Accountant 1

About the role

Bring your accounting skills to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and help strengthen financial operations that support American heroes. The Accountant 1 role at the Southwestern Veterans' Center offers a chance to advance your career while contributing to a meaningful mission. You will work in a supportive environment where accuracy and teamwork make a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Account Tracking: Maintain expenditure records, oversee budgetary control accounts, and prepare account status reports
• Payment Processing: Ensure accurate invoice payments through multiple systems and resolve payment issues using SAP software
• Financial Review: Review incoming funds, complete financial analyses, and prepare required financial statements
• Vendor Coordination: Contact vendors to resolve order issues and support procurement needs
• Asset Oversight: Verify correct posting of fixed assets and check departmental compliance with transfer and disposal procedures
• Inventory Support: Participate in inventory control processes, prepare variance reports, and assist with corrections when needed

Qualifications

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of Bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting; or
• A Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting; or
• One year as a Fiscal Technician (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration), and fifteen college credits in accounting; or
• One year as a Financial Programs Trainee (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Successful completion of the Commonwealth's Accounting Intern Program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration).

Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree/credits.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement
• You must be able to perform essential job functions

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act
• A conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance

Schedule

Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week

Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.

Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.

Pay

In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.