Financial Specialist II

Financial Specialist II

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 II in the Portland Division. As a member of the finance team, the Financial Specialist II performs and coordinates administrative, technical and professional work related to financial, accounting, and budgetary activities for the Court, including ensuring compliance with the appropriate guidelines, policies, and internal controls. Responsibilities also include preparing, updating, and analyzing a variety of accounting records, financial statements, and reports; overseeing and assisting with accounts payable and accounts receivable activities; assisting with budget preparation; assisting with internal reviews; providing recommendations to improve procedures; and assisting with local policy development on financial matters. The incumbent may lead the work of financial technicians or administrative support staff; however, responsibilities do not involve formal supervisory duties.

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

• Assists with the formulation, evaluation, and implementation of policies, procedures, and protocols related to financial operations and budgetary execution throughout the court / office.
• Performs reviews to ensure that the Court is in compliance with the Guide to Judiciary Policy, internal controls, and generally accepted accounting principles. Prepares documents to identify findings and develop written recommendations for changes.
• 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.
• Performs and / or reviews accounts payable and receivable functions, ensuring the accuracy and accountability of funds received and disbursed by the Court. Evaluates vouchers to determine whether court-related expenses are appropriate for payment.
• Prepares, updates, examines, and analyzes a variety of regular and non-standard reports as requested by any court unit, 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.
• Assists with monitoring daily fund balances, reprogramming, and transferring funds as necessary and appropriate.
• Uses a wide variety of manual and automated accounting systems and cash management tools.
• Assists and trains other court employees in the use of these systems and tools.
• Other duties as assigned.

To qualify for a CL-27 classification level the incumbent must have two years of specialized experience. Specialized experience is progressively responsible experience in at least one but preferably two or more of the functional areas of financial management and administration such as budgeting, accounting, auditing, or financial reporting that provided a knowledge of rules, regulations, and terminology of financial administration.

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Completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one of the following superior academic achievement requirements :

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following qualifications are highly preferred but not required :

Candidates must also demonstrate :

To apply, submit the following :

Send electronically to hr2@ord.uscourts.gov in pdf form. Electronic submissions should be combined into one pdf document. These items should arrive at the Court no later than 4 : 30 p.m. on September 30, 2025. Application forms are available on the Court's website in fillable format. Please type or print all information and sign and date forms where indicated. Incomplete packets and those submitted after the deadline date will not be considered. Verification of employment, education, and reference checks will be made prior to any offer of employment.

The Court provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Division of the Clerk's Office at 503-326-8165. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.