Technical Fiscal Office Specialist

County of San Mateo; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

County of San Mateo seeks a Fiscal Office Specialist to provide difficult, technical, and specialized fiscal and accounting support across county offices. The role involves review, reconciliation, auditing, and posting data with independent judgment and initiative.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel and Access skills, experience handling high-volume cash, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of fiscal document processing and government accounting principles
• Basic auditing principles
• Office administrative practices and procedures
• Business data processing and the use of personal or on-line computers
• Business arithmetic
• Correct English usage and the standard format for typed materials

Responsibilities

• Perform difficult or complex accounting or detailed 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.
• Audit and verify various information, including source data as well as manual and computer-produced reports.
• Create, develop, and maintain varied subsidiary ledgers, forms, documents, auditing and reconciling reports and information and posting data as required; may generate general ledger entries.
• Research and assemble information from a variety of sources for the completion of forms or the preparation of reports.
• Provide information to the public or to County staff that requires the use of judgment and the interpretation of policies, rules or procedures.
• Determine the amount of bails, fines, fees and other monies due to the County, interpreting and applying complex rules and regulations; ensure that receipts are balanced on a regular basis.
• Perform a variety of general office support work such as organizing and maintaining various files, typing correspondence, reports, forms, and specialized documents, and proofreading and checking materials for accuracy, completeness and compliance with departmental policies and regulations.
• Enter and retrieve data from an on-line or personal computer system and use such technology to produce reports; operate standard office equipment.
• Provide backup to other positions when necessary.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Excel

Access

Cash handling

Independent judgment

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Access

Job description

County of San Mateo seeks a Fiscal Office Specialist to provide difficult, technical, and specialized fiscal and accounting support across county offices. The role involves review, reconciliation, auditing, and posting data with independent judgment and initiative.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel and Access skills, experience handling high-volume cash, and excellent written and verbal communication.