Assistant Director, Accounting & Budget Development

Assistant Director, Accounting & Budget Development

Los Angeles County Office of Education is looking for qualified individuals seeking to combine management, accounting, and budgeting experience with a desire to make a difference in an educational environment.

The Assistant Director Accounting & Budget Development plans, organizes, coordinates, and manages the activities and functions of assigned staff involved in the operations of general accounting, budget and finance, payroll, accounts payable & receivable (AP / AR), grants project management, pupil attendance accounting, education programs fiscal support, and financial systems support services.

The well qualified candidate will possess the following knowledge :

• Principles, practices, techniques, and applications of governmental accounting, budgeting, auditing, and financial forecasting analysis
• Federal, state and local laws relating to accounting practices, procedures, and reporting requirements
• Federal, state, and local regulations related to education programs, Head Start and Early Head Start, California Department of Education, and grant-funded programs
• Capabilities, concepts and applications of financial accounting, budgeting, and payroll computer systems
• Principles of organization design and structure, supervision, budgeting, personnel administration and management
• Terminology, methods, practices, and techniques of design, administration, research, testing, and assessment of enterprise financial systems
• Fundamental employment laws, codes, and regulations including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal / OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements

The well qualified candidate will possess the following competencies :

Required Education and Experience :

Education : A bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, finance, business administration or a field closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning accredited by the regional accreditation associations, as recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience : Five years of experience in accounting, budget, and finance, including three years in a supervisory capacity.

Additional Requirements :

A valid California Driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required. A valid California Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license and school district experience are desired. 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 Process :

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a performance assessment and / or a technical interview.

Contact :

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to Jennifer Kirkpatrick at kirkpatrick_jennifer@lacoe.edu. For general inquiries, please call 562.803.8360 (Mon-Fri 8 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm). For complete application information, please go to https : / / www.lacoe.edu / pc.

Additional Information :

Pending PC approval 11 / 20 / 2025. Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https : / / lacoe.edu / jobs / hr / classified.

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 disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public. Recruitment ID : 26-LAC316. This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.