Financial Specialist II

Job Announcement

Fairfax County boasts a top-notch school system, safe neighborhoods, thousands of acres of parkland, and bustling town centers. County government sits at the heart of this dynamic community of almost 1.2 million residents and seeks employees eager to bring their energy, enthusiasm and skills to serve Fairfax residents and to shape the county's future. Land Development Services (LDS) is the steward of the county's land development and building construction codes and regulations, and its staff members embrace their essential role as "first preventers." Every day, through careful review, permitting and inspection of site and building construction, our staff protect the health, safety, welfare, and environment for those who live in, work in, and visit Fairfax County. Our department also serves as the gateway to much of the county's economic development, reviewing over 30,000 building and site plan submissions, issuing nearly 70,000 building permits, and conducting over 220,000 building and site inspections each year. If you would like to join a creative, collaborative, innovative team doing meaningful work, then LDS is the place for you.

Land Development Services (LDS) is seeking a dynamic and experienced finance specialist II to join our team and play a key role in driving our financial success.

Further duties include, but are not limited to:

• Performs a wide variety of moderately complex budget and fiscal management responsibilities for LDS.
• Oversees the financial reconciliation process, maintaining constant vigilance over all revenue activities to guarantee the precision and reliability of financial records.
• Oversees and provides assistance for accounts receivable operations within LDS.
• Regularly generates reports displaying outstanding amounts and spearheads collection initiatives.
• Provides support to the revenue manager with analysis of revenue activities.
• Assists with the development of annual and quarterly budget reviews.
• Assists with the annual review process of the LDS fee schedule.
• Manages the escheatment process.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least six credit hours of basic accounting principles and concepts; plus, two years of professional-level finance or business administration experience. A master's degree in a related field or CPA may substitute for one year of experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Not applicable.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience in budget preparation and analysis through financial forecasting, rate studies and financial analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to present complex matters in a succinct and efficient manner to executive level staff.
• Possesses strong critical thinking/analysis skills and problem-solving ability.
• At least two years of experience with administering financial/accounting processes and procedures in financial systems other than System Analysis Program (SAP).

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
This appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and a credit report check.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Duties are generally sedentary and performed in a normal office environment. Ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and retrieve documents from file cabinets. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.