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NOTE: THIS IS A REPOSTING OF CS-2023-47817-08180. IF YOU APPLIED UNDER THE PREVIOUS POSTING WHICH WAS OPEN FROM MARCH 28, 2023 TO APRIL 11, 2023, YOU CANNOT SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION.
If you are interested in conducting audits, other engagements, and activities throughout the Department of Transportation (Department), as well as of corporations and other entities that provide professional services to the Department or receive funding from or through it then the Department of Transportation wants to talk to you.
This is entry level work as part of a one year training program designed to develop technical competence to conduct audits, attestation engagements, and professional non-audit services throughout the Department of Transportation (Department), as well as corporations and other entities that provide professional services to the Department or receive grant funding from or through the Department, also to develop technical competence to perform reviews of financial information of entities doing business with the Commonwealth, including pre-qualifications, pre-awards, and overheads.
The trainee’s work activity involves assisting in the preparation of work papers, permanent files and audit programs as well as conducting assigned audit testing in accordance with the standards for professional practice as promulgated by the United States General Accounting Office, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other auditing practices generally accepted by governmental audit agencies.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment.
- Work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
- This is a travel position. Overnight travel is required. Travel expenses will be paid.
- The position will be headquartered in a District or County office in Centre or a contiguous county closest to the selected candidate’s home that meets business needs and has available space.
- 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:
- A Bachelor's Degree including twelve (12) credits in accounting; OR
- Four years of experience in bookkeeping work which included twelve (12) credits in accounting; OR
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes twelve (12) 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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:
- 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.
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