Fiscal Technician I, II, III, Accounting Specialist

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For exact salary information please refer to the current salary schedule, County websiteFiscal Technician I $19.
230 - $23.
960Fiscal Technician II $21.
670 - $27.
000Fiscal Technician III $23.
000 - $28.
660Accounting Specialist $22.
100 - $27.
540Fiscal Technician IUnder general direction, to perform a variety of the most difficult and complex technical account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of a County department's fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other fiscal support staff; and to do related work as required.
Distinguishing CharacteristicsThis is a specialized Fiscal Technician classification.
Incumbents have responsibility for performing difficult, complex, and specialized technical account and statistical record keeping support work requiring substantial background and experience in the area of financial and statistical record keeping where assigned.
This class is distinguished from Fiscal Assistant III in that incumbents perform more technical work requiring more comprehensive knowledge of the County fiscal system and requirements.
It is distinguished from the Accountant/Auditor class series in that Accountant/Auditors perform professional work requiring more formalized training and knowledge of accounting theory and principles.
Incumbents in the Fiscal Technician classification may be expected to provide coordination and training for their department fiscal support staff.
This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.
Reports toA variety of County supervisory or management positions, depending upon the department or program area where assigned.
Classifications SupervisedThis is not a supervisory class.
However, incumbents may provide work coordination and training for their department fiscal support staff.
Fiscal Technician IIUnder general direction, to perform a variety of the most difficult and complex technical account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other fiscal support staff; and to do related work as required.
Distinguishing CharacteristicsThis is a specialized Fiscal Technician II classification.
Incumbents have responsibility for performing the most difficult, complex, and specialized technical account and statistical record keeping support work, requiring substantial background and experience in the area of financial and statistical record keeping where assigned on behalf of the county as a whole.
This class is distinguished from Fiscal Technician I in that incumbents are required to maintain an expansive knowledge of fiscal functions and perform technical work requiring more comprehensive knowledge of the county fiscal system and departmental requirements.
The distinguishing characteristic that separates a Fiscal Technician II from a Fiscal Technician III is length of experience in the job, and complexity of individual task assignments.
This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.
Reports toDepartment Fiscal Officer or other assigned manager, such as Administrative Services Manager.
Classifications SupervisedThis is not a supervisory class.
However, incumbents provide work coordination, supervision, and train­ing for department fiscal support staff.
Fiscal Technician IIIUnder general direction, to perform a variety of the most difficult and complex technical account and statistical record keeping work in connection with the development, maintenance, and processing of County-wide fiscal and statistical records; to provide information and assistance regarding inquiries concerning an assigned work area; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other County department fiscal support staff; and to do related work as required.
This position exists only within the Auditor-Controller unit.
Distinguishing CharacteristicsThis is a specialized Fiscal Technician III classification.
Incumbents have responsibility for performing the most difficult, complex, and specialized technical government accounting and statistical record keeping support work, requiring substantial background and experience in the area of financial and statistical record keeping where assigned on behalf of the County as a whole.
This class is distinguished from Fiscal Technician I in that incumbents are required to maintain an expansive knowledge of all departments and their functions; perform technical work requiring more comprehensive knowledge of the County fiscal system and departmental requirements.
It is distinguished from the Ac­count/Auditor class series in that Account/Auditors perform professional work requiring more formalized training and knowledge of accounting theory and principles.
Incumbents in the Fiscal Technician II and Fiscal Technician III classification are expected to provide coordination, direction and training for other County fiscal support staff that work with the County fiscal system or for fiscal support staff in corresponding units in other counties.
The distinguishing characteristic that separates a Fiscal Technician II from a Fiscal Technician III is length of experience in the job, complexity of individual task assignments, and assignment in the County Courthouse.
Reports toDepartment Fiscal Officer, or Supervising Accountant/Auditor, or Payroll Manager, or Assistant Tax Collector/Treasurer, or Tax Collector/Treasurer depending upon assignment within the Courthouse.
Classifications SupervisedThis is not a supervisory class.
However, incumbents provide work coordination and training for other county department fiscal support staff, and may assist in providing information and instruction to other county or state fiscal office staff.
Accounting SpecialistUnder general direction, to perform a variety of accounting, fiscal analysis, and auditing in the preparation, maintenance, and analysis of Countywide fiscal records and financial transactions; to learn County fiscal policies, procedures, and computerized fiscal management; to provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other County department fiscal support staff; and to do related work as required.
This position exists only within the Auditor-Controller's office.
Distinguishing CharacteristicsThis is a specialized classification.
This classification is a for cause, non-exempt position.
Incumbents have responsibility for performing the most difficult, complex, and specialized technical government accounting and statistical record keeping support work, requiring substantial background and experience in the area of financial and statistical record keeping where assigned on behalf of the County as a whole.
Incumbents perform a variety of accounting and auditing work requiring some knowledge and background.
Incumbents may be assigned to a special work area as dictated by the needs of the Auditor-Controller's Office.
This class is distinguished from a Fiscal Tech III in that incumbents are required to maintain an expansive knowledge of all departments and their functions; perform technical work requiring more comprehensive knowledge of the countywide financial system and departmental requirements.
It is distinguished from the Accountant/Auditor class series in that Accountant/Auditors perform professional work requiring more formalized training and knowledge of accounting theory and principles.
An incumbent is learning the computerized systems with the goal of gaining the capability to exercise a coordinating role as they advance to a higher position.
Reports To Senior Accounting Analyst, Payroll/Accountant Supervisor, Assistant Auditor-Controller, Auditor-Controller.
Classifications Supervised This is not a supervisory class.
However, incumbents provide work coordination and training for other county department fiscal support staff, and may assist in providing information and instruction to other county or state fiscal office staff.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Fiscal Technician IPerforms a wide scope of complex and specialized technical financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, and prepares periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; calculates and compiles apportionments, shares of financial appropriations, or subventions; receives and classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex accounting and statistical record keeping problems; prepares periodic billings for special contracts; maintains records for revolving and trust accounts; prepares claims for other government agencies; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; may provide lead direction, work coordination, and training for other department staff.
Knowledge of: Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.
Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment.
Basic principles and terminology of accounting.
Good public relations techniques.
Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems.
Computerized financial information systems used by the County.
Modern office methods and procedures.
Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.
Desired Skills: Perform a variety of the most complex and technical specialized financial and statistical record keeping work.
Provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other staff.
Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control.
Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and statistical record keeping work.
Gather and organize data and information.
Prepare financial and statistical reports.
Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work.
Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Fiscal Technician IIPerforms a wide scope of the most complex and specialized technical financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; main­tains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; main­tains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations, and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; receives and classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical record keeping problems; prepares periodic billings for special contracts; maintains records for revolving accounts; prepares claims for other government agencies; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using county financial software, special on-line software used in an assigned county department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.
Knowledge of: Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.
Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment.
Basic principles and terminology of government accounting.
Good public relations techniques.
Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems.
Computerized financial information systems used by the county.
Modern office methods and procedures.
Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.
County entity structure and function.
Microsoft Office product and other similar software.
Federal and state regulations including, but not limited to, Board of Equalization and Internal Revenue Service.
Budget management and function.
Desired Skills: Perform a variety of the most complex and technical specialized financial and statistical record keeping work under government accounting guidelines.
Provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other staff.
Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control.
Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and statistical record keeping work.
Gather and organize complex data and information for multiple sources.
Prepare financial and statistical reports accurately.
Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a com­puter for financial and statistical record keeping work.
Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Recall and implement specific criteria for departments within the county entity.
Process a large volume of accounting work in an organized manner and consistently meet strict deadlines.
Manage a high stress environment and maintain work coordination.
Fiscal Technician IIIPerforms a wide scope of the most complex and specialized technical financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; analyzes revenue and expenditures, preparing periodic statements; assists with preparation of budget estimates and projections; prepares and maintains trial balances, recapitulations and balance sheets; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; calculates and compiles apportionments, shares of financial appropriations, or subventions; receives and classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical record keeping problems; prepares periodic billings for special contracts; maintains records for revolving and trust accounts; prepares claims for other government agencies; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.
Knowledge of: Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.
Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment.
Basic principles and terminology of government accounting, budget management and function.
Good public relations techniques.
Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems.
Computerized financial information systems used by the County.
Modern office methods and procedures.
Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.
County entity structure and function.
Federal, state regulations including, but not limited to, Board of Equalization and Internal Revenue Service.
Desired Skills: Perform a variety of the most complex and technical specialized financial and statistical record keeping work.
Provide lead direction, training, and work coordination for other staff.
Assist with budget preparation and expenditure control.
Read and understand codes, statutes, and information related to financial and statistical record keeping work.
Gather and organize data and information.
Prepare financial and statistical reports.
Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
Work with computerized financial and special information systems and use a computer for financial and statistical record keeping work.
Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other staff when explaining the functions and policies of the work area where assigned.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Recall and implement specific criteria for all departments with the county entity.
Process a large volume of accounting work in an organized manner and consistently meet strict deadlines.
Manage a high stress environment and maintain work coordination.
Accounting SpecialistIn a training, learning, and basic working capacity: performs accounting work in the establishment and maintenance of County fiscal records; maintains a variety of ledgers and journals; reviews fiscal records to ensure proper disbursement of funds; maintains and balances revenue information; performs special financial analysis assignments; coordinates balancing of County cash accounts with the banks and Treasurer/Tax Collector's Office; coordinates posting of journal entries; reconciles problem accounts; provides work direction, coordination, and training for fiscal support staff for County departments; performs adjusting entries, after verification as requested in audit reports; provides other County staff with a variety of information regarding fiscal processes and procedures; learns the County's computerized financial management systems with the goal of exercising coordination responsibilities.
Performs a wide scope of the most complex and specialized technical financial and statistical record keeping work; maintains journals, general ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers; maintains and updates accounts receivable controls and accounts; classifies and posts expenditures to budgetary accounts; maintains detailed job process and administrative overhead records; maintains and updates complex financial and statistical reports; receives and classifies accounting data; identifies and resolves a variety of complex account and statistical record keeping problems; initiates budget transfers to cover account shortages; operates computers, using County financial software, special on-line software used in an assigned County department, and spreadsheets; explains financial procedures and assigned area technical account record keeping requirements to other staff, representatives of other government agencies, and the public; provides lead direction, work coordination, and training for other staff.
Knowledge of: Methods, practices, and terminology of financial and statistical record keeping.
Laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of fiscal records in the area of assignment.
Basic principles and terminology of government accounting, budget management and function.
Good public relations techniques.
Maintenance of files and information retrieval systems.
Computerized financial information systems used by the County.
Modern office methods and procedures.
Principles of lead direction, training, and work coordination.
County entity structure and function.
Federal, state regulations including, but not limited to, Board of Equalization andInternal Revenue Service.
Principles of account classification.
Basic accounting theory, principles, and practices and their application to a variety of accounting transactions and problems.
Computerized spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
Principles of work direction, work coordination, and training.
Desired Skills: Perform a variety of accounting and financial transaction work.
Learn the County's computerized financial management system with the goal of exercising coordination responsibilities.
Proficiently use a variety of computerized spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
Analyze and evaluate financial information, researching and gathering appropriate information to resolve problems.
Provide lead direction, work coordination and training for other staff.
Monitor and update fiscal records.
Prepare a variety of financial reports and statements.
Gather, organize, analyze, and present a variety of information.
Make mathematical calculations quickly and accurately.
Use a computerized financial management system.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Recall and implement specific criteria for all departments within the county entity.
Process a large volume of accounting work in an organized manner and consistently meet strict deadlines.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 25 pounds; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.
Work is performed in an office environment; continuous contact with other staff and the public.
Some positions may have frequent contact with inmates with the County Detention Facility.