U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office - full-time Financial Technician

The U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office currently is accepting applications for a full-time Financial Technician. The position is located in the District Court Clerk’s Office in Boston, Massachusetts, but will also help support staff in divisional offices located in Springfield and Worcester, as needed.

The Financial Technician performs financial transactions and maintains required records, in accordance with court policies and approved internal controls. The Financial Technician is responsible for clerical or technical duties associated with the financial accounting of monies paid into the court including fees, restitution, fines and forfeitures, money paid into the court pending the outcome of litigation, court costs, bail bonds and refunds to appropriations.

Representative Duties
These include, but are not limited to: analyzing and maintaining accurate accounting records consisting of cash receipts journal, registry fund, deposit fund, various subsidiary ledgers, spreadsheets and other records necessary to properly account for the revenues and expenditures of the court including all court-ordered debt; notifying other federal agencies of the collection of payments from defendants and generating reports for same as required; reviewing Available Payments Report for proper disbursement of restitution to federal and non-federal victims; reviewing general vouchers for validity and completeness prior to payment; performing data entry for payment of vouchers; printing and mailing corresponding checks; performing reconciliations between account summaries

and controls; ensuring adherence to court financial and accounting practices and performing backup financial duties; reviewing attorney assignments in CJA Assignment program for accuracy; preparing the client notebook in the CJA Payment System and entering the appointment and representation in CJA eVoucher; entering CJA voucher data in the automated CJA Payment System; making deposits at the local depository at least once weekly.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

 

•High school graduation or equivalent; College degree preferred;

•Two years of general work experience that indicates the candidate possesses or has the ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position;
•One year or more of progressively responsible clerical or administrative experience that provided knowledge of the rules, regulations, practices and principles of financial administration and/or accounting; and involved the routine use of automated financial and accounting systems or other computer based systems and applications such as word processing, spreadsheets or databases;
•Candidates should be mature, responsible, poised, possess tact, diplomacy, good judgment, analytical skills, initiative and excellent customer service skills. The incumbent must have strong verbal and written communication skills and be computer literate, including proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, Adobe Acrobat and other basic computer software programs;
•Commitment to public service;
•Applicants must be U.S. citizens or meet the exceptions to the statutory restrictions on hiring non-citizens to work in the federal government in the continental United States.
Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree.

Experience working in a state or federal court.

For directions to apply, contact career@mountida.edu.