Financial Specialist I

Fairfax County, VA

• $60K — $106K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration with accounting coursework
  • Four years of complex technical administrative experience in finance
  • Knowledge in accounting, public budgeting, and grant administration
  • Familiarity with municipal finance laws and regulations
  • Ability to analyze financial reports and budgets

Responsibilities

  • Prepare financial statements and reports for accuracy
  • Oversee processing of budget and payment documents
  • Analyze costs, revenues, and operating expenses
  • Maintain special revenue and account funds
  • Assist in budget development for small or large agencies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Access to the LiveWell Program for wellness
  • Flexible Spending Programs for healthcare expenses
  • Generous paid leave policies, including annual and sick leave
Full Job Description
Salary : $60,894.29 - $106,565.06 Annually
Location : PENNINO BUILDING, 12011 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ27), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01327
Department: Community Services Board
Opening Date: 08/29/2026
Closing Date: 9/4/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S21
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

Provides support to the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) Revenue Management Team. Supports revenue and reimbursement billing, collection, tracking and reporting for client and third-party fee revenues for the community services board. As a member of the revenue management team, provide administrative support to client payment processes, creates, runs, and analyzes reports in automated billing/management information system. Must protect individuals' confidentiality using existing state, local, and federal policies and procedures. Must maintain expertise in several databases related to the electronic health record, insurance verifications, and revenue cycle management as well as Microsoft office computer software, especially Outlook, Word and Excel. Works under general supervision of the assigned Revenue Management Team supervisor.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)
  • Prepares financial statements and reports and reviews for accuracy;
  • Oversees the processing of budget, procurement, and/or payment documents;
  • Analyzes cost, revenue and operating expenses;
  • Maintains special revenue/account funds;
  • Develops, prepares and justifies the budget for a small agency or assists with budget development for a large agency.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)
  • Knowledge of accounting theories, bookkeeping, public budgeting, and grant administration;
  • General knowledge of laws ordinances and regulations governing municipal finance;
  • Ability to interpret automated financial reports and financial policies and procedures;
  • Ability to analyze revenue and expenses and make projections;
  • Ability to complete budget documents in accordance with the Department of Management and Budget.

Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies.)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in accounting; or a bachelor's degree in business administration or related field that has been supplemented by at least 6 credit hours of basic accounting principles and concepts.

BRIDGE CLASS EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS:

Four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level. This class can serve as a bridge class enabling individuals who do not meet the educational or professional experience standards listed above to qualify for this class by possessing four years of increasingly complex technical administrative experience in the assigned functional area, comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level.

The purpose of this bridge class is to promote upward mobility within the Fairfax County workforce. However, persons qualifying for this class on the basis of their technical experience may not substitute this technical experience for education, or for professional experience, in order to qualify for other employment opportunities.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire.
  • Certain positions with financial responsibility within this class may be subject to criminal background checks and/or credit checks as a condition of employment and periodically thereafter, as determined by the department head. Applicants and employees within these positions must demonstrate financial responsibility in personal finances as a condition of employment.
  • This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Experience in electronic health records (specifically behavioral health).
  • Experience with revenue cycle management metrics.
  • Experience with CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) coding systems.
  • Certified Medical Biller/Certified Revenue Specialist
  • Experienced with and strong Microsoft Office skills specifically in Excel.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature. Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, move and lift of up to 20 lbs. Ability to use a personal computer, including keyboard and mouse, and read a computer monitor. Incumbent must be able to communicate both orally and in writing. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
  • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
  • Group Term Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • LiveWell Program
  • Flexible Spending Programs
  • Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employees' Child Care Center
  • Continuous Learning Opportunities
Please click for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions
  1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
    • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
    • Flexible Spending Program
    • Deferred Compensation
  2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
    • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
  • Less than 12th grade
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Some college
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree
  • Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.
  • Less than 45 quarter hours
  • 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
  • 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
  • 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
  • 180 or more quarter hours
  • Less than 30 semester hours
  • 30 to less than 60 semester hours
  • 60 to less than 90 semester hours
  • 90 to less than 120 semester hours
  • 120 or more semester hours
  • Not applicable

03

If you answered that you have a degree in the previous question, please indicate your area of study below. If you do not have a degree, please select "not applicable."
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Business administration
  • Business management
  • Other (related field)
  • Other (non-related field)
  • Not applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list the discipline of your degree. If this question does not pertain to you or you do not possess a degree, enter "N/A".
05

Have you completed at least six credit hours of basic accounting principles and concepts?
  • Yes
  • No

06

If you are a Fairfax County employee and using the Bridge Class in order to meet the minimum qualifications of the job classification, do you have at least four years or more of increasingly complex technical experience in Accounting or Finance comparable to experience at the Administrative Assistant IV, or higher, level?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not applicable (I am not using the bridge class to meet the minimum qualifications)

07

How many full-time equivalent years do you have of professional-level finance or accounting experience?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven to less than eight years
  • Eight or more years

08

How many full-time equivalent years do you have of medical billing or payment posting experience?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five or more years

09

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have using medical coding systems?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven or more years

10

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have using electronic health records?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven or more years

11

Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
  • Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
  • Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
  • Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web)
  • No experience

12

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have with revenue cycle metric reporting?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven or more years

13

This position is considered "essential/emergency" which requires the incumbent to report to work regardless of the county's operating status (open or closed). Are you able to report to work in time of emergencies?
  • Yes
  • No

Required Question

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