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7 Sep 2022

Full-Time Finance Specialist 1

Multnomah County – Posted by DannyF Anywhere

Job Description

OVERVIEW:

Are you detail oriented and enjoy working with numbers? Is problem solving and troubleshooting accounting transactions your strong suit? Do you have excellent written, verbal, technical and analytical skills? Are you motivated and up for a challenge? If so, we need you!

 

The Department of Community Justice is looking to hire a Finance Specialist 1 to work in our Business Services Department.

 

In this role, you will be providing department wide accounts payable support and processing. You will perform various entry level professional accounting and fiscal management duties including but not limited to the following:

  • Process vendor invoices to ensure they are paid within the terms of  county requirements
  • Process employee reimbursement for business purchases and mileage
  • Reallocate and reconcile spending from Multco Marketplace to Workday
  • Reconcile County Department Procurement Cards to ensure purchases are in compliance with County policies and procedures
  • Prepare various financial monitoring expenditures reports for programs and management
  • Provide professional assistance and training to field office staff in financial processes and procedures, including county policies and requirements.

 

As a successful candidate, you will possess the following competencies:

  • Ability to promote a culture of respect, inclusiveness, and appreciation of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and values.
  • Building Relationships: You build and sustain cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers, partners and stakeholders.
  • Communication: You show self awareness, respect for others, empathy, situation appropriateness, and professionalism when communicating verbally, non-verbally and in writing.
  • Customer Service: You anticipate, assess and respond to the needs of diverse customers, both internal and external.
  • Teamwork: You encourage team unity through sharing information, productive problem solving, and putting team success first.
  • Technology Use: You utilize electronic systems appropriately and effectively for the processing and distribution of information.
  • Time Management: You make the best use of available time and resources to effectively manage tasks and meet productivity expectations.

TO QUALIFY:

We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. Please be clear and specific about how your background is relevant. For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page.

 

Minimum  Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

  • An associate’s degree in accounting or finance, or the equivalent in education, training or practical experience
  • Two years of practical experience providing technical accounting support
  • Must pass a criminal background check

 

Preferred Qualifications/Transferable Skills*:

You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates. Please clearly explain on your application how you meet any of the following preferred qualifications/transferable skills.

  • Strong verbal and written communications
  • Data entry accuracy
  • Ability to work independently under deadlines
  • Excellent customer service and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to reconcile accounting transactions in multiple sub-systems to department’s general ledger accounts

 

*Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experiences that are relevant for this position . Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position .

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How to Apply

https://multco.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Multco_Jobs/details/Finance-Specialist-1_R-9024

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: #finance, Bookkeeper, data entry, and Detail Oriented. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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