Fiscal Supervisor chez CalHR, CA

About the Department

Under general direction, the Chief Fiscal Supervisor is responsible for clerical accounting, budgetary, and statistical functions; and performs related work as required.

Positions in this class typically exist in larger county departments where the volume and complexity of the clerical accounting, budgetary, and statistical work require direction of multiple accounting units.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED
Incumbents in the Chief Fiscal Supervisor classification receive supervision from a higher- level supervisor or manager.  A Chief Fiscal Supervisor has responsibility for directing and supervising Account Clerks and other classifications as assigned.

Position Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directs the work of several accounting units involved in the accounting, budgetary, and statistical work of the department.
• Prepares or assists in preparing the departmental budget.
• Maintains control over expenditures, collections, and property of the department.
• Develops and installs new procedures.
• Coordinates the methods, procedures, and work of the clerical accounting section with other department sections either directly or through higher levels.
• Confers on fiscal matters with the director or other departmental managers.
• Prepares statements and reports showing the financial condition of the department.
• Reviews and prepares correspondence.
• Confers with county, state, and federal officials on fiscal matters.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Federal, state and county laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the work of the department as it relates to fiscal or statistical functions.
• Governmental accounting and budgetary record keeping.
• Office methods and procedures.
• Clerical accounting principles and practices.
• Principles and techniques of employee supervision.

• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of an accounting section.
• Analyze situations accurately and to adopt an effective course of action.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with department employees, representatives of other agencies, and the public.
• Prepare clear and concise statements and reports.

Minimum Qualifications

Two (2) years of full-time experience as a Supervising Account Clerk I.

OR

Five (5) years of full-time clerical accounting experience, two (2) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity. (Up to three years of college or business school training may be substituted for the non-supervisory experience on a year-for-year basis.)

Other Qualifications

Examination Information

Training & Experience Examination – Weighted 100%

The Training & Experience Examination is designed to elicit a range of specific information regarding each candidate’s knowledge, skill, abilities, and potential to effectively perform the duties relative to the classification. Responses to the questionnaire will be assessed based on pre-determined rating criteria. All applicants must complete the entire examination to receive a score. To obtain a position on the eligible list, candidates must receive a minimum rating of 70% on the examination.

Examination administration and processing time is approximately two weeks after the closing date of the job bulletin.

Eligible List Information

A departmental open eligible list will be established for the county of Lassen. The list will be utilized for 12 months after it is established unless the needs of the service and conditions of the list warrant a change in this period.

Retest Period

Once you have taken the examination, you may not retest for SIX (6) MONTHS from the established eligibility date.

Special Testing Arrangements

Special testing arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants for disability, military, or religious reasons. If you require such arrangements, please contact CalHR at [email protected] or 916-909-3701 upon notification that your application has been approved. Documentation from medical, military, school or church officials outlining the accommodation request must be received by our office a minimum of five business days prior to a scheduled examination.

Education Documents

If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must attach your transcripts to your application. Applicants with foreign transcripts must provide a transcript evaluation that indicates the number of units to which the foreign course work is equivalent. Transcripts and evaluations may be unofficial; official transcripts may be required upon appointment. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.

General Information

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by the start date of employment.

MSS reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the recruitment if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all competitors will be notified.

If you meet the requirements stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination. Your performance in this examination will be rated against predetermined rating criteria. All competitors who pass will be added to the eligible list. Meeting the entry requirements does not assure success in the examination or placement on the eligible list.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgement, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. As part of the hiring process, a background investigation may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Merit System Services program is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

•  A valid driver's license may be required at the time of appointment and employees may also be required to drive their own car, provide proof of car insurance, and a DMV clearance. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.   
• Position may require pre-employment drug testing, physical and fingerprinting for a background investigation. 
• Government agencies accessing US government information, which include federal tax information must ensure that background investigation requirements for all agency employees and contractors that have access to federal tax information are consistent to the IRS background investigation requirements for access to federal tax information. A background check may be required if the position requires access to these types of records. Background requirements consist of three components which include, fingerprinting, citizenship verification and local law enforcement checks. Applicable agencies must conduct investigation during time of hire and ensure a reinvestigation is conducted 10 years from the date of the previous background investigation for each employee that has access to federal tax information.

About Lassen County
 Lassen County is abundantly rich in natural beauty and has a terrain that affords residents year-round recreational activities. The County has excellent air quality, and its rural communities are ideal for raising families with a favorable cost of living, and low rate of crime and traffic. Lassen County is an outdoor paradise, where the beautiful Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains meet the desert of the Great Basin. Because of the unique terrain, there's something here for everyone. Elevations range from the high desert to alpine levels, and the outdoor activities are among the best in the state – from golf to horseback riding, mountain biking, running and hiking on the extensive trails.