Financial Services Officer
Company: Alameda County
Location: San Leandro
Posted on: September 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Announcement: Financial Services Officer - County of Alameda
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HR Analyst Ione Bell Department County Wide Recruitment Work
Location San Leandro
Go Back Apply Introduction THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION .
The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any
existing list and may last approximately one year but can be
extended. - Applications must be in the possession of the Human
Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for
Filing. - 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 Supplemental
Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and
Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line.
DESCRIPTION THE POSITION Under administrative direction, the
Financial Services Officer manages and oversees various financial
service staff and functions at an agency or departmental level;
serves in a consultative role to management in addressing and
resolving financial, revenue, contract, grant and related
administrative, programmatic and policy matters; facilitates the
implementation of a wide variety of programs and projects; and to
do related work as required.
IDEAL CANDIDATE In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications
stated below, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated a track
record of success in the following areas:
The equivalent to three years of full-time 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 four-year 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 professional-level financial planning and support
experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year
basis.)
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of three years of full-time professional-level
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 Operator's
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: Knowledge of:
--- Management principles and practices, including work plan -ning,
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 record-keeping 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
candidates' 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 candidate's 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, -www.acgov.org/hrs . Selection
Plan Applicants will be informed via e-mail with reasonable notice
in advance of any examination process which will require their
attendance. The following dates are - tentative -and subject to
change based on the needs of the Agency: TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
Deadlinefor Filing (LDF): Monday, September 11, 5:00 p.m. Review of
Minimum Qualifications: September 21, 2023 Review of Supplemental
Questionnaire for Best Qualified: October 17, 2023 Virtual Civil
Service Pre-Recorded Oral Interviews: Week of November 27, 2023
Notification of Results: Week of December 11, 2023 CSC Promulgation
of Eligible List: January 10, 2023 - * WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE
CH ANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN* Alameda
County and the Human Resource Services Department will make
reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to
accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical
conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment
and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Alameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and
applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a
disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the
examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human
Resources Representative listed on the job announcement - before
the last date of filing. -Alameda County requires applicants to
provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for
reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable
accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition
pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes. For more
information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures,
please visit our website at: www.acgov.org/hrs." BENEFITS Alameda
County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that
affords wide-ranging 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 & Well-Being
Click on a link below to apply for this position: Fill out
theSupplemental Questionnaire andApplication NOW using the
Internet. View and print the Supplemental Questionnaire. This
recruitment requires completion of a supplemental questionnaire.
You may view and print the supplemental questionnairehere . E-mail
- Phone: (510) 272-6471 - 8am - 5pm M-F - Powered by
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