Job Description
Notice of Career Opportunity
United States District Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Posting Date: June 6, 2023
Vacancy Number: FIN-623
Position Title: Financial Specialist
Salary Range: CL 25/Step 1: $46,701 to Step 61: $75,929 salary depending on experience with future promotion potential to CL26/Step 1: $51,439 to Step 61: $83,596 without further competition. Classification dependent on experience.
Position Location: St. Louis, MO
Closing Date: Open until filled - applications considered as they are received.
Position Summary
This position is located in the Finance Unit of the District Court Clerk’s office in St. Louis, MO. The Financial Specialist position assists in performing and coordinating administrative, technical, and professional work related to financial and accounting activities of the court, including compliance with appropriate guidelines, policies, and internal controls. The incumbent performs in a shared services consolidated finance office providing support to the District Court, Probation and Pretrial Services. The incumbent performs basic accounts payable and accounts receivable duties and reviews the accuracy of monies received and disbursed by the court, processes financial transactions, and maintains required records in accordance with court policies.
Summary of Representative Duties and Responsibilities:
·Use accounting systems to record, store and track information. Adhere to appropriate internal controls for disbursement, transfer, recording, and reporting of monies as applicable to duties assigned. Maintain, reconcile and analyze financial files, records and accounts. Apply rules and procedures regarding voucher preparation, authorization and disbursement.
· Comply with guidelines, procedures, and policies established by the Administrative Office and the court unit including adherence to the Guide to Judiciary Policy on financial and accounting procedures and related statutes.
· Performs accounts payable and accounts receivable duties as related to the registry fund of the Court. Responsible for the accuracy and accountability of monies received and disbursed by the Court. Includes preparation of vouchers for payment in the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS) financial system and other related transactions to properly account for funds collected or held by the Court.
· Maintain information related to restitution ordered and collected by the Court. Enter and maintain ledgers of restitution payments and ensure victims receive payments in accordance with the Guide, local procedures and court order. Provide customer service to victims and their representatives, including, but not limited to, processing address changes, researches for updated information and handling email and telephone inquiries. Work with the U.S. Attorney and U.S. Probation offices to reconcile criminal debt accounts and receivable records.
· Review and import deposited receipts into the court’s financial system. Resolve any issues that arise and confirm, to the extent possible, the accuracy of the receipts applied to criminal debt accounts. Reconcile balances before and after import to ensure all data was imported and financial statements remain in balance.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements
Qualifications must be met at the time of application. The successful candidate must possess the following:
· Consistent, high quality past job performance demonstrating sound ethics and judgement.
· An attendance record that indicates reliability and commitment.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.)
· Excellent organizational skills.
· Ability to take initiative, manage multiple tasks, respond to requests on short notice and meet deadlines.
· Ability to be tactful and work cooperatively with others, including judicial officers, the bar, the public and colleagues.
· Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word, in conducting internet searches, in the use of computer file structure and other computer applications. Proficient in developing spreadsheets and the ability to research system issues from a user perspective.
Government financial office experience preferred. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field preferred. A minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to work at a CL-24 level required. Specialized experience is defined as: progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience that provided knowledge of the rules, regulations, practices and principles, of financial administration and/or accounting; and involved the routine use of automated financial and accounting systems or other computer-based systems and applications such as word processing, spreadsheets or databases.
Benefits
Judiciary employees serve under excepted appointments (not civil service). Excepted appointments are at will and can be terminated with or without cause.
11 Paid holidays Health Insurance Benefits (variety of plans)
13 Sick days per year accrued Life Insurance
13 Paid Vacation days for less than 3 years of service Long Term Care Insurance
20 Paid Vacation days for 3 to 15 years of service Flexible Benefits
26 paid Vacation days 15 or more years of service Federal Employee Retirement Plan
Family Medical Leave Act Provisions Thrift Savings Plan with Investment Options
Position is subject to mandatory Electronic Funds Transfer participation for net pay.
Background Investigation Requirements
This is a High Sensitive position within the Judiciary. Employment will be considered provisional pending successful completion of an OPM background investigation and credit check and a favorable suitability determination. Investigative updates are required every five years. A social media inquiry may also be a condition of employment.
Application Procedure and Information
Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the United States. Appointment is contingent upon providing proof of United States citizenship or proof of authorization to work in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Applicants selected for interviews must travel at their own expense and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed. Applicants may be asked to participate in proficiency tests.
Qualified persons are invited to submit:
· a letter of application,
· current résumé,
· completed application for judicial branch employment, form AO-78 (available at
http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/AO078.pdf )
· contact information for three professional references
Application materials may be submitted via email moed_employment@moed.uscourts.gov
or mail to the following address:
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Attn: Gina Hicks (FIN-623)
Room 3.300
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. In the event that a position becomes vacant in a similar classification, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Clerk of Court may elect to select a candidate from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without re-posting the position. Employees are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is available to applicants for review upon request.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $46,701.00 - $75,929.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
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Type: Company - Public
Website: www.moed.uscourts.gov
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