Fiscal Officer
Finance / Accounting
Alexandria VA Contract May 27, 2025
Employment Enterprises, Inc. is working with a government entity that provides municipal services near the nation's capital. We are searching for a Fiscal Officer who will manage all budget, fiscal, procurement, billing, grant, revenue, travel, reconciliation, and audit activities of the Department. This position is onsite in Alexandria, Virginia and pays $29 per hour.

Fiscal Officer Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the execution of a multi-million-dollar approved budget. Review program controls and the provision of administrative management services.
  • Reviews, analyzes, edits, and consolidates budget estimates for the assigned program, ensuring that budget materials are accurate and consistent. Examines the significant impact of policy changes on new or revised program requirements and funding decisions on program accomplishments.
  • Plans and participates in budget preparation and mid-year budget revisions, including the submission of budget requests from contract agencies. Monitors and evaluates the fiscal condition of operating programs, ensuring expenditures are spent within the fiscal year.
  • Conduct budgetary and financial analysis of the actual budget to determine variances, analyze complex budget and financial issues, and make recommendations regarding problems and solutions to budget issues, such as reductions, increases, and alternative methods for accomplishing budget goals.
  • Develop expenditure projections, process journal voucher for expenditures and revenue, prepares the budget section for grant applications, administer grants to ensure allocated funds are not over-extended, and prepare and submit financial reports to grantors.
  • Approve all expenditures requests to be charged against a grant or contract. Review the expenditure of grant or contract funds to ensure that funds used are reasonable, allowable, and allocable as defined in OMB Circular A-21; provide audit reports for sub-recipient compliance with OMB A-133.
  • Prepare external and internal monthly/quarterly financial reports, track and monitor reimbursement requests. Ensure that proper internal accounting procedures and financial reports comply with GAAFR (Government Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting).
  • Manage and perform regular reconciliation on expenditure and revenue transactions that include special revenue accounts, general fund accounts, and client accounts. Review, analyze revenue, and make journal entries between the Credible Electronic Health Record and the accounting MUNIS system’s general ledger.
  • Conducts State and City annual year-end closeout for special revenue accounts and serves as one of the liaisons for auditing of programs. Monitor workflow to ensure that proper financial reporting, accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, and adherence to accounting procedures and internal controls are being followed.
  • Collaborate with Program Managers across Centers on special projects, including revenue projections and fiscal analyses.
  • Responsible for producing ad hoc reports on monthly and quarterly revenue and expenditure projections for DCHS.

Fiscal Officer Qualifications:
  • Four-Year College Degree and completion of college-level courses in the principles and theories of accounting, budgeting, procurement, contracting, human resources management, training or related administrative management experience in the subject matter area required.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Public Finance, Policy Development, Accounting, and/or related field preferred.
  • One year of experience in progressively-responsible positions involving public administration, including some experience in public financial planning and administration or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities required.
  • Five years of experience as a fiscal analyst, or in government budgeting, grants administration, or related field preferred.
  • Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration.
  • Good knowledge of modern principles and practices of public budgeting and grant administration.
  • Good knowledge of municipal government operations.
  • Good knowledge of financial management.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with division and central agency officials, co-workers, and with the public.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to analyze, interpret, and report research findings.
  • Ability to perform the tasks of the position independently and make good decisions, especially in the absence of the supervisor.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to write clearly and meet deadlines under pressure.

What we offer:
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Medical and dental benefits for qualifying professionals or Fixed Indemnity Health Benefits
  • Flex spending account
  • Credit Union Membership
  • Pet Insurance
  • Worker Advantage discount program membership
  • Voluntary Supplemental Insurance

“Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Employment Enterprises, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, assign, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, U.S. Veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.”

Employment Enterprises, Inc is the parent company of Temporary Solutions, Inc. Temporary Solutions is a workforce solutions company based out of 10550 Linden Lake Plaza, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109. You can reach our recruiters about this job and more at 703-361-2220 or email recruiters@eeihr.com.

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