Spanish Associate (Part-time) Instructor Pool 2026 - 2027

Examples of Duties

• Develops, administers, and implements department financial policies and procedures.
• Directs the fiscal, personnel, office services, and general business activities of the department.
• Ensures program compliance with all applicable regulations and guidelines.
• Analyzes regulation changes, and proposed legislation to determine impact on department.
• Serves as primary contact during audits.
• Coordinates and acts as leader of the budget team.
• Participates in planning/development and implementation of department’s projects.
• Ensures accurate and timely claiming of agency expenditures for reimbursement.
• Performs extensive analysis of statistics and data and develops change strategies.
• Develops financial impact statements.
• Prepares reports outlining fiscal claiming options, potential liabilities or gains for executive consideration.
• Provides oversight of daily operations and management of grants and special-funding programs.
• Represents and speaks for the department on committees and at all levels of government and community contact.
• Devises or recommends new or modified accounting systems to provide complete and accurate financial and statistical accounting of the department’s transactions.
• Coincides accounting practices with the county auditor in such items as reconciling records.
• Supervises, trains, and evaluates staff.
• May implement management information systems and procedures.
• Analyzes and monitors investment portfolio.
• Prepares cash flow forecasting and modeling.
• Researches market data and summarizes information.
• Ensures portfolio compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience in administrative, fiscal, or staff services, accounting or fiscal operations, or budget preparation and control.
• One (1) year of this experience must have been in a full time supervisory capacity.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a degree in accounting, business, or a closely related field. Up to two years of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for 2 years of the required education.

HOLIDAYS & LEAVES MANAGEMENT

• LEAVE: May receive, depending upon classification, 96 hours per Fiscal Year (prorated for the time remaining in the fiscal year).
• VACATION: 10 days the first 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 160 hours), 15 days in the second 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 240 hours), and 20 days after 10 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 320 hours).
• Optional annual sell back of a portion of accumulated vacation leave hours (maximum - 40 hours).
• SICK LEAVE: 0462 hours sick leave for each paid regularly scheduled work hour. 12 days (96 hours per year) with unlimited accumulation. Optional annual buy back of a portion of accumulated sick leave hours upon meeting certain criteria.
• HOLIDAYS: Twelve paid holidays annually plus one optional holiday.
• BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Three (3) regularly scheduled consecutive work days or five (5) days if distance traveled over 500 miles one-way.

INSURANCE

• HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical Insurance - Merced County offers five Medical Plans and contributes towards employee and dependent premiums. Medical plan availability varies based on bargaining units. Anthem 200 EPO Anthem 500 EPO Anthem 1500 EPO Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) with Health Savings Account (HSA) Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) without Health Savings Account (HSA)
• DENTAL INSURANCE: Delta Dental Calendar Year Maximums County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)
• VISION INSURANCE: VSP County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)
• DISABILITY INSURANCE: Management Disability Plan includes a comprehensive Short/Long Term Disability plan paid for by the County.
• LIFE INSURANCE: $50,000 County-paid Management Life Insurance coverage. $5,000 County-paid Life Insurance coverage (Accidental Death and Dismemberment included). Voluntary Term Life and Universal Life Insurance available - premium paid by employee.

EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): Anthem EAP services provides up to five face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and provides a toll-free "800" hotline available 24/7 for emergencies and crisis intervention. EAP services include counseling services, legal services, financial services and work-life resource services.
• EMPLOYEE TICKETS, COUPONS, and DISCOUNTS: The County of Merced has partnered with Employee Savings Tickets to provide discounted coupons and tickets for all county employees to attractions throughout the state and out-of-state. The discounts and coupons are available for shopping, movies, sporting events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums and much more.