Sr. Fiscal Assistant

County of El Dorado; Apex (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

County of El Dorado seeks a Senior Fiscal Assistant to support fiscal and administrative operations in Placerville. The role involves processing, balancing, and maintaining accounting records, and providing leadership to a small staff.

The selected candidate will review reports, assist with special projects, and ensure accurate tax roll changes. Remote work is not specified; travel to county offices may be required.

Qualifications

• One year of fiscal support experience at a level equivalent to the County's class of Fiscal Assistant II.
• Education may not solely substitute for the required experience.
• Degrees and college credits must be from an accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Provide lead direction, training, work review and evaluation to a small fiscal and/or general office staff.
• Provide input into selection decisions, disciplinary matters and other personnel decisions.
• Perform difficult or complex accounting or financial office support work and assist with special projects.
• Review and reconcile varied reports, journals, budget, payroll or related fiscal or statistical data.
• Review and audit changes to County tax rolls; update and balance County tax rolls; calculate payments due on bonds and special assessments.
• Audit and verify various information, including source data as well as manual and computer-produced reports.

Skills

Fiscal support experience

Job description

THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO

The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continues to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting.

TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR

The Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office protects public resources and ensures the transparent, fair, and efficient collection of revenues that support essential services throughout El Dorado County.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Sr. Fiscal Assistants serve in select County departments, providing essential support for fiscal and administrative operations. They perform a variety of routine to complex fiscal, financial, statistical, and accounting support duties in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of fiscal and accounting records and transactions; produce, balance, and maintain both manual and computerized accounting and financial records; receive, document, and deposit payments made and perform general office support duties.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to

• Provide lead direction, training, work review and evaluation to a small fiscal and/or general office support staff; organize and assign work, set priorities and follows up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Provide input into selection decisions, disciplinary matters and other personnel decisions.
• Perform difficult or complex accounting or financial office support work and assist with special projects as assigned.
• Review and reconcile varied reports, journals, budget, payroll or related fiscal or statistical data.
• Review and audit changes to County tax rolls; update and balance County tax rolls; calculate payments due on bonds and special assessments.
• Audit and verify various information, including source data as well as manual and computer-produced reports.

For a full description of duties and responsibilities, please review the job description here.

Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations:

A combination of the required experience, education, and training that would provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying; however, education may not solely substitute for the required experience.

Where college degrees and/or college course credits are required, degrees and college units must be obtained from an accredited college or university. Courses from non-accredited institutions will not be evaluated for this requirement.

Experience

One year of fiscal support experience at a level equivalent to the County's class of Fiscal Assistant II.

Click here to view the Sr. Fiscal Assistant minimum qualifications, as well as the physical environmental and working conditions.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Kim Rose in Human Resources at [e-mail]

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RECRUITMENT PROCESS

The Human Resources Department will screen all applications to identify qualified candidates. After screening, qualified candidates will be referred to the next step and notified of all further procedures applicable to their status in the recruitment process.

Written Examination (Remote Administration)

A written exam will be utilized to determine an applicant's ranking and placement on the eligibility list. The online examination has been tentatively scheduled for 11/17/2026. If it is determined that you meet the minimum qualifications and are therefore eligible to participate, you will be notified by email at least one week prior to the examination.

If you have taken this examination within six (6) months prior to the scheduled date of the examination, your score will automatically be transferred to this exam and you are not permitted sit for this examination. If you have taken this examination from greater than six (6) months but within twelve (12) months prior to the scheduled date of the examination, you may elect to transfer that examination score or sit for the examination again; you must contact Human Resources prior to the scheduled exam date to request that your previous score be transferred. A transferred examination score does not guarantee passing the current examination administration. Examination pass points are set in accordance with the EEOC Uniform Employee Selection Guidelines.

For more information on the recruitment process, click here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The County of El Dorado is recruiting applicants for Sr. Fiscal Assistant. This recruitment will establish a list for the purpose of filling current and future full time, part time, limited term and extra help vacancies for at least three (3) months. In accordance with Personnel Rules 1103.1 and 1105.1, an extra help or limited term employee may be transitioned into a regular employee if the department in which the employee works has a vacant allocated position for the same classification as held by the extra help or limited term employee and the appointing authority requests such transfer.

If you are interested in the position of Sr. Fiscal Assistant, please submit your application.

We are currently recruiting for the following:

• One (1) full-time vacancy in the Treasurer- Tax Collector Office, located in Placerville, CA.

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions.

The County of El Dorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Many job classifications require pre-employment medical screening. Depending on the job classification, medical screening may include drug testing; a positive test may result in the revocation of an employment offer.

As required by Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075, individuals in positions that have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI), will be subject to a background investigation and a criminal history check. In addition, individuals hired into positions that have access to FTI will be re-investigated at least once every five (5) years.

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