Budget Analyst/Fiscal Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Amenities :

The County of Northumberland offers a full benefits package to employees including health insurance, prescription, vision, dental, vacation, holiday, sick, personal time, and retirement.

Position Summary :

This is a professional accounting and administrative position within the Department of Public Safety that involves the total fiscal operations of 911 & EMA utilizing general accepted accounting standards and practices developed by PEMA & FEMA. Works under the direction of the Director of Public Safety.

Requirements : What You’ll Do :

• Prepare and create excel workbook for the country budget for each department. Pull data from the accounting platform into a usable file and incorporate it into the budget packet.
• Participates and complies with county, state, and federal audits including County internal audits, County Single Audit, and both State and Federal audits.
• Disseminate budget packets to all county departments heads for their submission for approval.
• Create a master file of the finalized budget and prepare a budget presentation to be viewed publicly.
• Prepare Budget Amendments for the county budget as necessary.
• Review all budget amendments for county departments for accuracy and determine the net effect on the budget.
• Ensure County Departments financial requests remain within budget.
• Approve purchase orders for the County.
• Maintains accounting structure and utilizes that structure for state reporting processes.
• Insuring all duties of both fiscal and clerical are performed accurately and timely.
• Develop and manage the budgets for the Department of Public Safety and Annual Planning Process.
• Develop and manage the Department of Public Safety’s County line-item budget.
• Develop and manage Grant budgets and reports.
• Maintains financial ledgers and journals.
• Manages the Department of Public Safety’s fiscal operations including budgets, revenues, and expenditures.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge concerning state and federal regulations regarding the operations and funding for the Department of Public Safety.
• Implements state and federal regulations as they concern the fiscal operations of Department of Public Safety.
• Prepares multiple financial reports for the state.
• Maintains an audit proof level of accuracy in all reporting.
• Maintains proper back up data to support the accuracy of all reports for necessary audits.
• Reports current financial status to the Department of Public Safety Director, the County Board of Commissioners and Department Coordinators.
• Prepares fiscal forecast for the Department of Public Safety and the County Board of Commissioners.
• Develops and implements a cost allocation plan.
• Responsible for the fiscal management of contracts.
• Serves as the fiscal representative for the Department of Public Safety with county, state, and federal officials.
• Research and procurement of new funding and / or grant opportunities
• Other duties as assigned by the Department of Public Safety’s Director.

Job Requirements / Skills & Abilities :

Minimum Training & Experience :

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