Fiscal Analyst I/II

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The Kings County Administration Department and the Kings County Fire Department are currently seeking qualified individuals for the position of: FISCAL ANALYST I/III: $69,388.80 - $84,676.80 AnnuallyII: $76,648.00 - $93,537.60 AnnuallyThe County is looking for Fiscal Analysts with effective communication skills to drive accuracy, accountability, and innovation to their assigned departments. If assigned to the Administration Department, you will work closely with Elections, Human Resources, UC Co-Op, County Counsel, and Library, assisting with budgets, financial reporting, and data analysis for the departments. The County Administration Office is responsible for the general administration and coordination of all County operations and programs, together with the preparations and administration of the County Budget, and serves as a liaison between County Departments and the Board of Supervisor. If assigned to the Fire Department, you will work exclusively with the Fire Department on fire services which includes: budgets, financial reporting, data analysis, grant tracking, and maintaining a comprehensive cost recovery program for interagency billing with occasional public office traffic. These positions are an excellent opportunity for detail-oriented professionals to grow their career in public service. Join a team where your skills in budgeting, reconciliation, and financial analysis help shape services that matter to our community. If you’re ready to make an impact and advance your career, apply today! Current Fiscal Analyst are encouraged to apply. MANAGEMENT LEVEL II BENEFITSCalPERS Retirement (see benefits section to determine plan/tier placement). Fully paid PPO insurance premiums, including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic insurance coverage for the employee and their eligible dependents.Onsite Employee Health Center (Monday - Friday) for employees and eligible dependents on County health insurance, without need to use sick or other leave for personal appointments. $40,000 term life/accident insurance.Paid vacation and sick leave (see benefits tab for more details).An additional 80 hours of management leave each fiscal year (or pro-rated upon hire date), which may be cashed out at the employees option. Deferred Compensation Plan, which includes a match up to $3,500 per year for every three dollars contributed by the employee. Longevity pay beginning at 10 years of service. 11.5 paid holidays annually, along with an additional 3.5 paid days when the County participates in the Holiday Closure.Access to the County's Employee Assistance Program.Access to Kings County's Assist-to-Own Down Payment Assistance Program.For complete benefit details, please see Section V of the Salary Resolution.You can also click here to watch a brief video showcasing the exceptional benefits available to our employees.To discover what makes Kings County a great place to live and work, click here to watch a short video.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Some duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities may be performed in a learning capacity for entry-level (I Level) positions.Reviews accounting and financial documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes correcting entries. Maintains and monitors the grant funds and ensures compliance with rules and regulations governing the use and the accounting of each grant; compiles and prepares financial and other data for claims. Examines supporting documentation to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts, and state and federal regulations. Prepares trial balances; coordinates and calculates periodic closings. Prepares journal entries and reconciliations of general ledger, journals, subsidiary accounts, and bank statements. Compiles and prepares general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules. Monitors and review expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine financial status; analyze and reconcile expenditure and revenue accounts; reviews and processes appropriation transfer requests between accounts. Prepares a wide variety of financial, statistical, and narrative reports, including year-end, budgetary, monthly financial statements, cash flow, payroll, investments; assists in the preparation of custom reports, graphs, schedules, and other documents as needed. Participates in the compilation and preparation of the annual budget, including assisting divisions with budget preparation, preparing, and updating cash flow and cost projections and estimated revenues and expenditures, monitoring expenditures to ensure compliance with adopted budget, and assisting in publication of the budget. Interprets, explains, and applies general and governmental accounting/auditing principles and procedures, laws, and regulations affecting the financial operations of the department assigned. Assists in financial, operational, performance, and compliance audits with Federal subrecipients; conducts interviews; researches and analyzes documentation, reports, processes, policies, procedures, and various data; prepares reports and documents process, findings, and recommendations for improvement.Provides training to less experienced staff; may provide supervision to technical and clerical staff in support of assigned department and program(s); participate in the selection of, train, motivate, and evaluate assigned personnel, and work with employees on performance issues.Oversees preparation and processing of daily cash reconciliation, invoices, requisitions and purchase orders, reviews for accuracy and completion.Confers with departmental representatives and provides information regarding budgeting and accounting processes. Analyzes programs and legislation to determine fiscal and budgetary impact, prepares budgetary appropriation transfers and supplemental budgets. Reviews and recommends modifications to fiscal policies, procedures, and operations manuals. Provides technical support to outside auditors and governmental program auditors.Performs related duties as assigned.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
All completed applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed. Depending upon the number of applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, the examination process may include a screening committee (pass/fail) and/or written examination (pass/fail) and/or an oral examination (100%) which may include a written practical component to determine placement on the eligible list.Note: Those applicants who are among the top 40 written test scores will be invited to participate in the oral examination process.VETERAN'S PREFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUESTVeteran's Preference ApplicationYou must submit a certified DD-214 and a new request form for each application submission prior to the closing date.TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESSFinal Date to Apply: March 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.HR Oral Examination: Week of March 23, 2026