Salary : $103,751.04 - $139,817.52 Annually
Location : Los Angeles County, CA
Job Type: Full time
Job Number: Y0668A-EA
Department: HEALTH SERVICES
Opening Date: 03/24/2025

Position/Program Information
EXAM NUMBER

Y0668A-EA
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY
FIRST DAY OF FILING

March 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., (PT)
This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.
NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry seek qualified candidates to fill emergency Principal Accounting Systems Technician vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before your initial work period ends, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment as Principal Accounting Systems Technician.
DEFINITION:

Supervises professional accounting systems analysis work in connection with the review, development, and implementation of large scale and complex computerized and non- automated fiscal control systems.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class plan and supervise accounting systems analysis projects for major County Departments with large and complex accounting systems. Incumbents must have the ability to supervise a small highly specialized staff, and the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Essential Job Functions
Supervises the study and evaluation of existing departmental accounting procedures, fiscal controls, and accounting forms, in both computerized and non-automated accounting systems.

Supervises the design of all types of accounting systems and controls; participates and directs other professional staff members in working with data processing providers in the design and technical development of computerized applications.

Supervises the evaluation of control systems.

Supervises the review of audit findings prepared by the County Auditor and outside agencies and supervises the preparation of reports to support requests for exceptions.

Supervises the review of State and Federal law affecting revenue recovery and accounting procedures for specific health care programs.
Confers with administrative personnel concerning fiscal matters, systems review plans, and findings.
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of accounting courses equivalent to 21 semester units or 32 quarter units in an accredited college including courses in cost accounting and auditing.*

- AND -
One year's professional auditing or accounting experience at the level of Senior Accountant Auditor,** Senior Accounting Systems Technician,*** or Senior Accounting Systems Analyst.****
PHYSICAL CLASS II - Light:

This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring a 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.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*In order to qualify include a copy of your official transcript from an accredited institution within seven (7) calendar days of filing your application online. The document should show the date the degree was conferred, specified college courses and be in English; if it is in a foreign language, it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards.

For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: and
NOTE: If you are unable to attach required documents during application submission, you may email them to the exam analyst at [email protected] within 7 calendar days of filing online. Please include your name, the exam number and exam title in the subject line of the email.

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

**Experience at the level of Los Angeles County class of Senior Accountant Auditor is defined as: Supervises and conducts management, performance, financial, and compliance audits and other studies of County departments and contract providers.

***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 analyst and performs the more complex accounting systems analysis.

Additional Information
OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:

Before the end of your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.

VACANCY INFORMATION:

The current vacancies are to be filled within Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness).

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

APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:

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. Applications will be accepted and reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you are not contacted for an interview within 60 days of submitting your application, and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, 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.
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.
New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to govermentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to improve the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

For applicants 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. Please refer to their website for updated information
NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD:

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's login information may erase a candidate's original application record.