Financial Services Officer
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Introduction
READ THIS ENTIRE BULLETIN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REAPPLY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT.
THIS IS A REOPENING OF A CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION.If you have previously applied or started an application for theFinancial Services Officer Examination #read this entire bulletin. There are specific instructions on how to reapply for this position.
PLEASE CONTACT THE EXAMINATION ANALYST IONE BELL AT TO HAVE YOUR PREVIOUS APPLICATION RELEASED BACK TO YOU.
The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants. If you have previously submitted an application and choose to reapply you new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.
Supplemental Questionnaire:A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.
DESCRIPTION
Underadministrative direction the Financial Services Officer manages and overseesvarious financial service staff and functions at an agency or departmentallevel; serves in a consultative role to management in addressing and resolvingfinancial revenue contract grant and related administrative programmaticand policy matters; facilitates the implementation of a wide variety ofprograms and projects; and to do related work as required.
IDEALCANDIDATE
Inaddition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below the idealcandidate will have demonstrated a track record of success in the followingareas:
- Demonstrated considerable technical and professional astuteness and financial and programmatic expertise in the public sector as it relates to budget finance contracts and grant administration.
- Applied strong supervisory skills and a demonstrated ability to train coach counsel and manage subordinate staff in order to optimize individual performance.
- Collaborated and built consensus with exceptional organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to plan and organize work for self and others in order to ensure that the work was completed efficiently and in a timely manner.
- Worked with a wide variety of stakeholders to identify opportunities and built strategic relationships between ones area and other areas teams departments units or organizations to help achieve business goals.
- Used strong business acumen to understand and improve business results; use ones understanding of major business functions industry trends and own organizations position to contribute to effective business strategies and tactics pertaining to social services.
- Effectively met customer needs and applied a customer centered approach; built productive internal and external customer relationships and took responsibility for customer satisfaction.
- Acted strategically and creatively in forecasting the financial needs of programmatic areas by identifying & understanding complex problems exercising good judgment in making effective decisions and formulating and articulating action plans proactively and collaboratively.
- Effectively communicated and clearly conveyed information and ideas; and interacted well with others by relating to people from varied backgrounds and in different situations; and who exemplifies understanding courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness.
- Took personal satisfaction and pride contributing as a valued organizational leader with direct responsibilities for the finances of the organization.
- Made a positive impact on others by exuding an air of confidence creating good first impressions by professionally commanding attention and earning the professional trust and respect of others.
Formore detailed information about the job classification visit:Financial Services Officer
THEVACANCY
Thisis a countywide recruitment and the current vacancies are in the GeneralServices Agency the Probation Department and the Healthcare eligible list created by this recruitment may be used to fillthese current vacancies and any that arise countywide.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The equivalent to three years of fulltime experience at the level of or higher than the class of Financial Services Specialist II or Administrative Specialist II in the Alameda County classified service.
Completion of the Alameda County Management Academy Management & Supervision Certificate Program may be substituted for six (6) months of the required qualifying experience for the internal patterns.
OR
Education:
The equivalent to graduation from a fouryear accredited college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major coursework in business or public administration economics financial management or a field related to the work.
(Additional professionallevel financial planning and support experience may be substituted for the education on a yearforyear basis.)
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of three years of fulltime professionallevel experience in independently performing complex financial planning or analysis budget development and processing contract negotiation and administration and/or grant management at a level equivalent to or higher than the Alameda County classified service class of Financial Services Specialist II preferably in a public agency setting. This experience must have included at least one year of supervising the work of others.
License: Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operators license.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitablyqualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Management principles and practices including work planning employee supervision and business management.
Financial planning rate setting and revenue enhancement principles and strategies.
Principles and practices of governmental budget development and administration.
Principles and practices of contract and grant administration.
Financial recordkeeping and auditing practices.
Practices and techniques of administrative analysis and report preparation.
Computer applications related to the work.
General administrative principles including personnel purchasing and business management.
Office administrative practices and procedures including records management and the operation of standard office equipment.
Ability to:
Serve effectively as a member of a departmental management team.
Manage a variety of financial functions including budgeting and contracts and grants administration.
Plan supervise review and evaluate the work of others either directly or through subordinate supervision.
Plan and conduct complex financial revenue and strategic planning analyses.
Provide sound technical advice on financial matters to departmental management.
Conduct and coordinate financial audits.
Monitor legislative and regulation changes and recommend operational and procedural changes as required.
Interpret explain and apply complex policies regulations and procedures.
Prepare clear and accurate reports correspondence procedures and other written materials.
Represent the department and the County in meetings with others.
Organize and prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
Exercise sound independent judgment within established policies and guidelines.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1) A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2) A review of candidates Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
3) An oral interview/exam which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview/exam may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website Plan Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable noticein advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. Thefollowing dates aretentativeand subject to changebased on the needs of the Agency: TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN: Deadline for Filing (LDF): Friday May:00 p.m. Review of Minimum Qualifications: Friday June 6 2025 Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: Week of June 23 2025 Virtual Civil Service PreRecorded Oral Interviews: Completed by July 14 2025 Subject Matter Expert review of Virtual Interviews Completed by July 31 2025 Notification of Results: Week of August 4 2025 CSC Promulgation of Eligible List August 20 2025 Departmental Interviews (General Services Agency) Departmental Interviews (Probation Department) WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGESTO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN* Alameda County and the Human ResourceServices Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/orselection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/ormedical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment andHousing Act (FEHA) Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) AlamedaCountys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request anaccommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phasesof the examination/selection process please contact the assigned HumanResources Representative listed on the job announcementbefore thelast date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to providesupporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonableaccommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicantsmust have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA andapplicable statutes. For more information regarding ourReasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website at:HRS () Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wideranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*: For your Health & WellBeing For your Financial Future For your Work/Life Balance *Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change. ** Nonexempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave. All notices related to Countyrecruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via add@ @andas accepted addresses to any email blocking or spamfiltering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking orspam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding yourapplication for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly loginto your County of Alameda online application account to check for noticesthat may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you willalso be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able toview all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on theMy applications button on the Current Job Openings page. Please take the stepsrecommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment forwhich you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for noticesthat are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a Countyrecruitment. NOTE: All notices are generatedthrough an automated email notification system. Replies to the emailboxesandare routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questionsplease go to our website at You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on thejob announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied. Ione Bell Human Resources Analyst Human Resource Services Countyof Alameda All Alameda County employeesare designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to thiseffect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the eventof an emergency. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Alameda County has a diverseworkforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud tobe an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based onmerit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does notdiscriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex(including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin politicalaffiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic informationage membership in an employee organization retaliation parental statusmilitary service or other nonmerit factors protected under federal state andlocal law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating aninclusive and welcoming workplace environment.BENEFITS
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