Financial Specialist - Fire Department

We are seeking a skilled Financial Specialist to join our team at the West Sacramento Fire Department. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to our organization's financial operations in a professional office environment.

The ideal candidate will thrive in our modern office setting, which features controlled temperature conditions and moderate noise levels, including dispatch and emergency tones. While the position involves no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances, it requires adaptability to a fast-paced emergency services environment.

Candidates with governmental experience working with purchase orders, contracts, and insurance requirements will be given preference. Proficiency in Central Square, Accela, and DocuSign software is highly desirable. The position demands an individual who excels in maintaining complex records and demonstrates exceptional attention to detail.

We are looking for a professional who possesses outstanding communication skills and can build strong relationships across departments. The successful candidate must be flexible, organized, and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy in all financial operations.

Join our team and play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of one of the region's premier fire departments. Your expertise will contribute directly to our mission of providing excellent emergency services to our community.

An official City of West Sacramento application form must be filled out, in its entirety.  It is the applicant's responsibility to explain their qualifications fully and clearly.  In addition, applicants must submit a resume and complete the required supplemental questionnaire.  Incomplete information on the application, resume and/or supplemental questionnaire may be cause for disqualification.  Application packages will be reviewed and screened for qualifications.  Additional screening criteria will be developed based on the supplemental questionnaire.   

DEFINITION:  The Financial Specialist coordinates the financial, statistical and accounting functions of the department; participates in the preparation of the department's annual budget; assists with the monitoring of the department budget; audits the cash management practices of the department; and may perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:  The Financial Specialist receives general direction from the department head and/or their designee.  No direct supervision of staff is exercised.  Responsibilities may include the indirect supervision of lower level and/or part-time staff.
 
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS:  The Financial Specialist is a single, journey level classification that coordinates financial, statistical, and accounting functions of the department.  Incumbents are expected to independently accomplish duties that involve exercising sound decision making and proper judgment.EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  (Illustrative Only):  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.
 

• Interprets, implements, and enforces City policies and procedures relative to financial record keeping activities in the department.
• Participates in the preparation and monitoring of the department budget.
• Provides technical assistance on budget matters to others in the department.
• Assists in the development of the department's cash management policy and procedures.
• Serves as the department's primary liaison to the Administrative Services Department's Finance Division.
• Identifies and resolves discrepancies in departmental financial records.
• Compiles department financial data and prepares financial reports and analyses.
• Performs special projects, studies, and collects and compiles statistical and financial data for special reports.
• Performs tasks using software related to budgeting, including databases, automated accounting systems, spreadsheets and word processing.
• Assists in the investigation and application process for possible grans for the department.
• Assists with tracking of grant fund utilization and accounting.
• Performs administrative and clerical tasks for the department head and/or his/her assigned staff.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:  Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and skill.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be:
 
Education:  High school diploma or equivalent plus thirty (30) college semester units including course work in accounting and business administration.
 
Experience:  Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in the maintenance of financial and related statistical reports.  An additional one (1) year of responsible related experience may be substituted for fifteen (15) of the thirty (30) college semester units.
 
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:  Possession of a valid Class "3" or "C" California driver license.

Salary : $64,284 - $78,324