What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fiscal Coordinator - DCD position at County of Chester?
The Fiscal Coordinator is responsible for managing and maintaining program accounts and funds for various federal, state and locally-funded programs.
A criminal background check is required.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
A criminal background check is required.
- Prepare yearly budget, including requisite maintenance and revisions.
- Investigate and correct discrepancies in revenue, vouchers and expenditure reports.
- Prepare financial reports (i.e., financial status report and request for funds for grantor agencies).
- Reconcile expenditures by posting administrative expenditures to appropriate grants.
- Reclassify payroll into appropriate programs.
- Research and prepare fiscal and statistical inquiries and reports, as necessary.
- Conduct fiscal close for County and Grantor agencies.
- Prepare federal and state reports regarding fiscal spending.
- Maintain property inventory.
- Prepare requisitions and vouchers.
- Prepare and input journal entries.
- Track service deliveries and charge to appropriate activities.
- Perform audit reviews and resolutions, as necessary.
- Maintain appropriate records for monitoring and reconciling individual grant data.
- Calculate quarterly interest.
- Assist account clerks with invoice preparation, contract preparation and spreadsheet setup and maintenance.
- Perform other duties, tasks and special projects, as required.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least three years of job-related experience.Knowledge of IDIS and LOCCS (Federal Government disbursement programs).
- Ability to use a calculator.
- Strong working knowledge of budgets, spreadsheets and interpreting audits.
- General understanding of fiscal planning.
- Accurate and detail-oriented.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish priorities.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and proceed with objectives.
- Demonstrates integrity and honesty.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or comparable work experience in government accounting.Ability to complete queries, reports and journal entries.
- Experience in government accounting.
- Exhibits sound and accurate judgement.
- Strong professional ethics.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of County management.
- Ability to use common sense understanding to carry out written or verbal instructions.
- Strong math and accounting knowledge and experience.
- Ability to maintain confidential information and handle confidential matters.
- General knowledge and understanding of County of Chester policies and procedures.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Basic Internet skills
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit; operate a laptop, copier, and scanner; and talk or hear.
The special vision requirement listed for this position is close vision (reading numbers and other small print).
Work Environment:
- The position may work under the guidance of a Hybrid Remote Work Procedure.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
- This position requires extensive work on a computer.
Other:
- There may be a need to work extended hours during peak periods throughout the year.