Finance Technician

Finance Technician

Join us at Multnomah County Health Department, where we are seeking individuals who embody leadership, achievement, and action in a dynamic and ever-evolving environment. Our mission is at the heart of everything we do: to collaborate with communities, advance health equity, safeguard the most vulnerable, and foster health and wellness for all. Guided by our core values of Compassion and Care, Empowerment, Racial Equity, Creativity, and Integrity, we strive to create a workplace culture characterized by respect, trust, and understanding for the incredibly diverse populations we serve in our communities.

Multnomah County's Public Health Division is a vital resource for residents, working to promote physical and mental health, prevent disease and injury, and ensure access to essential health services. Some of our key functions and services include: preventing and controlling diseases, supporting maternal and child health, addressing mental health and substance use, ensuring environmental health, and promoting health equity.

The Finance Technician delivers critical financial and administrative support to Multnomah County Environmental Health Services. Core responsibilities involve managing revenue collection, processing expenditures, maintaining financial records, and conducting monthly account reconciliations. The role also focuses on process improvement by generating ad hoc reports and advising management on how to optimize accounts payable efficiency and accuracy.

Beyond standard financial duties, this position requires flexibility to support public health emergency responses, which may occasionally necessitate evening and weekend work. Additionally, the employee is expected to play an active role in fostering a respectful, inclusive, and harassment-free work culture that builds trust with both colleagues and the diverse communities served by the Health Department.

Responsibilities include:

• Financial Processing and Revenue Assistance
• Manages accounts payable and receivable, processes cash and electronic deposits, issues invoices, tracks delinquent accounts, and performs daily, monthly, and year-end reconciliations.
• Monitors and adjusts Environmental Health Services (EHS) fiscal systemsincluding journal entries and receiptswhile identifying and implementing process changes to minimize errors.
• Maintains detailed financial documentation and verifies transactions to ensure strict adherence to County, State, and Federal regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Provides dedicated technical assistance and operational support directly to Environmental Health Programs.

• Budgetary Support and Reporting
• Assists program managers in monitoring revenues and expenditures against approved budgets, proactively alerting leadership to any financial variances or concerns.
• Processes purchase requisitions, orders, and contracts for required program supplies and services, while maintaining accurate administrative inventory records.

• Financial Oversight
• Serves as the primary point of contact for the public, vendors, and internal departments to address inquiries related to fees, payments, and billing.
• Maintains organized physical and electronic financial files per retention schedules, while ensuring all operations strictly adhere to current County policies and regulatory changes.

• Front Office Customer Service Support
• Provides frontline support both in person and over the phone, facilitating public requests for services and accurately managing written, oral, and electronic communications.
• Participates in a team rotation to supply educational materials and triage general public inquiries regarding EHS programs, county procedures, and state ordinances, effectively routing individuals to appropriate internal programs or external agencies.

Salary/Pay: Please be advised that the pay range listed for this position is intended to provide general guidance on the earning potential for the role. However, actual compensation will be determined in accordance with the Oregon Equal Pay Law and will take into account factors such as the candidate's relevant experience and education. Candidates should expect that initial offers will be made within the listed pay range and may not be at or near the top of the range.

Multnomah County offers an exceptional benefits package, including employer-funded retirement savings; health and dental insurance at very low cost to full-time employees and their dependents; paid parental leave; wellness programs; a focus on work-life balance; and much more. Find more details on our benefits website.

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.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferable Skills*:

• Training and experience equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade and one (1) to four (4) years of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position. (Equivalency 1-4 years of qualifying training and/or experience).

*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.

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.

• Demonstrated proficiency using large-scale financial, ERP, or governmental accounting software (such as Workday) to process accounts payable/receivable, post journal entries, and perform complex month-end and year-end reconciliations.
• Apply an equity, intersectional and anti-racist lens.
• Negotiate and facilitate through cultural differences, conflicts, tensions and misunderstandings.
• Respect and have appreciation for ethnic and cultural diversity.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of cultures, customs and social experiences of communities experiencing marginalization and barriers to services and opportunities.
• Have a high degree of resilience and can thrive in an environment of rapid change while effectively managing pressure in an effective and professional manner.
• Identify and deconstruct unnecessary administrative and clinical barriers that impact communities of color and marginalized groups.
• Promote a culture of respect, inclusiveness, and appreciation of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and values.
• Maintain a safe and healthful workplace.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills required to collect payments accurately while professionally de-escalating difficult or upset customer encounters.

Screening & Evaluation:

REQUIRED: You must submit all requested items below. Failure to do so will be deemed as an incomplete application.

• Submit an online application
• Attach a Resume demonstrating you meeting minimum qualifications; AND
• Attach a Cover Letter addressing how you meet the qualifications for this position and why you are interested in the position.

Note: Please be mindful of checking your email inbox for messages upon submitting your application. You may be emailed requesting for additional items from the Recruiter or hiring manager. If a response is not received in a timely manner your application may not be considered.

The Selection Process: For details about how we typically screen applications, review our overview of the selection process page. We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows:

• Initial review of application/ resume and cover letter for minimum qualifications and all required attachments. If you do not address the minimum qualifications in the application, your application will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the recruitment process.
• Phone screen
• Supplemental Questionnaire
• Oral exam
• Consideration of top candidates
• Background, reference, and education checks