The Clerk's Office of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon is now accepting applications for the position of Financial Specialist in the Portland Division. As a member of the finance team, the Financial Specialist performs and coordinates administrative and technical work related to financial, accounting, and budgetary activities of the Court. The incumbent ensures compliance with the appropriate guidelines, policies, and internal controls.  

Representative Duties:  Responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintains, reconciles, and analyzes accounting records, consisting of a cash receipts journal, registry fund, and deposit fund, as well as subsidiary ledgers for allotments and other fiscal records.
• Reviews and/or performs accounts payable and accounts receivable duties; responsibility for the accuracy and accountability of monies received and disbursed by the Court.
• Prepares, updates, examines, and analyzes a variety of regular and non-standard reports as requested by the Administrative Office, U.S. Treasury, financial institutions, or other organizations/agencies.
• Designs, develops, and maintains spreadsheet formats and programs for analyzing financial information for the Court.
• Ensures that appropriate internal controls for disbursement, transfer, recording, and reporting of monies are followed.
• Reviews vouchers for payments related to expenses incurred by the Court for appropriateness of payment.
• Accepts responsibility for files and documents related to the monetary aspects of case management.
• Collaborates with information technology staff to develop or customize programs or systems to assist with finance and accounting transactions and record-keeping.
• Oversees financial operations to ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Assists with monitoring of daily fund balances, reprogramming, and transferring funds as necessary and appropriate.
• Uses automated financial management system(s) and computer-generated products to accomplish assignments.
• Assists and trains other court employees in the use of these systems and tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

SALARY RANGE

This position is classified at CL 26 ($58,011 - $94,261) depending upon the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.  

The Financial Specialist position closes at 4:30 pm, Thursday January 30, 2025. For the complete job announcement including qualifications, application instructions, benefits, and more, visit the Careers page on the court's website - www.ord.uscourts.gov.