Fiscal Clerk

Overview

Job Title
:
Fiscal Clerk

Division/Department
:
Accounting

Closing Date
:
February 1, 2026

Location
:
Prince George?s County Circuit Court, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Salary
: $53,398

FLSA Status
:
Non-Exempt

At Will
:
No

Position Type
:
Regular Full time

The Maryland Judiciary offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, continuing education programs, employee assistance programs, and State Retirement and Pension plans. Maryland Judiciary Benefits (mdcourts.gov)

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• The Fiscal Clerk position performs accounting functions within court operations for Prince George?s County Circuit Court. Fiscal Clerks are responsible for reviewing and verifying the work of cashiers and for recording, processing, maintaining, and reconciling financial transactions to include, but not limited to, deferred payments, bond forfeitures, bad checks, and revenue refunds. Work is performed under moderate supervision.
• Prepares the General Fund Deposit daily. Reconciles tapes, verifies checks, cash, and credit card payments. Prepares Certificate of Deposits, bank slips and record escrow payments. Processes daily receipt for transmittal to AOC. Reviews and records return checks. Maintains spreadsheets for return checks and no resident tax payments. Reconciles agency credit card payments with funds received by AOC.
• Enters accounts receivable records and payments. Reviews case management system for costs waived and deemed cases. Prepares past due accounts for referral to Central Collections. Maintains log of Central Collection Unit accounts. Coordinates with the Administrative Head on disbursements of escrow accounts for court costs not paid. Applies STARS payments received from Parole & Probation and Central Collections.

• Education: High school diploma (or GED equivalent).
• Experience: Two (2) years of fiscal or accounting work experience.
• Note: A Bachelor?s Degree may substitute the required work experience. A Paralegal/Associates Degree or 60 college credits may substitute the required work experience. A Paralegal Certificate may substitute one (1) year of required work experience.
• Knowledge: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (GASB). Principles and practices of bookkeeping and accounting to review, verify, record, adjust, and balance financial transactions. Office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines, etc.
• Skill In: Managing priorities to meet critical deadlines while multitasking. Basic English and arithmetic to include, but not limited to, spelling, punctuation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Accuracy and attention to detail. Analyzing records, reports, and other business and financial documents and noting details and facts pertinent to the audit assignment. Organization and time management. The use of Microsoft Office products to include, but not limited to, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Ability To: Acquire knowledge of Maryland Judiciary procedures, rules, practices, regulations, and jurisdictional courts. Learn and apply job-related terminology, policies, procedures, regulations, and laws to define problems, collect data, establish facts, record data, appropriately complete forms, and provide information to customers. Perform a full range of basic accounting procedures. Interpret, apply, and follow a variety of written or verbal instructions. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, superiors, and/or the general public.
  
  Use standard office and business equipment including, but not limited to, personal computers, word processing, spreadsheets, database software, copier, register, scanner, fax machine, etc.

Sedentary work
. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the…