Accountant 2

Company:  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Location: Harrisburg
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Reference #: 4640963 THE POSITIONAre you an ambitious fiscal professional looking for an opportunity to utilize your analytical and financial skills? The Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), Division of Financial Management is actively seeking an Accountant 2 to become a vital member of our team. In this role, you will perform advanced daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly analysis, reconciliation, classification and reporting of various complex investment accounting activity in the Special Investment Accounting Section. If you are interested in an exciting new opportunity, we want to hear from you! DESCRIPTION OF WORKAs an Accountant 2, you will support the maintenance of an independent accounting book of record (ABOR) using the Private I software and reconciliation of the ABOR to the custodial bank. Additionally, this position will handle the preparation of accounting related reporting documents, while researching a variety of investment accounting issues. Furthermore, this position will use various investment, accounting, and general-purpose software programs. Work includes maintaining a general understanding of the Real Estate market including the analysis of the quarterly reports that are submitted by the System's limited partnerships and directly held Real Estate advisors including changes in the valuations of portfolio holdings. You will be responsible for monthly reconciliations of the cash flows, cost and net asset values reported by the custodial bank, partnerships, Real Estate advisors and PSERS' Investment Office. Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the positiondescription.Work Schedule and Additional Information: Full-time employment. Work hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch. Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. 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. 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 & ELIGIBILITYQUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements: One year as an Accountant 1; or Two years of professional accounting experience, and graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen credits in accounting. Four years of bookkeeping experience and fifteen college credits in accounting may be substituted for college graduation. A Master's degree in Accounting or a related field may be substituted for one year of general work experience.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.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 positionVeterans: 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 and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at 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.EXAMINATION INFORMATIONCompleting 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.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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