FINANCIAL OFFICE SPECIALIST Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clarkcounty/jobs/newprint/4679783) Apply  FINANCIAL OFFICE SPECIALIST Salary $20.67 - $32.01 Hourly Location Clark County - Las Vegas, NV Job Type PERMANENT Job Number FOS-2025V Department Various Opening Date 02/04/2025 Closing Date 2/18/2025 5:01 PM Pacific Max Number of Applicants 250 + Description + Benefits + Questions ABOUT THE POSITION The Clark County Human Resources Department is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Financial Office Specialist position. As a member of our team, you will p rovide difficult, technical, complex or specialized financial, business and accounting office support to various County and related local government offices. THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 250 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED. This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources. Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process. Some positions may be used to fill term Limited-Permanent positions. The selected candidates will be hired for a special project or duties of a limited duration and be required to sign a term of employment letter specifying condition and exact dates of employment. The successful selected candidates will be eligible for benefits during the duration of employment. Some positions may be Grant Funded. Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available. Some positions may be Bond Funded. Bond Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of bond funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available. Some positions may be used to fill permanent-intermittent positions. The selected candidates will work a regular schedule of more than 20 hours and less than 40 hours in a workweek. They will be paid at the approved hourly rate for actual hours worked. The successful selected candidates will be eligible for benefits on a prorated basis based on hours worked in a pay period. Some positions may be used to fill job share positions. Job Share positions are for two (2) employees performing in permanent positions of the same classification who share one specific job. Time worked will be 21 hours per week. Job Share employees will be paid at their hourly rate for actual hours worked. Sick and vacation leave benefits will accrue on a prorated basis based on hours worked in a pay period. Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union. Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education and Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school AND three (3) years of full-time general clerical experience, two (2) years of which include accounting or financial experience. Professional level experience and/or education that has provided the skills and knowledge necessary to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources. Working Conditions: Specified positions may require working evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts. Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted. Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions. Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES + Performs a variety of general office support work such as organizing and maintaining various files, typing correspondence, reports, forms, and specialized documents, and proofreading and checking materials for accuracy, completeness and compliance with departmental policies and regulations. + Performs difficult or complex accounting or financial office support work and assists with special projects as assigned. + Reviews and reconciles varied reports and journals and budget, payroll or related financial or business data. + Enters and retrieves data from a computer system and produces reports. + Audits and verifies various information, including source data as well as manual and computer-produced reports. + Coordinates with department liaisons, and Human Resources personnel in the performance and completion of daily workload. + References multiple applicable laws and contracts. + Maintains varied subsidiary ledgers, auditing and reconciling reports and information and posting data as required; may generate general ledger entries. + Researches and assembles information from a variety of sources for the completion of forms or the preparation of reports. + Works with strict, recurring deadlines. + Operates standard office equipment. + Uses a computer to develop and manage databases and/or spreadsheet files and to develop special report formats. + Provides information to the public or to County or departmental staff that requires the use of judgment and the explanation of policies, rules or procedures. + Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation. Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: + Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options + More Money in Your Pocket + 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement + No Social Security Deduction + No State Income Taxes + Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO) + Medical (https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/risk\_management/employee\_and\_retiree\_health\_benefits.php#outer-2778) - Employer pays 90% of premium + Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills) + 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost + Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health + Retiree insurance – eligible after 5 years of service + Dental + Vision + Life Insurance – Employer Paid + AD&D – Employer Paid + Long Term Disability – Employer Paid + Generous Leave Accruals that include: + 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday + Paid Vacation Leave + Paid Sick Leave + Holiday Leave + Other leave options + Catastrophic Leave + Parental Leave – Up to 90 days + Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include + Guardian – Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance. + Trustmark – Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care. + Sunlife Financial – Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance + TASC – Flexible Spending Account – FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available + Morgan Stanley – Deferred Compensation Plan + Employee Assistance Program + Onsite Fitness Center – $12/month *Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit. 01 The following questions 1-5 will be used to determine if candidates meet the minimum qualifications and must be completed in its entirety. Which describes your highest level of education? + Some High School + High School Diploma or GED + Trade School or Technical Degree + Some College (1-29 semester credits) + Some College (30-59 semester credits) + Some College (60-89 semester credits) + Some College (90-120+ semester credits) + Associates Degree + Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree or higher + None of the above 02 If you selected "Some high school" in the previous question, please list your highest-grade level completed. 03 Indicate your full-time professional general clerical experience. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 04 Indicate your full-time professional accounting or financial experience. + No Experience + Less than 24 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 05 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 3-4. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 06 The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience. I understand that: A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area) B) The education, knowledge, and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of my application; C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer; D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported and clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive zero points; E) Assessment scores may be used to consider applicants for the selection process; F) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. + I have read and understand the above information regarding the completion of the following skills assessment questions. I further understand that this recruitment includes a skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment. 07 QUESTIONS 7-17: GENERAL FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE Indicate your full-time professional experience reviewing and reconciling various reports, journals and budget, payroll or related financial or business data. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 08 Indicate your full-time professional experience interpreting and complying with various labor contracts, applicable laws, and organizational procedures. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 09 Indicate your full-time professional experience communicating complex policies and procedures to various audiences including employees, supervisors, management staff and the public. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 10 Indicate your full-time professional experience generating employment-related reports/transactions for bi-weekly review and analysis. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 11 Indicate your full-time professional experience completing transactions accurately and consistently in accordance with standard operating procedures. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 12 Indicate your full-time professional experience working with confidential files and information in a confidential office setting. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 13 Indicate your full-time professional experience conducting over the counter financial transactions. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 14 Indicate your full-time professional experience cashiering and/or handling large amounts of cash. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 15 Indicate your full-time professional experience balancing a cash drawer and/or making bank deposits. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 16 Indicate your full-time professional experience processing credit card transactions. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 17 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 7-16. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 18 QUESTIONS 18-24: TIMEKEEPING/PAYROLL Indicate the size of the largest organization for which you performed timekeeping functions over the course of your career. + No Experience + Less than 50 employees + 51 - 500 employees + 501 - 5,000 employees + 5,001 - 10,000 employees + More than 10,000 employees 19 Indicate your full-time professional experience with timekeeping responsibilities related to Workers' Compensation and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 20 Indicate your full-time professional experience processing newly hired employees and related paperwork. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 21 Indicate your full-time professional experience with payroll functions for both union and non-union employees. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 22 Indicate your full-time professional experience with SAP or a similar automated payroll and personnel system. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 23 Indicate your full-time professional experience with KRONOS or a similar timekeeping system. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 24 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 18-23. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 25 QUESTIONS 25-31: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/PAYABLE Indicate your full-time professional experience assisting with data entry in an accounts payable and/or accounts receivable area. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 26 Indicate your full-time professional experience with purchase order and non-purchase order accounts payable. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 27 Indicate your full-time professional experience with accounts receivable to include invoicing, deposits, and refunds. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 28 Indicate your full-time professional experience overseeing check requests and coding of deposits. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 29 Indicate your full-time professional experience providing reports on vendors and purchase order balances. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 30 Indicate your full-time professional experience monitoring, notifying, and collecting past due fees/payments from customers. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 31 Please list all employer(s) and each job title on your application where your experience was obtained in questions 25-31. The template provided below must be completed in its entirety or the application will be considered incomplete and not eligible to move forward in the process. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below). Do not list "see attached resume" Employer Name: Job Title: Hours Worked Per Week: Dates of Employment: 32 QUESTIONS 32-45: VARIOUS Indicate your full-time professional experience working for a public agency (i.e. local, state, federal). + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 33 Indicate your full-time professional experience in a work-setting that required heavy "face-to-face" customer contact while handling phone calls and other clerical duties. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 34 Indicate your full-time professional experience performing general office duties such as typing, filing, preparing correspondence, proofreading, data entry, and making accurate arithmetic calculations. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 35 Indicate your full-time professional experience dealing with a diverse client base or customer make-up. + No Experience + Less than 12 months + 12 to 23 months + 24 to 35 months + 36 to 47 months + More than 48 months 36 Indicate which of the following public sector departments you have experience working in. (Select all that apply) + Administrative Services + Assessor's Office + Building + Business License + Child Support Agency + Clerk's Office + Comprehensive Planning + Constables + Coroner + County Manager/Commission Division + Department of Environment & Sustainability + Department of Motor Vehicles + District Attorney + District Court + Elections + Family Services + Finance + Fire Department + Fire Prevention + Homeland Security + Human Resources + Information Technology + Juvenile Justice + Justice Court + Marriage Bureau + Parks and Recreation + Public Administrator + Public Defender + Public Guardian + Public Works + Real Property Management + Recorder's Office + Social Service + Special Public Defender + State Welfare + Treasurer + Other + N/A 37 This position may be used to fill positions working various times and schedules. Please select from the list below any of the work times and schedules you would accept (select all that apply). + Day Shift + Swing Shift + Graveyard Shift + Willing to work weekends (Saturdays and/or Sundays) + Willing to work holidays + Willing to work all shifts/days/holidays 38 Please indicate below the statement that best describes your Spanish bilingual ability. + I am not bilingual in Spanish + I have a good comprehension of Spanish + I speak Spanish fluently + I read and write Spanish at a proficient level + I read, write, and speak Spanish fluently 39 Indicate which of the following Clark County rural areas you would be interested in being considered for. (Select all that apply) + Boulder + Bunkerville + Goodsprings + Henderson + Laughlin + Mesquite + Moapa + Moapa Valley + Searchlight + None of the above 40 Some positions may be used to fill term Limited-Permanent positions. This means that the selected candidates will be hired for a special project and/or duties of a limited duration and will be required to sign a term of employment letter specifying condition(s) and exact dates of employment. The successful candidates will be eligible for benefits during the duration of employment. + I am willing to be considered for a Limited-Permanent position as described above. + I would not like to be considered for a Limited-Permanent position. 41 Some positions may be Grant Funded. Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available. + I am willing to be considered for a Grant-Funded position as described above. + I would not like to be considered for a Grant-Funded position. 42 Some positions may be Bond Funded. Bond Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of bond funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available. + I am willing to be considered for a Bond Funded position as described above. + I would not like to be considered for a Bond Funded position. 43 Some positions may be used to fill permanent-intermittent positions. The selected candidates will work a regular schedule of more than 20 hours and less than 40 hours in a workweek. They will be paid at the approved hourly rate for actual hours worked. The successful candidates will be eligible for benefits on a prorated basis based on hours worked in a pay period. + I am willing to be considered for a permanent-intermittent position as described above. + I would not like to be considered for a permanent-intermittent position. 44 Some positions may be used to fill job share positions. Job Share positions are for two (2) employees performing in permanent positions of the same classification who share one specific job. Time worked will be 21 hours per week. Job Share employees will be paid at their hourly rate for actual hours worked. Sick and vacation leave benefits will accrue on a prorated basis based on hours worked in a pay period. + I am willing to be considered for a job share position as described above. + I would not like to be considered for a job share position. 45 Do you currently hold a valid driver's license? + Yes, I currently hold a valid Nevada driver's license. + Yes, I currently hold a valid driver's license from another state. + No, I do not currently hold a valid driver's license. Required Question Employer Clark County Address 500 S. Grand Central Pkwy, 3rd Floor PO Box 551791 Las Vegas, Nevada, 89155-1791 Phone (702)455-4565 Website http://www.clarkcountynv.gov Apply Please verify your email address Verify Email