Supervises fiscal personnel who are evaluating costs, analyzing revenue, designing accounting systems and performing other accounting and financial studies and procedures.

Analyzes and interprets complex and extensive accounting and other financial provisions of laws and regulations and recommends steps for their implementation.

Analyzes management's objectives in order to anticipate their needs and advises management on long-range systems planning and the accounting and financial implications of existing and projected departmental operations.

Assists in the development, revision and implementation of fiscal controls, new accounting procedures, standards and forms.

Overseas the development of various revenue reports to increase departmental efficiency and streamline system and security in accordance to the department's internal controls and procedures.

Prepares cost reports and models, investigates and researches variances, and prepares financial statements.

Designs, develops and maintains database systems using technical skills, such as Microsoft Access and Structured Query Language programming.

Provides financial analysis and reporting work to the department in the preparation of cost reports for Federal and/or State reimbursement.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited* institution with twenty-one (21) units of accounting - AND - One (1) year's professional accounting experience at the level of County of Los Angeles Class of Senior Accounting Systems Technician**, Senior Accounting Systems Analyst*** or higher.

PHYSICAL CLASS II - Light:
Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*In order to receive credit for any college course work, or any type of college degree, such as a Bachelor degree, or higher, you must include a legible photocopy of the official transcripts to verify course work from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization, with your application or within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing your application online.

**Experience at the level of Los Angeles County class of Senior Accounting Systems Technician is defined as:  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.

***Experience at the level of Los Angeles County class of Senior Accounting Systems Analyst is defined as:  Acts as lead person and performs the more complex accounting system analysis.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION:
Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess desirable qualification in excess of Selection Requirements:

• Experience in designing and developing various accounting system databases.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of two (2) parts:  

Part I: This examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience based upon application information and desirable qualifications, weighted at 50%.

Part II: An Appraisal of Promotability which will measure the applicants, knowledge and skills, problem solving, written and oral communication skills, interpersonal effectiveness, and supervision, weighted at 50%.

CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70%, OR ABOVE ON EACH WEIGHTED PART OF THE EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER. 

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis, and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be added to the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The resulting eligible register from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur. 

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY. HARDCOPY/PAPER APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PST, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

All information is subject to verification. We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.

Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you met the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

All correspondence to applicants will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that applicants provide a valid email address. Please add DBeamon-Thomas@dhs.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as SPAM/JUNK mail. FINAL EXAM RESULT NOTICES WILL BE MAILED VIA THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. Examination results cannot be given over the phone. 

*You MUST attach a legible photocopy of the required diploma or certificate(s) to your application at the time of filing. If you are unable to to attach the required documents, you must e-mail them to the Exam Analyst or fax the documents to (323) 869-0942, within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing online or your application will be rejected. Please include the exam number and the exam title.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that employed persons have a social security number. 

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: 
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout the Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD: 
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE:
(323) 914-7111

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:
(800) 735-2922

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darlene Beamon-Thomas, Exam Analyst
(323) 914-8016
dbeamon-thomas@dhs.lacounty.gov