Financial Specialits III

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, include the responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics listed below. This list of responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summary

Under moderate supervision, The Financial Specialist III performs professional accounting services using standardized methods and procedures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and County policies. Work involves preparing financial statements, schedules, and reports, completing journal entries, maintaining ledgers, reconciling, and verifying accounts, and monitoring revenue and expense accounts. Interprets and analyzes accounting data and financial reports and recommends action. May conduct accounting functions related to the collection of court fines and fee accounts to bring into compliance with the various civil, criminal, probate, juvenile justice system laws, requirements, and regulations.

• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, schedules and reports including completionofaccountingentriesandreconciliationofaccountsandstatements.
• Monitors revenue and expenses for assigned accounts.
• Completes journal entries, maintains ledgers, and prepares cost accounting information. 
• Verifies accounts and reconciles and analyzes entries, transactions, ledgers, and reports. 
• Maintains filing system of accounting data, such as canceled checks, bank statements and other documentation.
• Interprets and analyzes accounting data and financial reports and recommends action. 
• Assists in developing and implementing accounting systems and procedures for department.
• Assists in drafting financial policies and procedures. 
• Monitors compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Maintains accounting controls and financial security by following policies and procedures and internal controls.
• Assists department staff and other clients by providing procedural/financial information and/or other information and guidance with automated or manual systems.
• Provides assistance with and verifies required documents are completed, reviews for accuracy and submits to appropriate staff for further processing, as required. Instructs staff, in entering information into accounting system, as required.
• Trains or assists in training, reviewing the work of, and providing technical assistance to lower-level accounting staff making ledger entries, completing reconciliations and trial balances, maintaining payroll, purchasing or travel records and completing other accounting and bookkeeping work.
• Assists with specialized accounting functions, such as accounting related to a collections program, or other types of accounting functions.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining a system for reviewing delinquency of tax accounts or court fine and fee accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a directly related field.
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible relevant professional level accounting or financial analysis experience.

Knowledge Required

• Knowledge of policies, practices, procedures, and terminology of assigned function.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, Local and county applicable laws, rules regulations and guidelines
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and standardized financial practices.
• Knowledge of manual and automated systems relating to assigned function.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and methods.
• Knowledge of computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and a variety of software packages.
• Knowledge of business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.
• May be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the
• confidential handling of certain health information.

Skills Required

• Professional skill in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Professional skill in entering and reconciling financial data and reporting and monitoring fund and ledger balances.
• Professional skill in completing professional financial reports.
• Proficient skill in both verbal and written communication.
• Professional skill in analyze, calculate, consolidate, reconcile, and interpret accounting data and identify errors.
• Professional skill in developing and maintaining financial spreadsheets, accounts, and ledgers.
• Professional skill in preparing accurate financial statements.
• Proficient skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the public