Fiscal Analyst I/II

Kings County; Hanford (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CalPERS Retirement

Health insurance

Onsite Health Center

Life/Accident insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Management leave

Deferred compensation match

Longevity pay

Holidays & closures

Assist-to-Own down payment assistance

Job summary

Kings County's Human Services Agency is seeking a Fiscal Analyst I/II to support budgeting, analyze financial data, monitor expenditures, and ensure responsible use of public funds. You will collaborate with department leaders and grow into more complex financial responsibilities.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field; two years of accounting experience for I or II level; valid CA driver’s license and ability to qualify for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Fiscal Analyst I/II requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field.

Responsibilities

• Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy and preparations of correcting entries.
• Maintains and monitors grant funds and ensures compliance with rules and regulations.
• Prepares trial balances; coordinates and calculates periodic closings.
• Monitors expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine financial status.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business administration or related field

Job description

FISCAL ANALYST I/II

$69,388.80 - $84,676.80 Annually

$76,648.00 - $93,537.60 Annually

The Human Services Agency and the Department of Finance are seeking motivated and detail-driven Fiscal Analyst I/II professionals to join their teams. Kings County is offering an exciting opportunity to support essential county operations by preparing budgets, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditures, investments, and ensuring responsible use of public funds. In these roles, you’ll collaborate with department leaders, strengthen your analytical skills, and take on increasingly complex financial responsibilities as you grow.

MANAGEMENT LEVEL II BENEFITS

• CalPERS Retirement (see benefits section to determine plan/tier placement).
• Fully paid PPO insurance premiums, including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic insurance coverage for the employee and their eligible dependents.
• Onsite Employee Health Center (Monday - Friday) for employees and eligible dependents on County health insurance, without need to use sick or other leave for personal appointments.
• $40,000 term life/accident insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick leave (see benefits tab for more details).
• An additional 80 hours of management leave each fiscal year (or pro-rated upon hire date), which may be cashed out at the employees option.
• Deferred Compensation Plan, which includes a match up to $3,500 per year for every three dollars contributed by the employee.
• Longevity pay beginning at 10 years of service.
• 11.5 paid holidays annually, along with an additional 3.5 paid days when the County participates in the Holiday Closure.
• Access to the County's Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to Kings County's Assist-to-Own Down Payment Assistance Program.

For complete benefit details, please see Section V of the Salary Resolution.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Some duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities may be performed in a learning capacity for entry-level (I Level) positions.

• Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries.
• Maintains and monitors the grant funds and ensures compliance with rules and regulations governing the use and the accounting of each grant; compiles and prepares financial and other data for claims.
• Examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal regulations.
• Prepares trial balances; coordinates and calculates periodic closings.
• Prepares journal entries and reconciliations of general ledger, journals, subsidiary accounts, and bank statements.
• Compiles and prepares general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules.
• Monitors and review expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine financial status; analyze and reconcile expenditure and revenue accounts; reviews and processes appropriation transfer requests between accounts.
• Prepares a wide variety of financial, statistical, and narrative reports, including year-end, budgetary, monthly financial statements, cash flow, payroll, investments; assists in the preparation of custom reports, graphs, schedules, and other documents as needed.
• Participates in the compilation and preparation of the annual budget, including assisting divisions with budget preparation, preparing, and updating cash flow and cost projections and estimated revenues and expenditures, monitoring expenditures to ensure compliance with adopted budget, and assisting in publication of the budget.
• Interprets, explains, and applies general and governmental accounting/auditing principles and procedures, laws, and regulations affecting the financial operations of the department assigned.
• Assists in financial, operational, performance, and compliance audits with Federal subrecipients; conducts interviews; researches and analyzes documentation, reports, processes, policies, procedures, and various data; prepares reports and documents process, findings, and recommendations for improvement.
• Provides training to less experienced staff; may provide supervision to technical and clerical staff in support of assigned department and program(s); participate in the selection of, train, motivate, and evaluate assigned personnel, and work with employees on performance issues.
• Oversees preparation and processing of daily cash reconciliation, invoices, requisitions and purchase orders, reviews for accuracy and completion.
• Confers with departmental representatives and provides information regarding budgeting and accounting processes.
• Analyzes programs and legislation to determine fiscal and budgetary impact, prepares budgetary appropriation transfers and supplemental budgets.
• Reviews and recommends modifications to fiscal policies, procedures, and operations manuals.
• Provides technical support to outside auditors and governmental program auditors.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

• Fiscal Analyst I/II: Equivalent to bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration or related field.

Experience:

• Fiscal Analyst I: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible accounting experience.
• Fiscal Analyst II: Two (2) years experience performing duties at a level equivalent to the classification of a Fiscal Analyst I with Kings County.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION

Licenses:

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of appointment.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Qualify for security clearance through a background investigation and fingerprint check, which includes a credit check. Ability to work irregular hours as necessary and travel within and outside the County.

Tentative Recruitment Process

Final Date to Apply: October 16, 2026

SME Review: Week of October 19, 2026

Human Resources Oral Board: November 2, 2026

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Veteran's Preference Application. You must submit a certified DD-214 and a new request form for each application submission prior to the closing date.