Financial Specialist III / Emergency Appointment Homelessness

County of Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Financial Specialist III 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. During 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 III. 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.

Requirements

• Two (2) years' experience performing financial systems analysis in a County department, one (1) year of which must have been at the level of Financial Specialist II.
• Graduation from an accredited college with twelve (12) semester units (or 18 quarter units) of accounting, nine (9) additional semester units (or 13.5 quarter units) in either accounting or finance, and six (6) semester units (or 9 quarter units) in computer science including a course in systems analysis and design.
• Three (3) years' experience in an administrative, advisory, or staff capacity resolving accounting, budgetary, and other financial problems including accounting systems design and implementation.
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Conducts studies of complex departmental accounting and budgetary operations, fiscal controls and accounting standards in both computerized and manual systems.
• Assembles and verifies financial data, schedules and statistical summaries and compiles them into clear and concise written reports of study findings.
• Analyzes and evaluates study findings to identify those aspects of the financial system operations which are functioning effectively and those which need to be changed or replaced.
• Determines specific measures necessary to correct identified deficiencies in current departmental financial systems and designs control mechanisms to be incorporated into revised systems.
• Prepares detailed policy and procedures manuals and designs forms relative to the establishment and implementation of new or revised departmental financial systems.
• Orients and trains department personnel before and during conversion to new or modified accounting, budgetary, or other financial systems.
• Adapts manual accounting, budgetary, and other record keeping functions to computerized processing and establishes preventive, detective, and corrective internal controls.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree