What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fiscal Assistant position at Cuyahoga County Board of Health?
POSITION AVAILABLE
Position: Fiscal Assistant
Reports to: Supervisor, Grant Financial
Position to be filled: March 24, 2025
Starting Salary: $43,991 annually
Vaccine Policy: All new hires will need to meet COVID and Influenza vaccine requirements or request an exemption and submit a TB Baseline as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy. Direct service employees will need to meet Hepatitis-B vaccine requirements or request an exemption as outlined in the CCBH Vaccination Policy.
Minimum Requirements:
- Associate's degree in Accounting.
- Minimum of three years of related fiscal experience including bookkeeping, AP/AR, and accounting, OR one year of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree), OR five years of experience (with a HS Diploma).
- Proficiency with basic bookkeeping and financial systems.
- Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis.
- Proficiency with use of PC hardware & basic software (i.e., Microsoft office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.). Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel & Word.
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations.
- Proficiency with use of databases for data querying and reporting.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Responsibilities:
- Enters provided fiscal data (i.e., expenditure & revenue adjustments, appropriations, revisions, etc.) into accounting system. Tracks and tabulates adjustments for use in cash reconciliations. Sends fiscal data to County fiscal office and verifies proper posting.
- Prepares the Schedule of Expenditures for Federal Awards in accordance with the Uniform Guidance.
- Prepares lead sheets for use in preparing the annual OCBOA (Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting) statements.
- Establishes special revenue funds & properly identifies revenue sources. Reviews monthly performance reports to ensure accurate and timely spending of funds.
- Reconciles Revenue and Expenditures for special revenue funds between agency books and County Fiscal Office. Prepares special revenue fund financial report for Board presentation. Facilitates the close out of grants.
- Assists with subrecipient site visits.
- Facilitates the dissemination of the Notice of Intent for funding applications and tracks the award notifications.
- Reviews & verifies the fiscal portions of grant applications for calculation accuracy, allowable costs, proper categorization, staff coverages, etc. Coordinates the gathering of support documentation required for grant applications.
- Reviews grant fiscal reports and drawdowns for accuracy and timely submission. Completes the grant draw-down process on behalf of the agency.
- Compiles and arranges fiscal information from staff in response to visits from funders, desk audits, and grant portion of CCBH's single audit. Responds to inquiries and furnishes documentation as requested.
- Coordinates month end closing of all agency funds and assists with year-end closing. Coordinates month end closing and distributes performance reports to proper personnel.
- Reviews appropriations and revisions prepared by other staff for accuracy & proper formatting and organizes for Board approval.
- Identifies and directs the proper posting of electronic fund transfers with the Cuyahoga County Treasurer.
- Performs accounts payable duties in the absence of the Accounts Payable Specialist.
- Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Please complete the online application on our website, www.ccbh.net/jobs
All applicants are required to upload a resume and include a cover letter with their application.
Deadline to Apply: February 7, 2025
Bilingual Applicants Welcome
Benefits offered at CCBH (for employees working at least 40 hours per pay period/Bi-weekly):
- Medical (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
- Dental (full time employees responsible for 10% of premium)
- Vision
- Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)
- Deferred Compensation
- FSA Health and Dependent Care
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Holidays (14 paid per year)
- Vacation Time (13 paid days per year for new service PERS members*)
- Sick Time (15 paid days per year*)
- Personal Days (up to 3 paid per year)
- Agency paid Life Insurance
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
- Voluntary Critical Illness
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free Parking Onsite
- Remote work from home available up to two days per week with approval after the completion of a minimum of 60 days of employment.
- Alternate work schedule or changes in work schedule available after initial training period with approval. Core work hours of 10am to 2pm required of all staff.
*Benefit is prorated based on start date
Employees hired for a position that is funded in whole or in part by a designated funding source may be laid off when the funding source is reduced or eliminated.
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Salary : $43,991