Civil Service Permanent Full-Time
4/30/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
AN Wayne Co Area Agency on Aging
ttemple@waynecountypa.gov
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THE POSITION
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Take the next step in your career with this rewarding, full-time opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented fiscal professional! As a County Fiscal Officer 3, you will have the chance to utilize your expertise in professional supervisory and administrative fiscal work by managing financial operations for the Wayne County Office of Human Services agencies including Aging, Transportation, Children and Youth, Drug and Alcohol, Behavioral Health, and others. Apply now to join a collaborative team environment and enjoy an excellent benefits package while ensuring our agencies have the fiscal support they need to coordinate services that enhance the quality of life in the community.
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DESCRIPTION OF WORK
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In this County Fiscal Officer 3 position, you will serve as the Lead Fiscal Officer for our growing team. This includes overseeing all fiscal operations across our Aging, Transportation, Children and Youth, Drug and Alcohol, Behavioral Health, and other agencies. Your work will involve applying professional accounting principles to manage budgets, financial reporting, audits, and cost allocations, while supervising a team of fiscal staff. Effective collaboration with other internal management professionals is essential for ensuring compliance with human resource and payroll policies, as well as alignment with county accounting policy and procedures. Key responsibilities of this role include:
- Agency-Wide Fiscal Oversight: Manage fiscal functions for human service agencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance for program reporting.
- Staff Supervision: Directly supervise five fiscal officers, approve timesheets and leave, and conduct performance evaluations.
- Accounting and Reporting: Prepare financial statements, reconcile accounts, and ensure adherence to state and federal reporting standards as well as the specific fiscal reporting requirements for each Human Services Agency.
- Budget Management: Oversee budget preparation, monitoring, and revisions in line with grant regulations.
- Audit and Compliance: Conduct internal audits and maintain cost allocation processes aligned with federal requirements
- System and Process Improvement: Develop and implement enhancements to accounting systems, procedures, and controls.
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. Employee may have irregular hours, including evenings, weekends or holidays.
- Employee may have overnight travel or out of county travel for meetings or training.
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- 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.
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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
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QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- One year as a County Fiscal Officer 2; or
- Five years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related associate's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
- Three years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business-related bachelor's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes or is supplemented by six college credits in accounting.
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.
Legal Requirements:
- You must pass a background investigation.
- A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
- Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
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.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
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):
- 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. 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.
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EXAMINATION INFORMATION
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- 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.
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