Fiscal Specialist - Sheriff's Department

Fiscal Specialist

$24.35 - $32.15

Work Assignment Details

This position is responsible for a number of tasks including:

• Processing invoices received from vendors for a $7.9 million operating budget which includes processing inmate medical invoices for payment using Medicaid reimbursement rates.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly or annual invoices for services provided by the Sheriff's Department. The Fiscal Specialist position prepares on average 40 invoices a month.
• Entering journals to charge internal departments for services provided by the Sheriff's Department.
• Entering requisitions and purchase orders for items needed by the Department. This position also purchases items directly from vendors using a department purchasing card.
• Allocating credit cards monthly for all staff who have a department purchasing cards. The Department has approximately 15 purchasing cards.
• Processing expense reports for staff travel and assisting with travel reconciliations once staff return from conferences or training sessions.
• Acting as a backup for the Department's Fiscal Specialist responsible for payroll entry.

This position interacts regularly with staff in Accounting, Purchasing, Treasurer's Office, Public Works, and the Sheriff's Department. This position also interacts with individuals external to the county such as vendors, service providers, and entities who receive services from the Sheriff's Department.

The interested candidate must have strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Excel. The interested candidate must exhibit teamwork qualities, strong communication and customer service skills, as well as ability to handle work assignments independently and efficiently.

Classification Specification

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Minimum Training & Experience Requirements

1. High School Diploma or GED. 2. Three years of post high school work experience in finance or accounting. 3. Post high school education from a recognized college or university in accounting, finance, business, or a closely related field may be substituted for the work experience requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Compensation and Benefits

Waukesha County provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including excellent health/dental/vision, life insurance, generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year), an exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.

Employee well-being is promoted through a balanced work-life culture and through an exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic.

About Us

Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?"

Location

Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.

EEO

Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County.

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The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.