Fiscal Technician

Erie County, Pennsylvania; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost benefits

14 paid holidays

Up to 11 personal/vacation days

Job summary

Erie County Office of Drug & Alcohol Abuse in Erie, PA is seeking a Fiscal Technician to perform advanced clerical-accounting duties.

Starting pay rate $15.26 hourly; 37.5 hours per week; non-exempt, full-time position. Duties include posting to general ledger, preparing financial reports, asset inventories, purchasing tracking, and front-office support.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping and ability to prepare financial reports.
• Experience handling fiscal records or Medicaid invoicing preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review, post, and process financial documents; maintain payroll records.
• Post data to general ledger, run trial balances, and prepare reports.
• Monitor asset inventories and support purchasing activities.
• Provide front office support and respond to inquiries as needed.
• Collaborate with the D&A administration team and supervisor.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Time management

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Tools

Financial software

Job description

Erie County Office of Drug & Alcohol Abuse

Status

Full Time

Starting Pay Rate

$15.26 Hourly

37.5

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Posting Date

08/14/2026

Closing Date

08/28/2026

Pay Grade

AC07

Bargaining Unit

AFSCME CLERICAL/TECHNICAL

Posting Number

5835

Posting Notice: Erie County offers a generous fringe benefit package including low-cost medical, dental, and vision; fourteen paid holidays; up to eleven combined personal and vacation days in the first year of employment.

Location: Erie County Office of Drug & Alcohol Abuse

Department: D&A Administration

Definition of Class

• A Fiscal Technician performs advanced clerical-accounting work involving the application of bookkeeping principles and practices. An employee in this position performs advanced bookkeeping duties involving recording, processing, and controlling financial records, both on paper and electronically. Work can involve examining a variety of financial records/documents for propriety, quality, and conformance to established accounting procedures; responsibility for establishing and reviewing internal processing procedures; and the ability to work mostly independently. Other related fiscal and office responsibilities may also be assigned.

Nature of Work

• A Fiscal Technician reviews, posts, and processes a variety of financial, payroll, or audit documents. Other responsibilities include posting data to general ledger accounts, taking trial balances and preparing financial reports, analyzing forms, correspondence, audit and investigative reports and records, and maintaining payroll records.

Duties & Responsibilities

• This is a fiscal position within the Erie County Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and reports directly to the Program Director
• Fixed Asset Accounting:
• Serves as backup liaison for County’s fixed asset management program and part of inventory team.
• Affixes property tags to new equipment.
• Conducts annual and as-needed asset inventories.
• Purchasing:
• Tracks Purchase Orders and Credit Card purchases to ensure arrival and payment.
• Quality Assurance / Financial Reports:
• Create MA Eligibility Verification batch files.
• Monitor and coordinate with CCBH regarding MA-eligible SCA clients facing a pending lapse in Medicaid coverage eligibility.
• Create trend reports regarding CCBH reimbursable service utilization.
• Prepare supervisory reports to track DDAP and MA funding for the Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP).
• Miscellaneous:
• Responsible for answering incoming calls to the office and redirecting them as needed.
• Assist with reviewing fiscal documents for the annual SCA Provider Monitoring.
• Provides centralized coordination of ordering, inventory management, and utilization tracking for all Prevention and Regional Recovery Hub (RRH) program supplies.
• Responsible for weekly trips to the courthouse and other departments (as needed) for performing interdepartmental-related tasks.
• Responsible for greeting clients who check in at the front office for an appointment with a D&A Case Manager.
• Apply sound judgment, make decisions within assigned scope, and interact professionally with the public and providers; collaborate with a team of fiscal staff.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping principles and current office practices; proficiency with financial software and office equipment; ability to perform detailed work involving written or numerical data; ability to prepare financial reports and statements and to apply and adapt established methods to financial transactions. Time management skills and the ability to transition from one task to another quickly.
• High School Diploma or GED with a minimum of 1 year maintaining fiscal records or performing Medicaid eligibility and/or invoicing duties, OR an Associate’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration, OR an equivalent combination of education and training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in county or human services fiscal operations, Medicaid eligibility workflows, and audit preparation.

Supervision Received

• Work is performed under close supervision of the D&A Program Director by following specific procedures and through daily assignment. Work is reviewed through daily contact, supervisory conferences, and performance review.

Conditions Of Employment

• Required to provide—and are subject to—Pennsylvania criminal and child abuse clearances as well as an FBI fingerprint clearances.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Erie County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Erie County Government values the power of diversity in our workforce. Our goal is to continue developing inclusive workforce policies that require individual equality, support the diversity of employee experiences, and include unique perspectives.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.