Fiscal Assistant, Grade 16

Montgomery County•27 Courthouse Sq Rockville MD 20850 USA, MD

About The Position

Montgomery County Finance is an innovative, award-winning finance operation, responsible for prudently managing taxpayer funds, establishing and implementing sound fiscal policies, and safeguarding public assets. County financial operations are large and complex, with General Fund revenues of $4.5 billion, General Fund reserves of $1.1 billion, government-wide assets of $10.2 billion, spanning 36 departments and offices and with 35 published funds comprising all fund types. Finance programs include Controller operations (details below); Fiscal Management (debt management, investing, cash management, and revenue and economic forecasting); Treasury (tax billing and collection, and cashiering); and Risk Management (insurance, claims administration, and safety). These programs, including department-wide experts in Information Technology, Human Resources, contracting and budgeting, are managed by a team of professionals with a depth of government experience, and with industry expertise developed while working for Fortune 500 companies, bond rating agencies, investment banking, public accounting, financial and systems consulting, and state and local governments. Montgomery County Finance, led by this diverse management team, is nationally recognized for excellence: Triple AAA Rated – Awarded the highest credit ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard and Poors, and Fitch Ratings, one of only 14 “Triple AAA” rated counties in the nation with a population greater than 1,000,000. GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association) – Financial Reporting/Excellence : ACFR (Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) since 1951, more times than any other county in the nation; PAFR (Popular Annual Financial Report); Financial Transparency Suite(spending Montgomery & online open budget initiative); Automated and integrated year-end closing process. Recipient of numerous industry awards NACO (National Association of Counties) Achievement Awards – For innovations and initiatives such as implementation of RPA (robotic process automation), enhancements and streamlining of the vendor registration system, and establishment of a commercial property assessed clean energy program. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR The Department of Finance, Division of Treasury, is seeking to hire a Fiscal Assistant. The primary purpose of this position is to provide front-line assistance and general accounting support to Montgomery County departments and agencies and the public. A successful candidate must be able to develop and maintain superior customer service skills; exercise sound professional judgment when dealing with sensitive situations and challenging customers; function in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment; and possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

Requirements

Four (4) years of progressively responsible, fiscally-related clerical experience (e.g., posting journal entries, processing fiscal actions using automated systems) including demonstrated proficiency with integrated word processing and spreadsheet functions.
Completion of an Associate of Arts degree with a major in Accounting or completion of 12 acceptable college credit hours in Accounting.
An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the annotated Code of Maryland; preference for experience with the Annotated Code’s Tax Property Article.
Experience working with the public in a customer service representative or similar role.
Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite including using Excel for administering taxes.
Experience with the Oracle E-Business Suite, MUNIS property tax system, Siebel, or other similar Internet-based computer applications to enter and retrieve data.
Experience multi-tasking in a deadline-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

Provide front-line assistance and general accounting support to Montgomery County departments and agencies and the public.
Develop and maintain superior customer service skills.
Exercise sound professional judgment when dealing with sensitive situations and challenging customers.
Function in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
Work at an intermediate or higher level of proficiency with computer applications like Microsoft Office 365, Oracle, MUNIS, and Siebel.
Be cross-trained to support multiple functions within the Division of Treasury including, but not limited to cashiering, excise, property tax, and transfer/recordation sections.
Process tax information and payments.
Prepare and reconcile daily transfer/recordation batch work.
Assist with electronic transfer processes and cashier processing of property tax bills.
Process photo citation and parking fines.
Process cash transactions.
Make daily deposits.
Reconcile daily receipts.
Prepare for appeals cases.
Process refunds.
Respond to customer service inquiries.