Field Auditor 2 (Local Government) - Allegheny County Support Administration

NOTE: THIS IS A REPOSTING OF CS-2025-15978-L0352. IF YOU APPLIED UNDER THE PREVIOUS POSTING WHICH WAS OPEN FROM JANUARY 9, 2025 TO JANUARY 22, 2025, YOU CANNOT SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION.

As a Field Auditor 2, you will review records to determine whether assigned agencies are protecting and using DHS resources per contractual agreements. This involves obtaining evidential material from all possible sources to provide a reasonable basis for determining contract compliance of the assigned areas under examination. You will evaluate the agency's system of record keeping to ensure compliance, propose and maintain findings that will be added to the agency's file, and present findings and recommendations to the manager.

This position performs lead auditor responsibilities, which include ensuring proper planning and site visits are completed, ensuring files are completed promptly and submitted for review, and ensuring a corrective action plan is received, if applicable. Fiscal review functions entail completing personnel reviews, reviewing operating expenditures, and completing fixed asset reviews, indirect cost allocation plan reviews, and claims validation.

Among these functions, some specific duties will include verifying the validity of the personnel roster, verifying the agency is in compliance with the approved Personnel Action Plan (PAP), reviewing expenditures for appropriate support, and determining whether an agency's asset safeguarding procedures are adequate for control of purchased property and equipment.
Other duties of the field auditor include:

• Reviewing new provider applications to ensure all information has been received and preparing an internal memo noting Allegheny County's risk;
• Consulting and collaborating closely with the DHS Bureau of Financial Management, Budgets, and Reports on all matters dealing with contract compliance in the fiscal area;
• Providing guidance to agencies involving proper invoicing of expenditures and documenting allowable services;
• Reviewing reports and evaluating conformance with the following agency standards and requirements: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Accounting Office (GAO), PA Department of Labor, PA Department of Human Services (PA DHS);
• Examining reports to determine if the provider's audit report is complete and accurate.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Scheduled hours can vary depending on the needs of the regional office.
• 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 of experience as a Field Auditor I; or
• Three years of experience in progressively responsible auditing or accounting work, and graduation from high school supplemented by six credit hours of post high school courses in accounting. Additional training in accounting, business administration or related fields including six credit hours in accounting may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to two years of the required experience; or
• Two years of experience in accounting or auditing work, and one and one-half years of college level work including or supplemented by six credit hours in accounting; or
• One year of experience in accounting or auditing work, and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

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.
• Hiring preference for this vacancy may be given to candidates who live within Allegheny County. If no eligible candidates who live within Allegheny County apply for this position, candidates who reside in other counties may be considered.
• 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 position.

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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.

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.

• Completing 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:
  1. your score may be lower than deserved.
  2. you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.