements, reimbursement rates, and allowable and unallowable costs.
- Establish and review internal processing and procedures to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
