The Department of Finance is responsible for the financial administration of the County government, including accounting and payroll, debt and cash management, tax billing and revenue collection, economic and revenue forecasting, and risk management. The Department is seeking to fill a Fiscal Assistant position in Accounts Payable.

Fiscal Assistants in the Accounts Payable Section are responsible for ensuring the timely accurate review, evaluation, determination of propriety, and processing of all non-payroll related disbursements. The selected candidate will ensure that the preparation and processing of disbursement transactions are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and that any issues, discrepancies, or errors arising from the processing of these transactions are investigated and resolved. The employee will audit and evaluate transactions and ensure propriety and completeness. The incumbent will perform reconciliations.

Fiscal Assistants are Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the Oracle Financial Modules and assist departments with Oracle Financial transactions, such as: payment invoice processing; purchasing, iExpense, General Ledger, Project and Grant inquiries and transactions.

A criminal background and credit history check will be conducted on the selected candidate prior to appointment and will be a significant factor in the hiring decision.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Experience: 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.

Education: Completion of an Associate of Arts degree with a major in accounting or completion of 12 acceptable college credit hours in accounting.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Your resume should include information specific to the preferred criteria listed below. Make sure that your resume references your knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate to the preferred criteria. Ideally, the preferred criteria should be addressed in a separate section in your resume. All minimally qualified candidates will be placed on the eligible list as Qualified.

Selection for interview will be based on the criteria shown below.

• Experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable organization with a primary focus on matching invoices to receiving records and Purchase Order (PO).
• Experience with proficient data entry.
• Experience using all Microsoft applications.