Job Details

Emergency Fiscal Officer II

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Fiscal Officer II 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 Fiscal Officer II.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans, assigns, directs, and evaluates the work of the accounting, cashiering, supply, payroll, statistical, data processing, and other staff or service activities of a department.
• Has major financial responsibility involving supervision of an active collection program, making recommendations concerning the management and investment of large funds, preparation of highly technical financial analysis and projections, or negotiation and administration of revenue producing agreements.
• Have major substantive responsibility for the formulation, analysis, and negotiation of departmental operating and program budgets as needed.
• Advises and consults with management concerning the accounting and financial implications of existing and projected departmental operations.
• Supervises or personally conducts cost, revenue, and accounting systems and procedures studies; writes reports of findings; and secures approval for implementation of recommendations from departmental administration and the Auditor-Controller when necessary.
• Analyzes and interprets accounting provisions of laws and regulations and recommends steps for their implementation.
• Coordinates the work of subordinate accounting, financial, and other activities with other divisions, departments, and clientele.
• Acts as immediate overall assistant to a higher-level fiscal officer.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements: 21 semester or 32 quarter units of accounting in an accredited college or university including at least two courses in cost accounting, governmental accounting, or auditing -AND- Option I: One (1) year of highly responsible fiscal administrative experience at the level of Fiscal Officer I -OR- Option II: Two (2) years of supervisory accounting experience at the level of a Senior Accountant, Senior Accountant-Auditor, Senior Accounting Systems Analyst, Accounting Officer II or higher.

License: 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.

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.

Special Requirement Information: In order to receive credit for the required coursework, you MUST include a legible copy of official transcripts within seven (7) calendar days from date of filing application submission. Please submit documentation to Exams@dmh.lacounty.gov and indicate your name, the exam title, and the exam number. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted to meet the educational requirement. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or send to the exam analyst.

Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited institutions standards by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). See Employment Information under Accreditation Information.

Official Transcript is defined as a transcript that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and; therefore, will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being incomplete or rejected.

Senior Accountant.

Senior Accountant-Auditor

Senior Accounting Systems Analyst

Accounting Officer II

For the purpose of providing a guideline to the use of the term scale of accounting program in this specification, the following examples are offered :

Large scale is defined as a general accounting system having approximately 10,000 appropriation, fund, proprietary and revenue accounts and cost centers. -OR- An accounts payable, accounts receivable, or trust accounting system having approximately 100,000 active accounts.

Moderate scale is defined as a general accounting system having approximately 2000 appropriation, fund, proprietary, and revenue accounts and cost centers -OR an accounts payable, accounts receivable or trust accounting system having approximately 5,000 active accounts.

Supervisory experience is defined as providing direct administrative and technical oversight to include planning, assigning, and reviewing the work of staff, evaluating employee performance, approving leaves of absence, counseling, and recommending discipline.