THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION
Salary Range:
$74,803-$118,684 Annually
Hiring Salary Range:
$74,803 - $81,000 Annually
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Job Summary
The Fiscal Technician provides essential financial and administrative support to ensure the accuracy, efficiency, and integrity of the agency’s fiscal operations. This role is responsible for processing and recording financial transactions, maintaining accounting records, and assisting with budget monitoring in compliance with local government policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. The Fiscal Technician reviews invoices and expenditures, prepares financial reconciliations, and supports grant and program accounting activities. The position also assists with generating periodic financial reports for internal and external stakeholders, responds to inquiries from program staff and partners, and contributes to the overall effectiveness of the agency’s financial management systems. Through careful attention to detail and strong customer service, the Fiscal Technician helps uphold sound fiscal stewardship and supports the agency’s operational and programmatic goals.
Essential Functions
- Process Financial Transactions: Reviews, verifies, and processes invoices, purchase orders, vouchers, reimbursements, and other financial documents in accordance with agency policies and applicable regulations.
- Maintain Accurate Accounting Records: Enters and updates financial data in accounting systems; ensures proper coding of expenditures and revenues; maintains organized documentation for audit readiness.
- Perform Account Reconciliations: Reconciles accounts, statements, and reports to ensure accuracy; identifies discrepancies and initiates appropriate follow-up or corrective action.
- Assist with Budget Monitoring: Tracks expenditures against approved budgets; alerts supervisors or program managers to variances; prepares supporting documentation for budget adjustments.
- Support Grant and Program Accounting: Assists with tracking grant expenditures, matching requirements, and reporting deadlines; ensures transactions align with grant guidelines and compliance standards.
- Prepare Financial Reports: Compiles and generates routine financial summaries, spreadsheets, and reports for management, auditors, and external agencies.
- Ensure Compliance: Applies local, state, and federal financial regulations; adheres to internal control practices and accounting procedures to safeguard public funds.
- Customer and Staff Support: Responds to inquiries from program staff, vendors, and the public regarding payments, balances, or financial processes; provides courteous and accurate assistance.
- Document Management: Maintains electronic and physical filing systems for fiscal documents; ensures confidentiality and proper retention of records.
- Collaborate with Internal Departments: Coordinates with program managers, procurement, payroll, and finance personnel to resolve financial issues and ensure smooth transaction flow
- Process Financial Transactions: Reviews, verifies, and processes invoices, purchase orders, vouchers, reimbursements, and other financial documents in accordance with agency policies and applicable regulations.
- Maintain Accurate Accounting Records: Enters and updates financial data in accounting systems; ensures proper coding of expenditures and revenues; maintains organized documentation for audit readiness.
- Perform Account Reconciliations: Reconciles accounts, statements, and reports to ensure accuracy; identifies discrepancies and initiates appropriate follow-up or corrective action.
- Assist with Budget Monitoring: Tracks expenditures against approved budgets; alerts supervisors or program managers to variances; prepares supporting documentation for budget adjustments.
- Support Grant and Program Accounting: Assists with tracking grant expenditures, matching requirements, and reporting deadlines; ensures transactions align with grant guidelines and compliance standards.
- Prepare Financial Reports: Compiles and generates routine financial summaries, spreadsheets, and reports for management, auditors, and external agencies.
- Ensure Compliance: Applies local, state, and federal financial regulations; adheres to internal control practices and accounting procedures to safeguard public funds.
- Customer and Staff Support: Responds to inquiries from program staff, vendors, and the public regarding payments, balances, or financial processes; provides courteous and accurate assistance.
- Document Management: Maintains electronic and physical filing systems for fiscal documents; ensures confidentiality and proper retention of records.
- Collaborate with Internal Departments: Coordinates with program managers, procurement, payroll, and finance personnel to resolve financial issues and ensure smooth transaction flow. Work with program managers to set up and manage grant awards in Workday.
- Submit HUD Voucher requests in IDIS and/or eLOCCS.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
AND
Experience: Have two years of experience in performing budgetary, fiscal or accounting work.
OR
Equivalency Notes: Have an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of the principles and techniques of budgetary and fiscal analysis.
- Knowledge of standard payroll practices, systems, terminology and procedures.
- Skill in performing complex mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy.
- Ability to compile, collect, assemble and verify budgetary data.
- Ability to prepare, control, maintain and reconcile complex records and to compile and prepare statistical reports.
- Ability to prepare reports on budgetary expenditures.
- Ability to develop and recommend fiscal procedures.
- Ability to work effectively in a production environment under strict deadlines.
- Ability to organize and assemble budgets.
- Ability to speak and write effectively.
- Ability to deal effectively with others.
Additional Information
Background Check
Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint screening, and must be successfully completed.
Probation
All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a 6-MONTH mandatory probation.
Financial Disclosure
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law. The initial financial disclosure must be submitted within 30 days of hire.
Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City of Baltimore prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodation during the hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources directly. Requests for accommodation should not be attached to the application.
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