Fiscal Specialist III

Full Job Description

This position is only open to current King County employees

King County Department of Executive Services (DES) is looking for a Fiscal Specialist III to join our dynamic team within the Office of Risk Management Services (ORSM)!

This position presents an opportunity to showcase your skills in a variety of areas including financial transactions, customer service, data manipulation, workflow processing, and teamwork.

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES
The Office of Risk Management Services provides external services to the community as well as internal services to King County agencies, including:

• Claims: King County investigates, evaluates, and resolves claims made against the county in a fair and expeditious manner.
• Insurance: King County administers a self-insurance program and purchases a variety of other insurance policies and related services consistent with sound risk management practices and the needs of the County.
• Contracts: Risk Management advises King County agencies on insurance requirements in all types of contracts. Risk Management actively negotiates and, together with the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, assists agencies in pursuing and tendering claims arising out of contractual relations.
• Recovery Services: Risk Management is charged with seeking compensation for damages caused to King County property or injury to King County employees by negligent third parties.
• Enterprise Risk Management Program (ERM): ERM works to proactively identify and assess high priority risks King County owns and improve controls for those risks. The program provides King County departments with consultation, data, and direct support to improve decision making and action planning.
• Finance & Administration: provides a wide range of financial and administrative support services to the division including budget, accounting, and general office support.
• Open Government: Seeks to deliver government transparency, accountability, and accessibility through administration of the Public Records (Disclosure) Program, Ethics Program, Financial Disclosure Program, and Lobbyist Disclosure Program.

Requirements

Scope of Job Duties: To be considered for this opportunity, you must demonstrate skill and ability to:

• Process Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable transactions an accurate and timely manner
• Research and summarize specialized or technical information from varied sources, which requires selecting the most appropriate material and the use of spreadsheets and/or database applications. Verify and reconcile data discrepancies;
• Research, enter, and audit claims data including generating reports using the ORMS Claims System;
• Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers on the phone, in writing and in person, while handing sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner;
• Assist with workflow documentation and improvement;
• Process incoming mail and documents; attach related correspondence or information before forwarding as appropriate; select mail to handle personally where the response requires specialized knowledge of the assigned function; identify priority and/or time-sensitive matters; and maintain security and confidentiality;
• Draft, summarize, prepare, proofread and edit documents, and correspondence to ensure appropriate use of the English language, specialized terminology and established procedures;

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are experienced in Oracle financial and procurement transactions;
• Welcome managing and prioritizing a high volume of diverse assignments and multiple competing tasks with a strong attention to detail;
• Are proficient in the use the Microsoft Office including higher level skill in performing financial transactions using Microsoft Excel in your daily work;
• Thrive working both independently and working collaboratively as part of a team;
• Can be flexible and comfortable in a change environment and be excited to learn new skills and implement new processes to continuously improve services.

Additional Information

Work location: The Risk Management team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting.

The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson, Seattle, Washington 98104.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely.

The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment.

Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Work schedule: This position is scheduled Monday – Friday; 40 hours per week. This position is Non-Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and therefore is overtime eligible. Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday.

Union representation: This position is represented by Local 117 : Teamsters Local Union No. 117 -- Professional & Technical and Administrative Employees

Are you ready to APPLY?

The recruitment for this position is open to current King County employees. A completed King County Application is required. We highly recommend that you also provide a resume and cover letter.

This recruitment is an effort to fill our immediate vacancies as well as create a hire list that will be used for any positions that become vacant within the next 6 months, including additional Term Limited Temporary (TLT) and Career Service (CS) positions.

If you have any questions, please contact Karina Cordova, by e-mail at kcordova@kingcounty.govor by phone at 206-848-0395.

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

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To Apply

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