FINANCIAL SPECIALIST IV/ EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

L.A. County Library; California (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate individuals to join their mission in addressing homelessness in LA County. This role as a Financial Specialist IV involves conducting complex financial analyses, leading the development of budgetary operations, and ensuring effective financial system implementations. The position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the community while developing your career in public service. If you are committed to improving lives and have the required financial expertise, this could be the perfect chance to contribute to a noble cause while advancing your professional journey.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in financial systems analysis required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in finance/accounting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex studies of departmental accounting operations.
• Assemble and verify financial data for formal reports.
• Lead the design of new or revised financial systems.

Skills

Financial Systems Analysis

Budgetary Operations

Accounting Standards

Data Compilation

Policy Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

12 Semester Units of Accounting

6 Semester Units in Computer Science

Tools

Computerized Financial Systems

Job description

EXAM NUMBER: b0750A-EA

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE- EMERGENCY

FILING DATES: Monday, January 27, 2025 at 8 a.m. (Pacific Time)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to close without prior notice.

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Financial Specialist IV vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Financial Specialist IV.

Responsibilities:

1. Conducts studies of the more complex departmental accounting and budgetary operations, fiscal controls, and accounting standards in both computerized and manual systems, and leads others in the conduct of such work.
2. Assembles and verifies financial data, schedules, and statistical summaries, and directs their compilation into formal reports of study findings.
3. Analyzes and evaluates study findings and directs the identification of those aspects of the financial system operations which are functioning effectively and those which need to be changed or replaced.
4. Determines and leads others in determining specific measures necessary to correct identified deficiencies in current departmental financial systems and designs control mechanisms to be incorporated into revised systems.
5. Directs and participates in the preparation of detailed policy and procedures manuals and designs forms relative to the establishment and implementation of new or revised departmental financial systems.
6. Directs and participates in the orientation and training of department personnel before and during conversion to new or modified accounting, budgetary, or other financial systems.
7. Adapts manual accounting, budgetary, and other record keeping functions to computerized processing and establishes preventive, detective, and corrective internal controls, and leads others in the performance of such work.
8. Participates with departmental data processing personnel or outside consultants in the technical design, development, testing and modification, and installation of computerized financial systems, as required.

Minimum Requirements:

Three years' experience performing financial systems analysis in a County department, at least one year of which must have been at the level of Financial Specialist III* -OR- Graduation from an accredited college** with 12 semester units of accounting, nine additional semester units in either accounting or finance, and six semester units in computer science including a course in systems analysis and design. -AND- Four years' experience in an administrative***, advisory****, or staff**** capacity resolving accounting, budgetary, and other financial problems including accounting systems design and implementation.

You MUST meet the above requirements in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

*Financial Specialist III is defined as analyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of complex departmental accounting, budgetary, and other financial problems including problems of accounting systems design and implementation.

**ACCREDITATION: Accredited institutions are those listed in the publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources.

PHYSICAL CLASS:

Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Applications must be filed online by clicking on the green "Apply" button located on the top right corner of the screen.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. Official Transcripts, Resume, etc.) as attachment(s) during application submission, or send by email to [e-mail] within 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate the Exam Title on the subject line when sending required documents by email.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination and selection process.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification, Minimum Requirements, and/or Special Requirement Information serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. In doing so, your application will be REJECTED as INCOMPLETE.

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Department Contact Name: Hon Sang Cheang
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