TECHNICIAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

Posting number: 2026-00200

Department: Finance

Division: Finance Financial Operations

Job classification: TECHNICIAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

Posting type: Open

Categories: Accounting and Finance

Summary

Job offers are contingent on successful completion of employment verification and background checks. Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States. 
For any questions, reach out to SHR-Talent@snoco.org

Examples of duties

1. Provides technical guidance to the accounting technical section, including accounting specialists and project specialists. 
2. Designs, develops, modifies and implements financial/payroll systems reporting tools to meet customer and data specifications; provides documentation of application design and training for users. 
3. Provides guidance and oversight for a wide variety of technical and specialized accounting and/or payroll tasks and projects such as: general and subsidiary ledger reconciliation; review and/or approval of original source entries; organization and monitoring of data sources for financial or fiscal records; provision of financial information for the budget process; research, negotiation and mitigation of accounting dispute resolutions with customers and staff. 
4. Plans and participates in the implementation, maintenance and upgrade of financial and/or payroll systems and subsystems, including design of application modifications, testing and implementation.Creates relevant training materials and provides training to end users. 
5. Develops and recommends new and revised policies and procedures and rules; implements, communicates and interprets policies and procedures as necessary; trains county employees in interpreting and using policies and pro­cedures. 
6. Provides input regarding coordination of the activities of section staff; provides training, information and regulation interpretation; may conduct and facilitate Accounting Support Group Meetings. 
7. Researches federal, state and local laws as they apply to payroll, retirement and account payable administration. 
8. Conducts research, analysis and evaluation of requests for application data integration for external database projects; completes analysis of business functions, work procedures, policies and report requirements for use as project guidelines and/or parameters. 

1. Performs duties of Accounting Technicians, Accounting Specialists and Project Specialists as assigned. 
2. Maintains confidentiality of all personnel, payroll, union negotiation, accounting and finance records and reports along with any other records, reports and/or information deemed to be sensitive in nature. 
3. Performs related duties as assigned including acting for and in behalf of the Accounting Technical Supervisor and/or Systems Analyst, Sr. positions as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

     A Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, computer science or other directly related field; AND four (4) years of experience in a financial and specialized accounting field; OR, any combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. Must pass job related tests. 

Supplemental information

• personnel management standards and practices
• accounting and finance practices and their application in a municipal environment
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• data d