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Reference #: 4555892 THE POSITION Are you looking for a position where you can expand your fiscal expertise and advance your career? Join our team of professionals at the Department of Education as a Fiscal Management Specialist 1. The position is responsible for reviewing and analyzing hundreds of grant budgets and expenditure reports. If you like to read, ensure budgets meet federal and state guidelines and communicate with others, this is an opportunity you will not want to miss. Apply with us today.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Fiscal Management Specialist 1 must be able to calculate and apply multiple indirect cost rates, and identify unallowable costs. Interpretation and application of fiscal coding is needed. The employee must be able to interpret the fiscal guidelines particular to that program and determine if the program office needs to be contacted or if additional information is required from the grantee pertaining to the fiscal/budget, or other, information they have provided. This position performs multifaceted analysis for each FER to determine the eligibility of claimed costs based on extensive knowledge of financial and program guidelines applicable to each program area. This function requires a working knowledge of at least nine different sets of program guidelines to ensure accurate analysis in this process. Work includes managing the routing of contracts through the approval steps. Additional duties include using various computer applications; e.g., the Department's Financial Accounting Information System (FAI), Consolidated Online Logging and Tracking System (COLTS), Contractor Responsibility Program System (CRPS), and the eGrants system to perform this application/contract fiscal administration work.

Additional details regarding the duties of this position may be found in theposition description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment. Work hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch. Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, the employee must report to the office every Thursday. 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.   REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year as a Financial Programs Trainee; or One year of experience in paraprofessional fiscal administration work, and a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field; or An 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. 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.

Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *710 ) 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.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx 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.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

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.

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.