Financial Specialist IV
Financial Specialist IV
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- EXAMINATION NUMBER:PH0750ETYPE OF RECRUITMENT:We encourage applications from anyone!FIRST DAY OF FILING:We will be accepting online applications fromWednesday June 25 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (PT) - Continuous.We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.No out-of-class experience will be accepted.
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We are looking for someone who provides technical direction to subordinate staff and analyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of the more complex departmental accounting budgetary and other financial problems including problems of accounting systems design and implementation.For information about the specific classification standards for this position please visit the following link: Financial Specialist IV
Essential Job Functions
What will I do as a Financial Specialist IV
- Conducts studies of the more complex departmental accounting and budgetary operations fiscal controls and accounting standards in both computerized and manual systems and leads others in conducting such work.
- Assembles and verifies financial data schedules and statistical summaries and directs their compilation into formal reports of study findings.
- Analyzes and evaluates study findings and advises the identification of those aspects of the financial system operations which are functioning optimally and those which need to be changed or replaced.
- Analyzes and leads others in analyzing specific measures needed to correct identified deficiencies in current departmental financial systems and designs control mechanisms to be incorporated into revised systems.
- Leads and assists in the preparation of detailed policy and procedures manuals and crafts forms relative to the establishment and implementation of new or revised departmental financial systems.
- Leads and participates in the orientation and training of department personnel before and during conversion to new or modified accounting budgetary or other financial systems.
- Adapts manual accounting budgetary and other record keeping functions to computerized processing and establishes preventive detective and corrective internal controls and leads others in the performance of such work.
- Participates with departmental data processing personnel or outside consultants in the technical design development testing and modification and installation of computerized financial systems as required.
Requirements
- SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
OPTION I: Three (3) years experience performing financial systems analysis* in a County of Los Angeles department at least one (1) year of which must have been at the level of Financial Specialist III.OPTION II:Bachelors degree** from an accredited college or university with 12 semester units** or 18 quarter units of accounting 9 additional semester units or 13.5 quarter units in either accounting or finance and 6 semester units or 9 quarter units in computer science including a course in systems analysis and design***-AND- Four (4) years experience in resolving accounting budgetary and other financial problems including accounting systems design and implementation.PHYSICAL CLASS:SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
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.*Financial systems analysisexperience is the study and investigation of issues and problems of financial systems development implementation administration or evaluation and the formation of applicable solutions and recommendations.- In the service of Los Angeles County financial systems analysis is at the level of Financial Specialist II and Financial Specialist III.
**To receive credit for your education include a copy of your official diploma official transcript or letter/certificate from an accredited institution within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing your application/the end of the filing period. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English; if it is in a foreign language it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to the U.S. standards. Please submit documentation to and indicate your name the exam name and the exam number.For more information on our standards for educational documents please visit: and institutions are those listed in the publications of regional national or international accrediting agencies which are accepted by the Department of Human Resources (DHR). Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable if appropriate are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by TheNational Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE).(see Employment Information under Accreditation Information).
Official Transcriptis a transcript that bears the college seal and states official and/or copy issued by the schools registrar office. A printout of the transcript from the schools website is NOT considered officialand may result in your application being incomplete and rejected.
We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.
***Courses comparable/equivalent to systems analysis and design include but is not limited to the following classes: Accounting Information Systems Introduction to Business Information Systems Introduction to Information Systems Management Information Systems orBusiness Computer Systems.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications:- Additional experience beyond the Selection Requirements.
Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This assessment type will evaluate the education and experience you list on a questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system.
This part of the assessment is worth 100% of your total score and assesses: Selection Requirements and Desirable Qualifications.
Candidates must meet the Requirements to Qualify and must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the examination in order to be added on the Eligible Register.
Passing this examination and being added to the Eligible Register does not guarantee an offer of employment.
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates 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 eligibility.NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.
Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the Eligible Register accordingly.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The Eligible Register resulting from this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Health as they occur.
AVAILABLE SHIFT:
Any shift including evenings nights weekends and holidays.APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:HOW TO APPLY:We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail fax or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the Apply green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.
Please fill out the application completely! Provide relevant job experience including employers name and address job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week and description of work performed.
If the application and/or Supplemental Questionnaire is/are incomplete the application will be REJECTED.IMPORTANT NOTES:We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.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 Los Angeles County. Check the website for updated information at.SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.DO NOT SHARE USER ID AND PASSWORD:All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.ANTI-RACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Public Health is committed to promoting Anti-racism Diversity and Inclusion efforts to address the in equalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality diversity and inclusion in recruitment selection and employment practices.
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Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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