Court Executive 1B / Assistant Finance Division Manager

New Jersey Courts

$94K — $152K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 21 credit hours in accounting or financial courses
  • 3 years of administrative experience in finance or related fields
  • Experience in accounting, auditing, and financial analysis
  • Master's degree or CPA can substitute for experience
  • Valid driver's license if vehicle operation is necessary

Responsibilities

  • Assist in planning and directing Finance Division workflow
  • Develop and maintain internal controls and operating procedures
  • Evaluate and regulate work processes
  • Prioritize tasks according to operational schedules
  • Coach and mentor a diverse finance staff
  • Conduct performance evaluations and provide feedback
  • Manage staff training and conflict resolution

Benefits

  • Comprehensive state health benefits including medical and dental
  • Public Employee's Retirement System pension
  • Eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of service
  • Generous leave program with vacation and sick leave
  • Comprehensive training offerings including LinkedIn Learning
  • Tax savings programs for medical and dependent care
  • Access to NJBest 529 College Savings Plan
  • Life insurance coverage options
Full Job Description
Salary: See Position Description
Location : Union Vicinage, 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Central Office/Vicinage: Union Vicinage
Division: Finance
Opening Date: 07/24/2026
Closing Date: 8/3/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
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.
SALARY: The salary range for this position is $94,937.45 to $152,547.50. 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.
The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.
The Union Vicinage seeks a self-motivated, flexible, and results oriented individual to serve as the Assistant Finance Division Manager (Court Executive 1B). The individual should be committed to providing exceptional service and possess strong leadership, analytical, total quality management, and communication skills. Under the general direction of the Vicinage Finance Division Manager (Court Executive 2B), the selected candidate will assist in planning, directing, and evaluating the workflow of the Finance Division. The Assistant Finance Division Manager will possess strong technical competence, administration, and management skills to assist with the oversight and support of the Court Held Funds Unit, which processes fines, fees, restitution, child support, bail escrow and other court ordered payments.
REMOTE WORK: 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.

Example of Duties
Under the general direction of the Vicinage Finance Division Manager (Court Executive 2B), the selected candidate will:
  • Assist in planning, directing, and evaluating the workflow of the Finance Division.
  • Assist in developing, implementing and/or maintaining internal controls, operating procedures, and systems.
  • Regulating the flow of work.
  • Prioritizing work in accordance with operating schedules.
  • Managing, mentoring and coaching a diverse staff.
  • Conducting formal work performance evaluations with staff.
  • Providing direction and feedback.
  • Mediating and resolving conflict.
  • Developing staff through training.
  • Preparing spending plans, grant management, position control, purchasing, accounts payable, and management of fixed assets.
Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.
Qualifications
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, or financial related courses. Six of these credits must be in accounting and three years of professional administrative experience, one of which shall have included experience in accounting, accounts payable, auditing, purchasing, budgeting, cash management, financial analysis, finance, and/or developing, implementing and analyzing financial procedures, systems and controls.
Unofficial college or university transcript is required to be added to your employment application in order to be considered for this position.

Substitution: Applicants who do not possess the required education but do possess the required 21 credit hours in accounting, business administration, economics, public administration, statistics, mathematics, data analytics, or financial related courses (including six accounting credit hours), may substitute experience on a year-for-year basis. A master's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, economics, accounting, statistics, mathematics, data analytics or finance may be substituted for one year of general experience as indicated above -OR- a CPA designation may be substituted for one year of general experience as indicated above.

Education Note: Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. (See )

Supplemental Information
Driver's License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Authorization to Work: US citizenship is not required. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.

Special Note: Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting. All data received will be kept in strict confidence except to inform the individual of the findings and what action will be taken as a result of this information.

Residency Law: In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), the "New Jersey First Act," all persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey. Any person may request an exemption from that requirement from the Employee Residency Review Committee in the Department of Labor & Workforce Development on the basis of either hardship or employer critical need.

HOW TO APPLY:

The NJ Judiciary requires all applicants to complete the application process fully and as instructed. All applicants must complete the work experience and education sections and attach any required documents. Applications must describe all relevant work experience in detail, beginning with your current or most recent job, including military service (indicate rank), internships and job-related volunteer work, if applicable. Use a separate section to describe each position. Applicants who indicate "see resume" or enter their initials to acknowledge that they have skipped the Work History and Education sections will not be considered, unless they do not possess any education history or work experience. Only applicants that follow the application instructions and submit completed applications will be considered.

The New Jersey Judiciary consists of: the Supreme Court, the Superior Court including the Appellate Division and the Trial Court of the 15 vicinages in New Jersey, the Tax Court and the Municipal Court System. The Administrative Office of the Courts provides technical assistance, operational support, training, research and development, budget and personnel coordination, and development and operation of information systems for the Courts of New Jersey.

NeoGov applicant support at 1-877-204-4442 (toll free call)
Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM Mountain Time (MT)
New Jersey Courts offers an exciting and rewarding public service career with incredible employee benefits for full-time employees only and their eligible dependents such as:
  • State Health Benefits Program including options for medical, dental and prescription coverage
  • Public Employee's Retirement System pension program
  • Federal Student Loan Forgiveness for employees with 10 years or more of service
  • Generous leave program which includes vacation, personal and sick leave and 13 annual paid holidays
  • Voluntary investment programs separate from and in addition to the pension plan through the Deferred Compensation Plan and the Supplemental Annuity Trust of New Jersey (SACT)
  • Comprehensive training offerings including LinkedIn Learning.
  • Tax Savings Programs including the Premium Option Plan, Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account and Commuter TaxSave
  • NJBest 529 College Savings Plan
  • Member Term Life Coverage including basic and optional plans

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