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Senior Fiscal Services Specialist

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alamedacourts logoAlamedacourts · Rene C. Davidson Courthouse
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Requirements

  • The e quival e nt t o two ( 2) y ea rs of ful l - t i me in c re a sing l y r e spons i ble p r of e s sional fin a n c ial, acc ount i ng or a udi t ing e x p e ri e n c e . This exp e ri e n c e will h a ve a f o c us on b u dg e t i ng a nd fin a n c ial a n

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Salary Range $84,614.40 - $108,139.20 Job Description The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, is hiring a Senior Fiscal Services Specialist. The S e nior Fisc a l S e rvi ce s S p ec i a l i st ( S F SS ) is r e spons i ble f or providing guidance, tr a in i ng a nd wo r k c o o rdin a t i on to fisc a l se r vi c e s s t a f f ; pe r fo r ms a v a ri e ty of the most c omp l e x or sp ec ializ e d fin a n c ial t r a n s ac t i ons in v a rious f isc a l uni t s. The S F S S is r e spons i ble f or, b u t not l i m i ted to: dev e lop m e nt and revision of f inan c ial pol i c ies a nd pro c e du r e s, providing t e c hnic a l exp e rtise a nd a n a lys i s in t he r e view o f c omp l e x fin a n c ial t r a ns a c t i ons, r ec on c i l iation of a cc ount i ng r e port s , pr e p a r a t i on of journ a ls and c oordin a t i on of pro c u rement f un c t i ons a nd pro c e sses. The selected candidate will v e ri fy a nd e nsur e a cc u r ac y of fin a n c ial a nd a cc ount i ng d a ta, and provide info r mati o n a l r e ports a nd c ondu c t s tatis t ic a l data a n a lys i s. I n te r pr e ts a v a ri e ty of fin a n c e a nd a c c ount i ng pol i c ies a nd p r o c e dur e s, w ork o n fis ca l r e lat e d pr o j ec ts, fis ca l audits a nd the p r ovis i on of acc ount i ng r e sour c e s. This position will be assigned to the Purchasing and Payables Unit at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, California. The S F S S is t he a dv a n c e d journ e y - lev e l i n the F isc a l S e rvi ce s S p e c ialist s e ri e s. This c lass may ac t as the l e a d wo r k e r to a gro u p of e mp l oy e e s in t he F ina n c e Division and p e r f orms the mo r e c omp l e x or sp ec i a l i ze d f i n a n c e a nd budg e t a cc ou n t i ng wo r k. The S F S S is d i st i nguish e d f r om t he F isc a l S e rvi c e s S p ec ialist in t h a t t he latter p e r f o rms journ e y - lev e l fis c a l and budg e t wo r k wh e re a s the S F S S is r e s p onsible f or l a rger a nd m o re c omp l e x div i sional fi s ca l, budget a nd r e c or d - k ee ping p rog ra ms a nd p e r f o rms the f ull r a n ge of d u t i e s r e la t e d to t he fin a n ce , bud g e t, p e riodic fin a n c ial c lose c y c les a nd r e porting r e qu i r e ments. Example of Duties NOTE: The following are duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Each individual in the classification does not necessarily perform all the duties listed. 1. Serves as technical lead to a Senior Manager within the Finance Division in the performance of a variety of the most complex or specialized financial and statistical record keeping. 2. Review and analysis of accounting tasks performed by Fiscal Services Specialist involving auditing and investigation of finance related issues, reconciliation of general ledgers and subsidiary ledgers; cash receipt reports; revenue distribution, collection and treasury functions. 3. Analyze revenue and expenditure, preparing disbursement reports & other periodic financial reports, as needed. 4. Assist the division with performing grant accounting activities which include processing: set up, reconciling and reimbursement reports in accordance with grant requirements. 5. Assist the division with analyzing, developing and implementing best practices that mitigate risk regarding cash handling and general ledger discrepancies from deposit receipts to the finance systems; analyzes and develops action plans to resolve cash handling and general ledger discrepancies. 6. Assist the division with fiscal audits evaluations and analysis to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance systems and processes. 7. Assists division in performing vendor payments associated with multi-year contracts and memorandum of understanding with other government agencies including calculating the encumbered balances of purchase orders and contract orders to ensure that funds are available for payment. 8. Responsible for court procurement and contracting work, procurement of material services, equipment and supplies, maintenance of vendor product information, negotiate, prepare and administer contracts, review and renewal of purchase orders. 9. Review and examine fiscal documents and transactions for posting, including but not limited to warrants, requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, or journal entries. 10. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications E du c ation: P ossession of a B ac h e lor ' s d e gr e e in acc ount i ng or other r e la t e d fi e ld t h a t i n c ludes g e n e r a l and gov e rnm e ntal a cc ount i n g . And


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