The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) invites applications for the position of College Financial Administrator. A College Financial Administrator supervises and performs professional-level accounting and related fiscal activities at a college. The assigned organizational units include the business office, college store, and Associated Student Organization’s financial operations as well as additional areas such as a payroll timekeeping and reporting unit, personnel unit, purchasing unit, and fiscal aspects of the farm functions, and other functions.
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COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Monthly Salary: $10,226.33-$12,668.62 monthly ($139,416.00- to $172,716.00 annually).
*Salary Information is based on a full-time, 12-month position
Health Benefits: District-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employee and dependents. A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided free of charge for each employee. A Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with $1,500 contributed by LACCD annually.
Paid Time Off: 12 full-pay days and 88 half-pay days of illness leave per year, 19 paid holidays per year, and accrued vacation time from 10-24 days per year depending on the position. Other paid time off options are also available.
Retirement: Employees become members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) pension. Employees are also covered by Social Security.
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TYPICAL DUTIES
Acts as custodian of and is responsible for the accounting of all funds generated at a college or allocated to a college.
Directs all accounting functions of a college store and other auxiliary operation units.
Controls and accounts for associated student financial operations and guides student officers in their responsibilities serving in an advisory capacity.
Determines availability of funds prior to approving expenditures utilizing the encumbrance procedure, accounts for departmental budgets, accumulates and reports basic payroll data, supervises the input of data to the budget and accounting enterprise system, and analyzes and reconciles data base information.
Directs and supervises the operations of a college's business office staffed with professional, supervisory, technical accounting, and clerical staff; may supervise a payroll timekeeping and reporting unit, personnel unit, purchasing unit, and fiscal aspects of farm functions.
Plans, organizes, and supervises a college's accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
Participates in the implementation of new or improved financial and accounting enterprise management information systems that affect the assigned areas of responsibilities.
Develops and/or directs the preparation of periodic and special fiscal reports, statements, summaries, and projections.
Effectively utilizes integrated financial and accounting enterprise management information systems in the review and processing of accounting and financial data.
Recommends changes within the assigned organizational units and to procedures in order to ensure cost effective and timely accomplishment of goals and objectives.
Provides technical advice to college staff, managers, and administrators on areas such as accounting, budget maintenance, personnel and payroll, and purchasing.
Accounts for all class related departmental funds such as purchases for production accounts, student material fees, sales of services to the public, and admission sales for theatrical or athletic events.
Acts in a fiduciary capacity for scholarship grants of the United States government, the State of California, and trust funds of associations, companies, and individuals.
Acts in the capacity of an agent for the Los Angeles Community College District and the State of California for the purpose of collecting, accounting, securing, and transmitting fees paid by students and others; collects and disburses District funds from non-tax sources.
Responsible for college revolving fund and disburses funds incidental to sundry purchases within the framework of District policy.
Receives, secures, and accounts for funds deposited by employee organizations and special projects approved by the District.
Directs and/or assists in the preparation, implementation, monitoring, analysis, and control of the annual budget, as assigned.
May oversee the inventory management of a college.
May oversee the receiving function of a college.
May supervise college store operations.
Performs related duties as assigned.
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VACANCIES
A vacancy currently exists at Los Angeles Harbor College, 1111 Figueroa Pl, Wilmington, CA 90744. The hiring list established by this examination will also be used to fill future vacancies as they occur during the life of the list.
Our Colleges include: Los Angeles City College; East Los Angeles College; Los Angeles Harbor College; Los Angeles Mission College; Los Angeles Pierce College; Los Angeles Southwest College; Los Angeles Trade-Technical College; Los Angeles Valley College; West Los Angeles College
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience:
A bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university with a major in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, or a related field; OR a valid license to practice as a Certified Public Accounting in California.
AND
Four years of full-time, paid, professional level financial and accounting experience. Two years of the required experience must have been in a supervisory capacity. Experience in governmental accounting is desirable.
Special:
A valid Class "C" California driver's license is required.
Travel to locations throughout the District is required.
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HOW TO APPLY
Completed applications must be submitted through our online employment system–https://www.jobapscloud.com/LACCD/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=24&R2=1123&R3=001.Please see our job board for the filing deadline.
For a listing of other job opportunities with the Los Angeles Community College District refer to our Web Page at https://jobapscloud.com/laccd/jobboard.asp.
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SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process may consist of one or more exam parts which may include a training and experience evaluation, written test, performance test and/or oral interview.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are placed on an eligibility (hiring) list based on their overall exam score. In accordance with legal requirements, hiring departments may make job offers to candidates in the top three ranks of the eligibility list.
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ACCOMMODATION
Our class specification generally describes the duties, responsibilities, and requirements characteristic of the position(s) within this job class. The duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a particular position within this class may vary from the duties of other positions within the class.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Los Angeles Community College District provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with covered disabilities on a case-by-case basis throughout the application, examination, and hiring processes and throughout employment. If an individual is in doubt about their ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of a position or possession of any other requirement noted in a class specification or job announcement, they should always apply for a position and request reasonable accommodation at the appropriate time.
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CONTACT US
Personnel Commission: class_jobs@laccd.edu
Phone: (213) 891-2129
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 4:30PM
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DISTRICT INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Community College District is the largest community college district in the nation offering educational opportunities to students in more than 40 cities covering an area of 882 square miles serving approximately 9.8 million residents. The LACCD is composed of nine comprehensive colleges and a District Office, which together employ approximately 2,200 classified (non-teaching) employees in 315 job classifications.
