Assistant Director (Fiscal Management Specialist 5)

Do you have strong management and analytical skills with a background in professional fiscal administration? Are you looking for a challenge doing vital work that supports the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? If so, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

The Department of Health (DOH), Budget Office is looking for an Assistant Director with strong attention to detail, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a collaborative work ethic. If this sounds like you, apply today!

As an Assistant Director, you will manage and direct staff as well as control all activities in support of budget planning and analysis for Department of Health state, federal, and special funds appropriations and augmenting revenue accounts. You will provide fiscal input to assist with DOH program changes, manage budget activities, compile data to support programs, and develop standard guidelines. This role requires effective communication to deliver complex information and strong analytical skills to review fiscal reports, regulations, policies, and procedures. In addition, you will ensure compliance with state budgetary policy, monitor the effectiveness of results, and provide direction in the absence of the Director.

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 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-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.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Fiscal Management Specialist 4 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of experience in professional fiscal administration, one of which includes serving in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or a related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of professional supervisory experience in fiscal administration

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 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.

• 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.