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A Public Sector client of ours is looking for Accountant to work on their ongoing project in Harrisburg, PA office.

Below are the additional details of this role:

Required Skills:

We need a minimum of 2+ Years hands on experience in the following.

• Review monthly general ledger detail for all transactions for proper accounting and posting to the correct general ledger account.
• Calculate and prepare monthly accounting entry for Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) interest.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of receipts and disbursements to the appropriate sub-ledger and coordinate with general accounting as needed to assist in reconciling A/R and A/P sub-ledgers to the general ledger.
• Assist in the review of the Year-End Activity Reports for the member and municipal accounts and participate in resolving accounting-related issues associated with the issuance of these reports to the municipalities.
• Assist in preparing the GASB 68 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Position by Participating Municipality and reconciling to the System's CAFR.
• Perform monthly cash reconciliation and reconciles amounts reported by Treasury and SAP to the general ledger. Verify all information reported by SAP is included in Treasury reporting.
• Reconcile the financial data at an employer level for approximately 1,000 pension plans and ensure the accuracy and completeness of data for the Year-End Activity Reports for the member and municipal accounts and the GASB 68 Reports for each municipality.
• Prepare ad hoc reports and distribute to municipalities for Auditor General AG-490 Form.
• Post credited interest income to member and municipal accounts. Calculate and prepare accounting entry for credited interest income for retiree and disability accounts.
• Perform analytical reviews to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of information reported in financial statements, budget submission to the legislature, and Board reports.
• Calculate and prepare accounting entry for excess interest income for member, municipal, retiree, disability, and DROP accounts.
• Reconcile reserve accounts for member, municipal, retiree, disability, DROP, and undistributed earnings and ensure proper accounting of reserve transfers.
• Properly used for accounting and reporting in accordance with GAAP and GASB.
• Reconcile the member accounting transactions generated from the pension administration system by municipality to the accounting system.
• Assist in the review of financial information submitted to actuary and participate in resolving accounting-related issues associated with the issuance of the annual GASB 68 reports and systemwide Actuarial Report.
• Assist in preparation of annual budget and monthly reporting to ensure that spending is within authorized limits and that the related expenditures and encumbrances are properly recorded.
• Perform various monthly reconciliations of the pension plans' and Systems' accounts, including various reserve accounts (member, municipal, retiree, disability, DROP, and undistributed earnings), balance sheet accounts, and revenue and expense accounts. Research and prepare adjusting journal entries to correct identified reconciling differences.
• 1-2 years of overall relevant experience-
• Monitor balance sheet accounts to ensure proper maintenance, posting as appropriate, transactions
• Prepare various accrual entries for monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, including but not limited to, cash in transit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, net pension liability, deferred inflows (outflows), other post-employment liability, and year-end closing entries to net assets.
• Cleared in a timely manner, reconciliations are being performed timely, and accounts are being
• Assist with the preparation of monthly administrative expense entries to ensure proper distribution of expenditures to the appropriate division for the preparation of monthly budget reports.
• Review available balances for open fund commitments and reconcile invoice payments to ensure proper accounting for encumbrance balances.
• Track items that are not reported on either SAP or Treasury reporting due to timing differences and resolves any posting discrepancies between systems.

This role can be W2 or 1099/C2C and open for anyone with valid work authorization in US. H1B transfer candidates are more than welcome to apply for this role.