School Financial Systems and Services Manager

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans To learn more, visit: https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications must be submitted by: 3/19/2025 5:00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan Paid Time Off: 24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, and manages multiple service units responsible for the operations and maintenance of school financial systems and services functions such as human resources, payroll, credentialing, and retirement reporting provided to participating client school districts, charter schools, agencies, and community colleges of the Los Angeles County Office of Education. 

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• Federal, state, and local laws relating to school financial services processes and administration, including human resources, financial, payroll, credentialing, and retirement reporting
• Principles and practices of school financial services
• Concepts of systems integration and systems analysis
• Provisions of the California Administrative Code, Education Code, Government Code, and related state laws pertaining to certificated and classified employees
• Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS applications
• Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements
  
  

Competencies:

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• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Developing Others – Supporting others in stretching and expanding their capabilities
• Leadership – Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Managing Performance – Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational performance
• Leveraging Technology – Applying technology for improvements in organizational efficiency and effectiveness
• Managing Change – Addressing key factors that influence successful organizational change
• Organization Design & Structure – Establishing organizational structure and clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: A bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources management, public administration, information systems or a closely related field to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education. 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 the administration of automated business systems related to human resources, financial, payroll, payroll accounting, or retirement reporting, including two years of supervisory experience. 

Additional Requirements:  A valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites is required. Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Selection Process

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

Contact

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Additional Information

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Pending PC Approval on March 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.  For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. 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.

Salary : $124,416 - $154,140