Finance Technician

Multnomah County • Portland, OR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Multnomah County's Public Health Division is a vital resource for residents, working to promote physical and mental health, prevent disease and injury, and ensure access to essential health services. Some of our key functions and services include: preventing and controlling diseases, supporting maternal and child health, addressing mental health and substance use, ensuring environmental health, and promoting health equity. The Finance Technician delivers critical financial and administrative support to Multnomah County Environmental Health Services. Core responsibilities involve managing revenue collection, processing expenditures, maintaining financial records, and conducting monthly account reconciliations. The role also focuses on process improvement by generating ad hoc reports and advising management on how to optimize accounts payable efficiency and accuracy. Beyond standard financial duties, this position requires flexibility to support public health emergency responses, which may occasionally necessitate evening and weekend work. Additionally, the employee is expected to play an active role in fostering a respectful, inclusive, and harassment-free work culture that builds trust with both colleagues and the diverse communities served by the Health Department.

Requirements

• Training and experience equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade and one (1) to four (4) years of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. (Equivalency 1-4 years of qualifying training and/or experience).
• Submit an online application
• Attach a Resume demonstrating you meeting minimum qualifications
• Attach a Cover Letter addressing how you meet the qualifications for this position and why you are interested in the position.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated proficiency using large-scale financial, ERP, or governmental accounting software (such as Workday) to process accounts payable/receivable, post journal entries, and perform complex month-end and year-end reconciliations.
• Apply an equity, intersectional and anti-racist lens.
• Negotiate and facilitate through cultural differences, conflicts, tensions and misunderstandings.
• Respect and have appreciation for ethnic and cultural diversity.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of cultures, customs and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to services and opportunities.
• Have a high degree of resilience and can thrive in an environment of rapid change while effectively managing pressure in an effective and professional manner.
• Identify and deconstruct unnecessary administrative and clinical barriers that impact communities of color and marginalized groups.
• Promote a culture of respect, inclusiveness, and appreciation of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and values.
• Maintain a safe and healthful workplace.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills required to collect payments accurately while professionally de-escalating difficult or upset customer encounters.

Responsibilities

• Manages accounts payable and receivable, processes cash and electronic deposits, issues invoices, tracks delinquent accounts, and performs daily, monthly, and year-end reconciliations.
• Monitors and adjusts Environmental Health Services (EHS) fiscal systems—including journal entries and receipts—while identifying and implementing process changes to minimize errors.
• Maintains detailed financial documentation and verifies transactions to ensure strict adherence to County, State, and Federal regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Provides dedicated technical assistance and operational support directly to Environmental Health Programs.
• Assists program managers in monitoring revenues and expenditures against approved budgets, proactively alerting leadership to any financial variances or concerns.
• Processes purchase requisitions, orders, and contracts for required program supplies and services, while maintaining accurate administrative inventory records.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for the public, vendors, and internal departments to address inquiries related to fees, payments, and billing.
• Maintains organized physical and electronic financial files per retention schedules, while ensuring all operations strictly adhere to current County policies and regulatory changes.
• Provides frontline support both in person and over the phone, facilitating public requests for services and accurately managing written, oral, and electronic communications.
• Participates in a team rotation to supply educational materials and triage general public inquiries regarding EHS programs, county procedures, and state ordinances, effectively routing individuals to appropriate internal programs or external agencies.

Benefits

• employer-funded retirement savings
• health and dental insurance at very low cost to full-time employees and their dependents
• paid parental leave
• wellness programs
• a focus on work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED