Fiscal Services Manager

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Why It's a Great Opportunity:

The Fiscal Services Manager reports directly to the Clerk of Superior Court. This role presents a unique opportunity to shape the financial and fiscal direction and integrity of the Clerk’s Office.

In addition, the Fiscal Services Manager will play a central role in the design, execution, and implementation of a new financial case management system being developed specifically to meet the operational and reporting needs of the Clerk’s Office.

This is a rare opportunity to help build and launch a system from the ground up—modernizing financial workflows, strengthening data integrity, and enhancing service delivery for years to come.

As a seasoned finance professional with deep expertise in accounting principles and practices, you will serve as a key member of the management team, influencing the financial operations, oversight, and policy development.

This role manages and supervises the finance team of the Clerk’s Office.

Some of your responsibilities include preparing and managing the department’s budget, court fees, and legal financial obligations; managing the trust and bank accounts and financial systems; and implementing proper segregation of duties and cash-handling procedures.

You will process and manage unclaimed property, stay informed about legislative and court-related changes affecting division and department operations, and implement necessary processes and solutions to ensure compliance with laws, policies, court rules, and orders.

Leading the internal and external audits for the department is crucial for this role.

You will ensure disciplined stewardship, unwavering accountability, and exceptional governance across the entire organization.

This role also has a key fiscal and finance oversight of the Pierce County Law Library and other entities under the Clerk’s Office.

Why It's a Great Department:

The Clerk of the Superior Court's work is mostly administrative in nature, providing essential services for the community through maintaining the records of all cases filed in the Superior Court.

We are an essential service helping people navigate through unfamiliar territory during challenging times with knowledge and empathy, creating safe spaces for residents of the county.

Learn more about the Clerk of Superior Court on our website.

How to be Successful in the Role:

As a strategic, detail-focused leader, you will move confidently between complex fiscal analysis and big-picture policy direction. You will quickly understand our services, systems, and financial intersections, using strong analytics to secure sustainable funding and anticipate future needs.

Your ability to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders and foster cross-department collaboration will be central to your impact. You will guide inclusive decision-making and drive continuous process improvement.

This role demands resourcefulness, strategic clarity, and a solutions-oriented mindset, someone who engages fully with their team, models best practices, and proactively advances the work.

Your Future in this Role:

As a strategic, detail-focused leader, you will move confidently between complex fiscal analysis and big-picture policy direction.

You will quickly understand our services, court processes, legal obligations, collection of clerk and court fees and costs, mandated requirements, systems, and financial intersections, using strong analytics to secure sustainable funding and anticipate future needs.

Your ability to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders and foster cross-department collaboration will be central to your impact. You will guide inclusive decision-making and drive continuous process improvement.

This role demands resourcefulness, strategic clarity, policy development, procedural expertise, commitment, engagement, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Someone who engages fully with their team, models best practices, and proactively advances the work.

Core Daily Responsibilities:

This announcement is not intended to reflect all duties to be performed by our next team member, but shall present a descriptive list of the range of duties that may be performed. To view the complete classification, click here.

Qualifications

• A cover letter and resume are required for this position. Applications without a cover letter and resume will not be considered.
• Graduation from a four-year college or university with major course work in accounting, business, or public administration, AND
• Four or more years of related experience, which includes
• At least one year in a supervisory/lead capacity.
• Any combination of experience/education that would clearly indicate the ability to perform the duties of the position will substitute for the recruiting requirements.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case basis and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

Additional Information

To be considered for this opportunity, please:

• Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to: www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.
• If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title.
• If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480 at least two days prior to the need.

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed.

Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration.

Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date.

Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes, which may include assessments, phone screens, and interviews.

At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion mean commitment, not a single step.

We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career.

We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision.

Employees of the County have a local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?