Montgomery County Public Schools · 5 days ago
FY26: Fiscal Assistant III, Office of Systemwide Safety and Emergency Management, 8hrs/12mos, Ad Closes 1/28/26
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$26.47/hr - $38.15/hr
4+ years expMontgomery County Public Schools is seeking a Fiscal Assistant III to supervise and perform accounting and fiscal recordkeeping for their Division of Safety and Emergency Management. The role involves processing grants, maintaining accounts, and ensuring the accuracy of financial transactions and reports.
Education
Responsibilities
Under direction of the Division of Safety and Emergency Management, supervises and performs accounting and related fiscal recordkeeping and processing for a large and active unit
The work of the class involves supervising the processing of grants, claims, enterprise funds, purchase orders, invoices, and fiscal reports; maintains accounts involving various and complex entries; devises and establishes new work methods, including responsibility for both procedural and substantive accounting duties; supervises and assists with the receipt and deposit of funds from various sources; analyzes and interprets complex rules and procedures; codes and classifies transactions involving distribution of expenditures among many classes of accounts; compiles and retrieves monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual totals, reports, and financial statements; may be assigned to order major supplies, equipment, or textbooks using division-wide computer systems to process and monitor transactions; carries out all accounting functions for a special fund or activity; and utilizes computer and related equipment to carry out responsibilities
The unit may require daily monitoring of fiscal activities requiring considerable planning, work organization, and supervisory control to ensure satisfactory completion of the work
The worker establishes processing procedures for the unit, monitors and adjusts workloads, sets priorities, and resolves technical problems
Qualification
Required
Associates degree required
Four years of progressively more responsible accounting, grant management, or experience analyzing data and preparing reports, two of which shall have been at a level requiring independent judgment in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
Considerable knowledge of bookkeeping principles, methods, procedures, and techniques as applied to the processing of payables, grants, etc
Considerable knowledge of FMS components, such as Internet Procurement, grants inquiries, Disco Viewer, etc
Considerable knowledge of office methods and procedures and familiarity with the use of standard office equipment
Complement of Google suite, working knowledge of the use of computer terminals
Working knowledge of effective bookkeeping practices and procedures
Ability to run and analyze fiscal reports
Ability to apply bookkeeping knowledge to repetitive and special assignments
Ability to carry out continuing assignments requiring the organization and presentation of material and the making of decisions
Good oral and written communication, human relations, and customer service skills
Knowledge of and the ability to meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Advanced business training courses in finance
Any combination of applicable education, training, and experience which provides the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered
Company
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools is the school district serving Montgomery County, Virginia.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brittany Mackel
Instructional Specialist, Higher Education Partnerships
Christopher Edmiston, Ed.D.
Content Specialist of Career and Postsecondary Partnerships
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