Executive Director, Finance and Business Operations
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Job Location:
Downey, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 186624 - 231192
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County
Executive Director Finance and Business Operations
$186624 to $231192 AnnuallyOnline applications
must be submitted by:
5/15/26
5:00 P.M. (Pacific)Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan
Paid Time Off:
24 vacation 15 holidays and 12 illness days.
Under administrative direction plans directs and provides strategic leadership for Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) internal financial and business operations; implements fiscal policies practices and performance metrics to assess financial management and ensure long-term fiscal stability; evaluates and implements operational processes practices and systems that support organizational fiscal efficiency and alignment with LACOEs Strategic Plan.
The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following
Knowledge:- Concepts principles practices and techniques of financial management and business administration including accounting auditing budgeting and internal controls
- Principles and practices of systems design implementation and management of integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial and accounting software
- State federal and local statutes codes rules regulations and policies applicable to assigned areas of responsibility
- Fundamental concepts of employment laws codes and regulations including EEO FLSA FMLA and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements
- Critical Thinking Analytically and logically evaluating information propositions and claims
- Decision Making Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
- Legal & Regulatory Navigation Understanding interpreting and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
- Professional & Technical Expertise Applying technical subject matter to the job
- Innovation Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things
- Customer Focus Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
- Relationship Building Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
- Developing Others Supporting others in stretching and expanding their capabilities
- Leadership Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
- Managing Performance Ensuring superior individual and group performance
- Teamwork Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
- Business Process Analysis Defining assessing and improving operational processes and workflow
- Organization Design & Structure Establishing organizational structure and clarifying roles and responsibilities
- Political & Organizational Savvy Working skillfully with politics procedures and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
- Project Management Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time on-budget and achieve their objectives
- Strategic Perspective Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives
- Cultural Proficiency Modeling communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages abilities religions and cultures
Experience:Seven years of experience overseeing financial and business operations in a public agency including three years supervising staff responsible for the development monitoring and administration of budgets.
Equivalency Provision:A masters degree in business administration public administration accounting finance or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification may substitute on a year-to-year basis for up to two years of the required general experience.
Additional Requirements:A valid California drivers license and the ability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites is required.
Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.
Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Training and Experience (T&E) Evaluation and a Structured Interview.
ContactFor information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Lizbeth Valenzuela at
For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
For complete application information please go to Personnel Commission9300 Imperial Hwy EC-Annex Downey CA 90242
Additional InformationMinimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information please go to For additional information on our testing procedures please visitApplicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.
Reasonable accommodations in completing an application testing and employment are available to individuals with you would like to request an accommodation please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.This examination is authorized asDual open to the public and promotional for LACOE employees.
Recruitment ID: 26-LAC515
This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.
Required Experience:
Director
