Financial Specialist

If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court.

Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work.

The salary range for this position is $59,661.54 to $96,767.80 for Schedule A, and $59,661.54 to $91,929.42 for Schedule

B. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater. Judiciary employees hired prior to June 3, 2014, are considered Schedule

A. Newly hired individuals, and Judiciary employees hired on or after June 3, 2014, are considered Schedule

B.

The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.

• Perform cash control functions (daily cash register cash outs, deposit preparations, and reconciliations).
• Record data entry of financial information into various mainframe systems such as CAPS, CABS, FACTS, ACMS, NJKiDS.
• Process daily child support application and alimony only monitoring fees; process family fees pending.
• Analyze and reconcile transactions to FACTS daily reports, JEDS, and JFMS.
• Perform Guardianship financial reviews for accuracy and compliance with laws, regulations and guardianship monitoring policies and procedures.
• Analyze and reconcile bank statements and financial transactions.
• Collect and/or maintain case statistics or financial data to generate status reports and MS Excel financial analysis reports.
• Prepare and enter accounting entries for financial audits and/or reviews.
• Perform variance analysis and determine the course of action to correct mis‑posts and financial errors or discrepancies.
• Recommend improvements in operating procedures, programs, standards, work processes, or administrative practices.
• Perform other work duties or responsibilities by management as operationally required.
• Perform cashier duties at a Finance payment window, prepare cash and checks deposits, and other related duties as required, including acting as the lead person in resolving unidentified accounts and unverified cases in CAPS and NJKiDS.

The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access. Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 21 credit hours in accounting, business administration, economics, public administration, statistics, mathematics, data analytics and/or financial related courses. Six of these credit hours must be in accounting.

Applicants who do not possess the required education, but do possess the 21 accounting, business administration, economics, public administration, statistics, mathematics, data analytics and/or financial related courses, including six accounting credit hours, may substitute additional paraprofessional and/or professional…