FINANCE ANALYST

Position/Program Information

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

FINANCE ANALYST

EXAM NUMBER: B0505H

*** ONLINE FILING ONLY ***

FILING START DATE : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024, 8:00 A.M. (PT)

FILING END DATE : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024 , 5:00 P.M. (PT)

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CAREER PATHFINDER:
To learn more about the possible career paths for a Finance Analyst, check out the Career Pathfinder link: Career Pathfinder (lacounty.gov)

OUR MISSION:

The mission of the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector is to bill, collect, invest, borrow, safeguard and disburse monies and properties. We do this on behalf of the County, other government agencies and entities, and private individuals as specified by law. The Department also provides enforcement, consulting, estate administration, and public information services.

The Treasurer and Tax Collector strives to serve its customers by providing timely and accurate services in a manner that is fair, legal, and courteous. To meet our service obligations, we use technical expertise employing modern, innovative, cost-effective, and flexible methodologies.

The Treasurer and Tax Collector seeks to provide an environment which recognizes and rewards employees for their contribution to the accomplishment of the mission. We strive to treat all employees fairly, and to provide them with training and a working environment, which enables them to enhance their skills and perform with pride. The Department seeks to provide its employees with opportunities for advancement. In fulfilling the mission, we will meet our responsibilities and preserve public confidence.
BENEFITS:
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HIGHLIGHTS:

- Strongest public-sector benefits package in the nation.
- 38 departments and over 2,300 different jobs within the County of Los Angeles that offer a lifetime of future promotional and career opportunities.

- 5/40 and 9/80 schedule options available

SPECIAL SALARY INFORMATION :
Traffic Mitigation Allowance: The County of Los Angeles provides Permanent employees who work in the Civic Center a $70 per month transportation allowance that may be used towards alternate modes of traffic mitigation and/or parking. In addition, the mitigation Commuter Center provides schedules for bus and rail transportation as well as information for joining carpools or vanpools.

POSITION/PROGRAM INFORMATION

POSITION DESCRIPTION :
Positions allocable to this class are assigned to the Finance and Investments Branch or Cash Management Division in the Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector, where they work under the technical and administrative direction of the Public Finance, Investments, and Defined Contribution Plan or Cash Management managers.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Working in coordination with other County departments and other governmental agencies within the County concerned with municipal borrowing programs, investment operations, or banking operations, Finance Analysts participate in the conduct of market analyses of financial data and other information and the development of recommendations regarding borrowing, investment, and cash management strategies. In the Cash Management Division, Finance Analysts additionally may be required to supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff members.

Essential Job Functions

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO :

Analyzes financial data affecting the County’s financing, investment, or cash management programs by using various software/databases and financial publications for reviewing securities industry reports and daily trade summaries; and conferring with financial advisors, underwriters, bond counsel, rating agencies, authorized broker dealer sales representatives, internal and external auditors, custodian bank personnel, investment consultants, investment managers, and County departmental and agency management in order to meet the capital financing needs of the County, monitor impacts to the County’s borrowing programs, administer the County’s deferred compensation program, and expedite deposit of funds in the County Treasury and maximize earnings.

Manages the County’s financing, investment, cash management programs by purchasing fixed investment securities; and conferring with financial advisors, broker dealers, legal counsel, trustees, and third party administrators; or supervise staff by monitoring, counseling, reviewing, and editing their work in order to ensure sufficient cash resources are available to meet the financial obligations of the County, to ensure County employees have sufficient investment options to manage their retirement portfolios, and to ensure assigned staff work in a safe, timely, efficient, and effective manner to support the County in meeting its goals.

Prepares, reviews, and updates official departmental correspondence, for the County’s financing, investment, or cash management programs by compiling information using various computer software programs in order to effectively communicate the interests of the County to other organizations, ensure legal and financial documents are in conformance with all relevant policies and procedures, and are in accordance with the County’s financing, investment, or cash management programs.

Participates in the structuring, analysis, evaluation, solicitations, development and implementation of various financing instruments and fiscal procedures/policies by collaborating with other third party vendors, financial advisers, bond counsel, CEO, Auditor-Controller; performing various studies and tests; participating in work group meetings; collaborating with users, technical staff, programmers; identifying and reporting on potential problems in order to reduce administration costs, increase efficiency and automate fiscal operations, simplify bookkeeping, maintain security of confidential information, keep current with new banking products and services, maximize earnings, provide a top-tier investment program for County employees, and meet the capital financing needs of the County, special districts, and school districts.

For additional examples of job duties, refer to Los Angeles County's Finance Analyst classification (Item #0505).

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS :
OPTION I: Four (4) years of experience in a highly responsible* and complex administrative** or staff capacity*** analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, program, procedures, budget, systems or personnel at the level of County of Los Angeles Financial Specialist III**** or higher.

OPTION II: Three (3) years of experience as an Assistant Vice President, Assistant Director, Associate, Analyst or any senior staff member in the finance, treasury, or government securities branch of a major bank or investment banking institution.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION :

*Highly responsible is defined as experience at the senior level with extensive knowledge of program-related area, processes and procedures, and experience in a specific subject matter.

**Complex administrative experience is defined as performing work typically in an administrative services branch of an organizational unit, including responsibility for the development of procedures and participation in policy formulation. Experience at the level of independent responsibility for assignments of average difficulty analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, budget, personnel, information services, programs, facilities planning, materials management, and general management.

***Staff capacity is defined as working in an advisory capacity to line managers to provide program and administrative support. Work includes assisting and supporting administration by doing research, analysis, and making recommendations to line managers on matters such as: utilization of personnel; allocation of funds; workload and workload fluctuations; and programs and procedures for accomplishing work objectives. Works under general supervision of the line or Division manager.

****In the services of the Los Angeles County, a Financial Specialist III (Item# 0749) , analyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of complex departmental accounting, budgetary, and other financial problems including problems of accounting systems design and implementation.

Note: Refer to Los Angeles County's Financial Specialist III classification (Item# 0749) for additional information.

After completing and scoring your assessment, our office will review your application to ensure you meet the requirements outlined in the job posting. Only candidates who indicate that they meet the requirements of the job will be forwarded to hiring managers. Applicants found not to meet the requirements may receive a disqualification notice, even after passing the exam.


ENDORSEMENT OF COUNTY QUALIFICATIONS:
E mployees who wish to qualify using experience gained in county classifications that are not at the level of the classification listed above must provide verification of qualifying out-of-class experience by providing official documentation of additional responsibility bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus or reclassification study with CEO Classification with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held a position at the level of the classification listed above.

LICENSE REQUIRED :
A valid California Class "C" Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS :
2 - 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.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT :
This examination will consist of two (2) parts:

PART I: An evaluation of experience based on application information, weighted at 10% of your final score . Applications and all supporting documents will be fully reviewed. Each candidate's background will be evaluated on the basis of information submitted at the time of filing to determine the level and scope of the candidate's preparation for this position.

Candidates must meet the Selection Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on Part I in order to advance to Part II.

PART II: A Structured Interview, weighted 90%, measuring Professional Knowledge and Abilities; Strategic Thinking; Decision Making and Analytical Abilities; Communication and Interpersonal Relationships; Adaptability, Dependability, and Ethics; and Computer Skills .

Candidates must meet the Selection Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on each part of the examination to be added onto the list of eligible candidates.

ADDITIONAL NOTES :

• Notice of Non-Acceptance and Final Result letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application .
• Test scores cannot be given over the telephone.

TEST PREPARATION :

• Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.
• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at https://hr.lacounty.gov/ . Please click on "Find a Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test Preparation Information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.
• Additional practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests .

ELIGI BILITY INFORMATION :
The names of the candidates receiving a passing score on the examination will appear on the eligible list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

VACANCY INFORMATION :
The list of successful candidates created from this exam will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector, located at the Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION :
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application BEFORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024 5:00 p.m., PT, deadline.

Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Fill out your application completely including the required Supplemental Questions detailing experience relating to the MINIMUM/SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, titles of courses completed, and dates completed. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your 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.

All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add the below email addresses to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail:

lvargas@ttc.lacounty.gov hvuong@ttc.lacounty.gov
ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov

Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from Los Angeles County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.

Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into www.governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices. .

It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason or late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

TESTING ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION:
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, let us know by contacting the Testing Accommodations Coordinator at ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov . You will be required to complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form as well as provide supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION. We may reject your application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from CLASS SPECIFICATION, and SELECTION REQUIREMENTS serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED.
• If you are unable to attach required documents, you may send by email to ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Please include your name, exam number, and title.
• Prime Variance Reports (PVRs), also known as Master Time Records, are not accepted, or required as part of the application process; this includes the selection interview and the background-check.
• We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

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.

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 local public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, EMAIL AND PASSWORD :
All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's official application record.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but 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 a 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).

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 Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities 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.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT :
TTC Exams/Recruitment ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov (213) 974-2178
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE :
(800) 735-2922
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS COORDINATOR EMAIL :
ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov
TELETYPE PHONE :
(800) 795-2929

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Closing Date/Time: 12/20/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

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