Fiscal Specialist IV - Sheriff's Office

St Mary's County Government•Leonardtown, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a wide variety of tasks to support department fiscal operations; performs other duties as assigned. The hiring salary for this position is $55,910 - $61,693 annually; full salary range for this position is $55,910 - $96,179 annually.

Requirements

Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary’s County Government and Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures.
Ability to act as a representative of St. Mary’s County Government and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to the public.
Knowledge of fundamental accounting principles.
Advanced knowledge and practical application of Excel Software and other MS Office Product Software.
Ability to operate office equipment – copier, multiple phone lines.
Ability to prioritize and multitask.
Ability to follow through with assigned tasks.
Ability to keep accurate records.
Ability to operate relevant computer systems, including hardware and software, and simple office machines.
Must successfully pass background investigation with favorable results.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

May provide fiscal support through the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to agency personnel, in accordance with policies and procedures.
May process travel/training and expense reimbursement requests, prepare travel expense reconciliation sheets, maintain travel budget spreadsheets, and assist personnel in making travel reservations.
May post time and leave to the master payroll schedule and/or proof time and payroll forms and reports.
May review journals and complex subsidy accounts, and monitor bank receipts and receivables.
May assist with planning, forecasting, formulating, and overseeing budgets while assessing current and anticipated needs and costs and consulting with office staff on availability of funds.
May prepare cash receipts.
May prepare disbursements.
May reconcile general ledger accounts.
May research and use financial information to prepare various monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reports for county, state and federal government agencies.
May assist in preparation of budget requests and compute salary and other accounting information.
May prepare files, copy and scan various fiscal documentation.
May research and complete financial forms, i.e. Journal Entry, Budget Amendment, and Charts.
May assist in the preparation of grant proposals, modifications, renewals, reports, and special requests.
May assist in the preparation of Procurement requests and transactions.
May generate data for preparation of trial balances, general ledgers and maintain various double entry records.
Performs other duties as assigned.