SENIOR ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN/EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

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. Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Accounting Systems Technician 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 your initial work period ends, 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 as Senior Accounting Systems Technician. ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES: The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second-largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 23 health centers, four acute hospitals, and an expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for 500,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. MISSION: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. DEFINITION: Supervises professional accounting systems analysis work in connection with the internal audit, development, evaluation, and review of large-scale and complex fiscal control systems for State and Federally financed welfare and other programs. Supervises the study, evaluation, development and implementation of accounting control and reporting systems to be incorporated in electronic data processing systems. Recommends and coordinates the implementation of policy and procedure relating to accounting control, fiscal record keeping methods, and audit trails; monitors the activities of organizations responsible for implementing these policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Discusses accounting systems studies and findings with departmental personnel. Develops financial controls to be incorporated in the administration of welfare programs. Participates in formal discussion of audit findings with auditors; serves as liaison for the department with auditors while audits are in progress. Prepares formal replies to audit findings of the Auditor's Office and other governmental agencies. Develops tests of accounting controls incorporated into electronic data processing systems. Serves as consultant to management on accounting systems matters.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with twenty-one units of accounting including cost accounting and auditing.
Two years professional auditing or accounting experience at the level of Intermediate Accountant-Auditor, Accountant III or higher.
In order to qualify include a copy of your official transcript from an accredited institution within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online. The document should show the date the degree was conferred, specified college courses and be in English; if it is in a foreign language, it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards.

Responsibilities

Supervises professional accounting systems analysis work in connection with the internal audit, development, evaluation, and review of large-scale and complex fiscal control systems for State and Federally financed welfare and other programs.
Supervises the study, evaluation, development and implementation of accounting control and reporting systems to be incorporated in electronic data processing systems.
Recommends and coordinates the implementation of policy and procedure relating to accounting control, fiscal record keeping methods, and audit trails; monitors the activities of organizations responsible for implementing these policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Discusses accounting systems studies and findings with departmental personnel.
Develops financial controls to be incorporated in the administration of welfare programs.
Participates in formal discussion of audit findings with auditors; serves as liaison for the department with auditors while audits are in progress.
Prepares formal replies to audit findings of the Auditor's Office and other governmental agencies.
Develops tests of accounting controls incorporated into electronic data processing systems.
Serves as consultant to management on accounting systems matters.

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