Department
D&A Administration
Location
Erie County Office of Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Status
Full Time
Starting Pay Rate
$15.26 Hourly
Hours Per Week
37.5
Exemption Status
Non-Exempt
Posting Date
08/14/2026
Closing Date
08/28/2026
Pay Grade
AC07
Bargaining Unit
AFSCME CLERICAL/TECHNICAL
Posting Number
5835
Posting Notice: Erie County offers a generous fringe benefit package including low-cost medical, dental, and vision; fourteen paid holidays; up to eleven combined personal and vacation days in the first year of employment.
Definition of Class
A Fiscal Technician performs advanced clerical-accounting work involving the application of bookkeeping principles and practices. An employee in this position performs advanced bookkeeping duties involving recording, processing, and controlling financial records, both on paper and electronically. Work can involve examining a variety of financial records/documents for propriety, quality, and conformance to established accounting procedures; responsibility for establishing and reviewing internal processing procedures; and the ability to work mostly independently. Other related fiscal and office responsibilities may also be assigned.
Nature of Work
A Fiscal Technician reviews, posts, and processes a variety of financial, payroll, or audit documents. Other responsibilities include posting data to general ledger accounts, taking trial balances and preparing financial reports, analyzing forms, correspondence, audit and investigative reports and records, and maintaining payroll records.
Duties & Responsibilities
This is a fiscal position within the Erie County Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and reports directly to the Program Director
Fixed Asset Accounting:
- Serves as backup liaison for County’s fixed asset management program and part of inventory team.
- Affixes property tags to new equipment.
- Conducts annual and as-needed asset inventories.
Purchasing:
- Tracks Purchase Orders and Credit Card purchases to ensure arrival and payment.
Quality Assurance / Financial Reports:
- Create MA Eligibility Verification batch files.
- Monitor and coordinate with CCBH regarding MA-eligible SCA clients facing a pending lapse in Medicaid coverage eligibility.
- Create trend reports regarding CCBH reimbursable service utilization.
- Prepare supervisory reports to track DDAP and MA funding for the Office of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP).
Miscellaneous:
- Responsible for answering incoming calls to the office and redirecting them as needed.
- Assist with reviewing fiscal documents for the annual SCA Provider Monitoring.
- Provides centralized coordination of ordering, inventory management, and utilization tracking for all Prevention and Regional Recovery Hub (RRH) program supplies.
- Responsible for weekly trips to the courthouse and other departments (as needed) for performing interdepartmental-related tasks.
- Responsible for greeting clients who check in at the front office for an appointment with a D&A Case Manager.
- Apply sound judgment, make decisions within assigned scope, and interact professionally with the public and providers; collaborate with a team of fiscal staff.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Thorough knowledge of bookkeeping principles and current office practices; proficiency with financial software and office equipment; ability to perform detailed work involving written or numerical data; ability to prepare financial reports and statements and to apply and adapt established methods to financial transactions. Time management skills and the ability to transition from one task to another quickly.
Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or GED with a minimum of 1 year maintaining fiscal records or performing Medicaid eligibility and/or invoicing duties, OR an Associate’s Degree in Accounting or Business Administration, OR an equivalent combination of education and training.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in county or human services fiscal operations, Medicaid eligibility workflows, and audit preparation.
Supervision Received
Work is performed under close supervision of the D&A Program Director by following specific procedures and through daily assignment. Work is reviewed through daily contact, supervisory conferences, and performance review.
Conditions Of Employment
Required to provide—and are subject to—Pennsylvania criminal and child abuse clearances as well as an FBI fingerprint clearances.
