Fiscal Specialist - Merced, United States - Merced County Office of Education

Description

About the Employer

The Merced County Office of Education assists Merced County's 20 school districts through support and oversight of curriculum and instruction, alternative education, business services, early education, technology, migrant education, special education, and teacher credentialing.

MCOE is led by the elected Merced County Superintendent of Schools and governed by the Merced County Board of Education.

While serving as a focal point to facilitate local school/government/community partnerships, MCOE is responsible for the fiscal oversight of each school district in Merced County, hears appeals for student expulsion hearings and interdistrict transfers and operates Green Meadows Outdoor School.

Job Summary

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under direction of the assigned supervisor, the Fiscal Specialist prepares accurate and timely accounting transactions, budget and accounting reports, and provides technical assistance to departments, school sites, and programs to ensure correct application and allocation of accounting transactions.

May provide assistance to the budget development process with historical data compilations. Performs reviews and reconciliation to assigned general ledger accounts.


Requirements / Qualifications

Please carefully review the attached job description for minimum requirements.

Only candidates who meet minimum requirements and submit all required documentation before the deadline date will be considered to interviews.

The following must be submitted by the deadline date:

• Complete edjoin Application
• Resume
• Three (3) current letters of recommendation (DATED & SIGNED within the last 18 months)
• Copy of High school diploma or recognized equivalent
• Upon hire must present TB clearance, official High school transcripts, H 6 DMV printout, CA Driver License, and proof of auto insurance liability.

All applicants will be contacted via email only.

If unable to attach required documents to application, please email to or you can drop them off at 632 W 13th Street, Merced (Room C-2).

Please make sure to indicate the position you are applying for and attention Tricia Aquino so that it is correctly attached with your application.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

This position requires a high school diploma or recognized equivalent and five years of increasingly responsible experience in an accounting position with extensive exposure to financial accounting, computerized accounting systems and/or budget development.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:

• Requires a valid California driver's license.
• DMV H-6 printout.

Comments and Other Information

IMPORTANT Prior to employment, employee candidate will be required to provide either proof of U.S. citizenship or other documents that establish the candidate's eligibility to be employed in the U.S.

The California Education Code states that no person shall work in the public schools until they have been fingerprinted and cleared through the Department of Justice.

(QUALIFIED APPLICANTS, MALE OR FEMALE, FROM ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND THE DISABLED ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.) As an equal opportunity employer, we intend to meet all obligations under state and federal law pertaining to employment including, but not limited to, any obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act to accommodate persons with disabilities.