Lead Fiscal Officer (County Fiscal Officer 3, Local Government) - Wayne County Area Agency on Aging

Exciting and rewarding full-time opportunity in Honesdale, Wayne County, PA for a motivated and detail-oriented fiscal professional to utilize expertise in all areas of financial operations. Join a collaborative team environment and enjoy an excellent benefits package.

About the role

This County Fiscal Officer 3 position serves as the Lead Fiscal Officer for the Wayne County Office of Human Services. You will provide agency-wide oversight for the combined and streamlined fiscal functions of county programs including Aging, Transportation, Children and Youth, Drug and Alcohol, and Behavioral Health.

• 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, federal, and agency specific reporting standards and requirements
• 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
• Process Improvement: Develop and implement enhancements to accounting systems, procedures, and controls
• Collaborative Leadership: Work with other fiscal and administrative leadership personnel to ensure compliance with human resource and payroll policies as well as alignment with county accounting policy and procedures

Schedule

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch
• Irregular work schedule including evenings, weekends, or holidays may also be required
• May require overnight travel or out of county travel for meetings or training
• No telework option available

Requirements

Minimum Experience and Training

• 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

• Must meet the PA residency requirement
• Must be able to perform essential job functions
• Must pass a background investigation
• Conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening
• Position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law
• 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