Fiscal Technician

The Fiscal Technician assists the County Fiscal Officer III with fiscal-related work.

A person in this position is expected to demonstrate the system of care practice model, which maximizes all resources around an individual or family. This system of care includes child and adult serving agencies and community partners that join with an individual or family to meet their goals.

This job requires the following documents to be obtained, reviewed as acceptable by the supervisor and re-obtained every five years: PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History and FBI Criminal History.

• The Fiscal Technician is an administrative position responsible for assisting the County Fiscal Officer III in payment of invoices, accounting for funds, performing data entry and completing necessary reports for a County office with a budget of $6+ million.
• Prepare vouchers for payment after checking accuracy of invoice against contracts, client liability and the department’s computerized invoice system. Investigate provider invoice discrepancies. Record transactions on numerous spreadsheets and reconcile accounts to the County system.
• Perform quarterly fiscal monitoring of outpatient clinics. These visits include assistance to the fiscal staff with any billing concerns. Billing errors found on these visits are then corrected in the billing system and subsequent invoices are adjusted.
• Download client information sent in by all providers on a monthly basis into the DART system. This information is then transferred to the state at the end of each month. These procedures are all entered on a “tracking” spreadsheet.
• Assist the County Fiscal Officer III in routine and/or special projects, when needed.
• Assist the Case Management Unit by preparing treatment authorizations in the absence of the Data Entry Operator.
• Perform other duties, tasks and special projects, as required.

• One year as a Fiscal Assistant or three years of work involving the maintenance of fiscal or financial records, including one year of responsible work that involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices; and graduation from High School;
  or
• One year of experience maintaining and reviewing fiscal records and an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or business administration;
  or
  Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

• One year of fiscal technician experience.
• One year of responsible work that involves the application of accounting or fiscal principles and practices.
• Basic knowledge and experience in account analysis and fund accounting.
• General understanding of the maintenance of fiscal or financial records.
• Ability to understand and interpret rules, regulations, statutes and laws.
• Strong mathematical skills and analysis techniques.
• General understanding of fiscal planning.
• Ability to work independently and with a minimum of supervision.
• Working knowledge of budgets and spreadsheets.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Accurate and detail-oriented.
• Basic skills to use a personal computer and various software packages.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced bookkeeping practices.
• Knowledge of various Department of Health and/or Department of Public Welfare, state and county code regulations, statutes, guidelines and policies.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• General knowledge and understanding of County of Chester policies and procedures.

Relevant background checks, clearances, physicals, drug tests, and any other assessments or evaluations will be conducted after an offer of employment is given per County policy.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:

• Basic Word skills
• Intermediate Excel skills
• People Soft skills or the ability to learn People Soft
• Basic Out Look skills (Email and Calendar)
• Basic Internet skills