Fiscal Management Specialist 1

THE POSITION

As a Fiscal Management Specialist 1 with the Department of Human Services, you will support the financial planning that keeps major programs running smoothly. This position offers an opportunity to work with data, prepare budget materials, and contribute to decision making. Your work will help ensure that funding is used wisely and in line with agency goals. This is an outstanding opportunity to broaden your professional experience, sharpen your analytical skills, and grow your expertise while contributing to programs that have a meaningful and lasting impact on our communities.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position supports budgeting and fiscal analysis for key programs by organizing financial data, preparing reports, and helping monitor expenditures. It involves working with program offices, reviewing budget materials, and assisting with financial planning activities under close supervision. As a Fiscal Management Specialist 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Budget Preparation: Develop and compile budget materials and expenditure projections for assigned programs
• Data Analysis: Review fiscal information, spending trends, and revenue projections to support planning needs
• Program Support: Assist program offices with funding requests, justifications, and resolution of fiscal concerns
• Report Development: Prepare narratives, templates, and supporting documentation for state and federal budget submissions
• Expenditure Monitoring: Track expenditures, commitments, and revenues to ensure alignment with approved spending plans
• Financial Review: Analyze year-end balances, commitments, and variances to support adjustments and closing activities

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time up to 3 days per week. You will be required to report to the office 2 days per week, as determined by the Division Director or Bureau Director. 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. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• 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

• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); 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.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• 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.

• 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.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

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.

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Health & Wellness

We offer multiple health plans so our employees can choose what works best for themselves and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, vision, dental, and wellness programs.*

• Eligibility rules apply.