Financial Specialist I

Works as part of the department's Finance Division as the lead procurement analyst to perform the following duties:

• Procures a wide variety of goods and services for DPSC.
• Performs duties related to contract administration, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processes.
• Researches, interprets, monitors, and analyzes procurement, travel, and accounts payable policies and procedures to ensure DPSC compliance.
• Utilizes county enterprise financial system (FOCUS) Finance & Budget, and Procurement modules, and the Vendor Invoice Management system (VIMS). Reviews PO, non-PO, and procurement card invoices and performs analyses and implementation of various polices and procedures to ensure timely and accurate vendor payment processing.
• Liaisons with the County Department of Procurement and Material Management and Department of Finance.
• Serves as back-up to DPSC's travel coordinator.
• Serves as back-up to a DPSC administrative assistant performing the acquisition and inventory of DPSC office supplies and other office management tasks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least 6 credit hours of basic accounting principles and concepts.

BRIDGE CLASS EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge class enabling individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above to qualify for this class by possessing four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level.

The purpose of this bridge class is to promote upward mobility within the Fairfax County workforce. However, persons qualifying for this class on the basis of their technical experience may not substitute this technical experience for education, or for professional experience, in order to qualify for other employment opportunities.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) certification.
• Finance & Budget and Procurement modules of FOCUS certification.
• One year experience using eVA - Virginia's eProcurement Marketplace.
• One year of experience using an enterprise financial system.
• One year of experience in governmental accounting, accounts payable, and procurement.
• One year of experience managing competitive procurement solicitations and contracts for a governmental agency.
• One year of experience processing employee travel for a governmental agency.
• One year of experience with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• One year of experience in training staff in policies and procedures in a financial setting.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, be proactive in anticipating needs, exercise good judgement, use critical thinking skills, and be highly organized.
• Exceptional communication skills verbally and in writing.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Employee may be required to lift up to 15 pounds.
• Incumbent must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment.
• Job is generally sedentary in nature; however, visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor.
• Must communicate with others.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Requisition 25-00901