Accounting Technician

Start a rewarding career with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)! We are seeking a responsible Accounting Technician to join our team and perform a variety of purchasing activities. Apply today if you are an organized, detail-oriented, and productive individual that is versed in contracting processes and experienced in working with vendors!

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As an Accounting Technician, you will be responsible for the reconciliation and coordination of vendor management and payment activities for all types of procurements and contracts. Your duties will include tracking invoices, preparing letters for vendors, and processing refunds and returned checks. In this position, you will process and ensure invoices and vendor payments are made in a timely manner and ensure vendor discrepancies and payment issues are resolved. You can expect to generate reports, research discrepancies, reconcile blocked invoices, investigate unresolved issues, and identify reasons for non-payment and incorrect processing. Additionally, you will attend meetings with the Comptroller, the Department of General Services, and DMVA staff to resolve problems and improve efficiency.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Occasional long hours and potential for overnight stays
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 5 days in a 10-day pay period. 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 Annville.
• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Fiscal Assistant or an Accounting Assistant (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of work involving the maintenance of fiscal or financial records, including one year of responsible work which involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices; and graduation from high school; or
• One year of experience in maintaining and reviewing fiscal records and an associate degree in accounting or business administration; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must pass a favorable National Crime Information Center (NCIC) screening for admittance to Fort Indiantown Gap.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Willing and able to work in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
• Experience in purchasing work involving the maintenance of fiscal or financial records
• Experience in responsible work which involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices
• Experience in purchasing work involving contact with vendors in the procurement of a variety of supplies, materials, equipment, or services
• Level of education such as Doctorate's degree, Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree, some college, High school diploma, GED, or other
• During activation of State Active Duty, the DMVA Procurement and Contracting Office is responsible for the procurement of goods and services to support the National Guard often times requiring long hours and stressful situations with the potential of overnight stays. Willing and able to work under these conditions
• This position may require travel to the Veterans Homes as well as other field sites. Willing and able to travel frequently if needed, including overnight stays

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.
  

• 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.

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.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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