Job Opening: Fiscal Officer 1
Department: Human Services Administration
Posting Date: June 20, 2025
Starting Salary: $54, 181.00 Annually
The Children and Youth Services Fiscal Officer 1 position has a direct impact on federal and state funding received by Delaware County as a result of eligibility determinations made by the Fiscal Technicians in the unit for Foster Care, Adoption and Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship (SPLC) records. You will have the opportunity to communicate with Children and Youth Services program and fiscal management regarding eligibility issues. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Understanding and interpreting Social Security Title IV-E regulations and state regulations regarding the eligibility of children in placement, Adoption and SPLC for federal and state funding.
Overseeing determinations for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and completion of the Means Test Worksheet.
Ensuring regulatory compliance.
Providing Title IV-E training to program and eligibility unit staff.
Functioning as the fiscal liaison with the Social Security Administration, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, and Delaware County agencies to resolve eligibility issues.
Supervising a team of fiscal staff.
Two years as a Fiscal Technician and six college credits in accounting; or
Five years of bookkeeping experience and six college credits in accounting; or
Three years of accounting and/or budgetary experience and a business related associate's degree that includes six college credits in accounting; or
One year 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 that includes or is supplemented by six college credits in accounting.
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.
You must pass a background investigation.
This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
Under the Law, a 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.
Go to the web site: employment.pa.gov
Click on the OPEN JOBS tab
Click on OPEN TO THE PUBLIC tab
On the far right of the screen FILTER by location and choose Delaware County.
Select Accountant 2.
A dialog box comes up with job duties.
If interested, click APPLY
You will need to create an account.
Complete application and answer all questions that follow.
You will have to apply to each job posting separately.
You will receive an email with an examination score.