Business Advisory Services Coordinator

Los Angeles County Department of Human Resources; Downey (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Several medical, dental, vision plans

Life insurance

PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Job summary

Los Angeles County Office of Education seeks a Business Advisory Services Coordinator to lead planning, organization and administration of business services. You will supervise research and evaluation, and propose innovative cost-saving and revenue-enhancing solutions for service delivery.

The role requires a bachelor's degree and five years in business administration or services management; public sector experience is preferred, with hybrid remote schedules possible and a California driver’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; travel between sites may be required.
• Five years of business administration or services management experience, including budgeting.
• Public sector or school business experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing and administering business services; supervise research and evaluation.
• Recommend innovative solutions for operational efficiency, cost avoidance and revenue enhancement.
• Oversee joint or cooperative ventures for improved service delivery.

Skills

Data analysis

Critical thinking

Decision making

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Bulletin

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects the rich diversity of Los Angeles County.

Business Advisory Services Coordinator

$10,923 to $13,531 Monthly

Insurance

• Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement

• PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Must Be Submitted By: 9/11/2026 11:59 P.M. (Pacific)

Paid Time Off

• 24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Under administrative direction, this position assists in the planning, organization and administration of the Business Advisory Services; plans, directs, organizes, coordinates, and supervises the management of research and evaluation of business services and products; recommends innovative solutions and alternatives for implementation of operational efficiencies, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement, and improved service delivery conducted through joint or cooperative ventures.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge

• Principles and procedures of public school-based business and finance administration and management, including feasibility studies, cost benefit analyses, public school business management, attendance accounting, and budget development
• Enterprise financial systems, data analytics tools, and automated reporting platforms for fiscal data
• Principles and practices of public program management
• Specialized public school fiscal programs and Program/LEA billing option programs, such as Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs), Certificates of Participation (COPs), and School-based Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (SMAA), unemployment insurance, and charter school fiscal oversight
• Federal, state, and local laws including legislative mandates as related to the public sector business operations of California public schools
• AB 1200 and fiscal oversight
• School District Election Codes including California Voting Rights Act
• District of Choice legislation and methods for determining calculations
• The California Standardized Accounting Code Structure (SACS)
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements

Competencies

• Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Industry Monitoring – Grasping the external political, economic, competitive, and social factors affecting the industry
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Using Technology – Working with electronic hardware and software applications
• Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to one's work
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Maintaining trust through honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Self-Management – Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Presentation Skill – Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Handling Conflict – Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Group Facilitation – Enabling constructive and productive group interaction
• Leadership – Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Business Process Analysis – Defining, assessing, and improving operation processes and workflow
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures

Required Education and Experience

Education: A bachelor's degree from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Five years of experience in business administration or business services management, involving project management, fiscal analysis, and budget administration. Three years of the required general experience must include management experience involving supervision, resource budgeting, and policy development for a business unit.

Additional Requirements: A valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites is required. Public sector or school business experience is preferred.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Selection Process

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Technical Interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to Melissa Venegas at [e-mail]

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242

Additional Information

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified. For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as Open and Promotional, with the promotional eligibility list taking precedence.

Recruitment ID: 27-LAC888

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

Based On Full-time Assignment

• Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested
• 24 vacation days per year
• 15 paid holidays per year
• 12 paid sick days annually
• Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life
• Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options