FISCAL OFFICER II

About the role

The Fiscal Officer II position oversees a large staff in the operation of a complex accounting program and has significant financial responsibility. This role also includes major substantive non-accounting financial or budgetary responsibility in a department or institution with an annual budget exceeding $50,000,000.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• May have major substantive responsibility for the formulation, analysis, and negotiation of departmental operating and program budgets.
• 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.
• Coincides 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

• Completion of twenty-one (21) semester units or thirty-two (32) quarter units in accounting including at least two courses in cost accounting, governmental accounting, or auditing in an accredited college.
• - Option I: One (1) year of highly responsible fiscal administrative experience at the level of Fiscal Officer I. - Option II: Two (2) years' supervisory accounting experience at the level of an Accounting Officer II.
• Additional credit will be given to applicants that possess the following desirable qualifications:
• Additional experience in excess of the qualifying requirement.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited institution.

Desirable Qualifications

• Additional experience in excess of the qualifying requirement.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited institution.

Special Requirement Information

To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official transcript from an accredited institution within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application. If you are unable to attach required/supporting documents at the time of filing, you must email the documents to Kendrea Shelvy at kshelvy@dhs.lacounty.gov within seven (7) calendar days of filing your online application or you will not receive credit. Please include your name (as it appears on your online application), the examination title and number in the subject of your email. The document should show the date the degree was conferred, number of units and the type of unit system used (e.g., semester/quarter) and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards and indicate the number of units and unit system. Include official copies of all relevant documents. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: here.