Fiscal Technician I / 61014707

State of South Carolina; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

15 days annual leave

15 days sick leave

13 paid holidays

Paid Parental Leave

State Retirement Plan

Deferred Compensation

Telecommuting options

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

South Carolina Department of Social Services in Columbia is seeking a Fiscal Technician I to support county-level financial operations. Responsibilities include maintaining journals and ledgers for client and SNAP accounts, ensuring expenditures comply with state laws and agency policies, and providing general clerical assistance within the department.

This role emphasizes safeguarding personal information, assisting with mail, records, and audits, and contributing to disaster management tasks

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and one year clerical, accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Ability to maintain journals and ledgers across multiple client accounts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain journal and ledger activities for complex financial accounting system (Acumatica).
• Prepare and maintain journals and ledgers for Client and Operating Fund accounts.
• Maintain records of purchases and agency equipment inventory.
• Assist clerical staff with case registration, scanning, and client inquiries.
• Receive, open, stamp, and distribute mail daily within SCOSA and assist with outgoing mail.
• Respond to quality control requests and assist supervisor as needed.

Skills

Clerical experience

Accounting experience

Bookkeeping experience

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties

• The Fiscal Technician I maintain the journal and ledger activities for complex financial accounting system on the county level. Maintain the journal and ledger activities for client and SNAP accounts receivables, maintain control of all financial systems ensuring all accounts remain with budget and all expenditures are in compliance with state laws, agency policies and standard accounting practice.
• Prepare and maintain all journals and ledger, keys all activity involved in the local financial accounting system (Acumatica) for all Client accounts and Operating Fund accounts. Maintain and control all records pertaining to these accounts for the purpose of an Audit Trail.
• Maintain records of purchases and controls agency equipment inventory and supplies.
• Assist and support clerical staff as needed or as required in completing assigned job duties, such as registering cases, scanning documents, answering phone and giving info to clients as well as co-workers.
• Receive, open, stamp, and distribute all drop box and incoming mail to appropriate individual or folder in SCOSA and assist with outgoing mail daily.
• Submit faxes, replenish copiers, and network printers with toner, paper and envelopes. Respond to quality control requests, assist the supervisor as needed, and preform other related duties as required.
• File incoming case files on file shelves, pulling files as requested, maintain separation of case files by program and purging closed case files as required for destruction and archives.
• To ensure that personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared, and disposed to protect the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment, and data.
• Preform emergency disaster management services to include American Red Cross sheltering and Disaster SNAP duties; preform other related duties as required.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

A High School Diploma and one (1) year of clerical, accounting or bookkeeping experience.

Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript if you are selected for job offer.

Benefits

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION

Economic Services / Fairfield County

Benefits For State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note

The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.