Manager Investment Accounting and Financial Management PSERS - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : Job Details

Are you seeking a challenging and highly valued Division Chief role, overseeing a small team of accounting professionals who conduct investment accounting for portfolios (including real estate), employer billing and collections, and related internal controls compliance? Are you considering a dynamic position where you can help determine the synthesis of new and complex financial investment information into acceptable investment accounting practices? If so, look no further! We are looking for an experienced investment accounting professional to not only manage this work but, to continue developing the critical related internal controls compliance work that PSERS implemented for this team a few years ago. If you are a results-driven financial professional with a passion for precision and strategic insight, we need you on our team!As a direct report to the Chief Financial Officer, this senior management position is responsible for overseeing the Office of Financial Management's Special Investment Accounting and Employer Accounting division. In this capacity, the position manages staff conducting daily monthly, quarterly, and yearly analysis; reconciliation; classification; reporting; collections; and related compliance of various accounting activities. This primarily involves related work for the Pension Fund's complex and diverse investment portfolio involving 400+ investment related partnerships and 760+ employer Fund related contributions.

The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS, www.psers.pa.gov), is an agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that administers the pension plan for Pennsylvania's public school employees. The mission of PSERS is to maintain a financially sound System that supports over a half million members with a current pension fund of approximately $80+ billion. This position will play a contributing part in ensuring PSERS fulfills its mission and values.PSERS is located in Harrisburg, PA, a mid-size city situated along the Susquehanna River. Teleworking is optional, with an occasional need to report to the Harrisburg office as operationally necessary. If requesting to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and be located in Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg area is affordable and near many attractions including Hershey, and it is only two hours from major cities and airports like Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.

A successful candidate for this position will be able to demonstrate:

• Strong supervisory leadership and project management ability
• Acute attention to detail and technical acumen
• The ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Collaborative interpersonal skills and work ethic
• Ability to analyze, comprehend, and adapt to complex financial investment information
• Expert PowerPoint, Word, and Excel acumen

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in theposition description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 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. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
• 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:

• Five years of professional accounting or auditing and investment operations experience which includes three years of investment accounting or investment auditing experience, two years of which includes experience in domestic fixed income and domestic / international equities and either real estate, private equity or derivative asset classes; and three years of supervision in the auditing or accounting field; and a bachelor's degree, which includes or was supplemented by eighteen college credits in accounting. Experience in investment accounting or investment auditing must have been acquired within the last six years.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which includes at least three years of professional investment accounting or investment auditing or investment operations experience, two years of which includes experience in domestic fixed income and domestic / international equities and either real estate, private equity or derivative asset classes; and three years of supervision in the auditing or accounting field; and a bachelor's degree, which includes or was supplemented by eighteen college credits in accounting. Experience in investment accounting or investment auditing must have been acquired within the last six years.
• A business-related master's degree or Certification as a Public Accountant (CPA) may be substituted for one year of general accounting or auditing experience.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Bachelors degree with seven or more years of relevant work experience in investment accounting
• Three or more years of accounting related valuation and reconciliation work with investment portfolio holdings
• One or more years of accounting related valuation and reconciliation work with real estate related investment portfolio holdings
• Two or more years of supervision of investment accounting professionals
• One or more years of accounting related experience accounting for partnerships and related management fees
• One or more years of accounting with billing and collection
• One or more years of experience in internal control compliance

How to Apply:

• Your application must include a cover letter and resume.
• You must attach a cover letter and resume to your application for review by the hiring manager. However, 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.

Veterans:

• 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.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications 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.

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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