What are the responsibilities and job description for the FINANCE MANAGER position at Los Angeles County Superior Court?

Salary : $111,444.00 - $154,304.76 Annually

Location : Los Angeles, CA

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : R9680F

Department : REVENUE AND ACCOUNTING

Opening Date : 02 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 9 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Position Description

ABOUT THE COURT

Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 36 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by more than 4,800 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,752 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Finance Managers are responsible for managing the operations of a designated unit of professional and technical financial services staff who may perform one or more of the following functions : financial reporting and monitoring, expenditure and revenue management, general accounting, financial administration of grants and fiscal services, collections, collection enhancement, ability to pay evaluations, and trust accounting. Incumbents participate in the development and implementation of court-wide financial plans and systems and provide professional assistance to executive and judicial management on a wide range of financial services issues to ensure financial operations are in compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Work requires a thorough knowledge of financial management and reporting principles and professional standards, as well as a detailed knowledge of applicable financial systems and legal parameters. Finance Manager is distinguished from Finance Administrator in that incumbents in the latter class are responsible for managing the delivery of services across multiple financial units, and / or oversee projects with greater impact on Court operations and administration. For a detailed job description, please click .

This is an at will managerial position. The Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (SB 2140) authorizes the Court to exclude managerial employees from the employment protection provisions of the Act subject to meet and confer.

TELEWORK OPPORTUNITIES

This position may be eligible for partial telework following an initial training period contingent upon the Court's operational unit.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

To qualify, you must meet the following option at the time of application :

OPTION I : Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, economics, finance, accounting, or a closely related field - and - four (4) years of progressively responsible work experience performing one or more of the following : financial management or systems analysis, economic forecasting, financial planning / budgeting and / or implementation, or governmental budget and finance analysis - and - two (2) years of the four (4) years of the qualifying experience must have been supervising

staff within an organization.

OPTION II : Eight (8) years of years of progressively responsible work experience performing one or more of the following : financial management or systems analysis, economic forecasting, financial planning / budgeting and / or implementation, or governmental budget and finance analysis may be substituted for the education requirement - and - two (2) years of the eight (8) years of the qualifying experience of must have been supervising

staff within an organization.

NOTE : Supervising is defined as having responsibility for planning, assigning, and scheduling work assignments for assigned staff, evaluating completed work; and ensuring effective staff performance.

EDUCATION VERIFICATION :

To receive credit, A legible copy of your college diploma -OR- official transcripts with the degree posted from the college or university must be submitted when your application is filed. Otherwise, your application materials will be deemed incomplete and rejected accordingly. For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit , , or

Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit or . Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :

The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications :

Experience developing, analyzing, and managing a budget(s).

Experience developing and monitoring revenue and expenditure forecasts.

Experience performing cost-benefit analysis and identifying alternative / feasibility of funding methods.

Experience developing, preparing, and presenting statistical and written reports and proposals.

Experience conducting special planning and research studies and projects.

Knowledge and experience using automated financial, accounting and management information systems.

Experience in configuring or implementing a financial system.

Experience with database management.

Experience with data analytics.

Experience with identifying and leading initiatives for continuous improvement

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

PART I : Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials.

PART II : Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the . The Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.

Please provide a current and accurate e-mail address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via e-mail. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.

Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click .

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT

Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials. The applicants with the highest qualifications as determined by this evaluation will be selected.

Questions regarding this posting may be emailed to ABetancourth@lacourt.org

MegaFlex Benefit Plan

Benefits may be purchased using a tax-free monthly benefits allowance of 14.5% or 17% of the employee's monthly salary or $1,300.00, whichever is greater. The percentage is based on employee's years of service. If the monthly cost of the benefits selected is less than the monthly allowance, the employee receives the difference as additional taxable pay. For detailed plan information, click

Insurance

The MegaFlex plan includes a robust range of insurance options, including medical, dental, disability, life, and AD&D insurance.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employees may contribute up to $237 per month into a tax-free Health Care Spending Account and up to $400 per month tax-free into a Dependent Care Spending Account. The Court contributes up to $375 per month to the Dependent Care Spending Account.

Leave Benefits

Annual Leave - Instead of traditional sick and vacation leave, employees earn 10 days of annual leave per year and may buy up to 20 additional days of annual leave.

Holidays - 14 days per year.

Bereavement leave

Retirement

Optional tax-deferred supplemental retirement plan that includes a County match up to 4% of employee's salary.

Optional tax-deferred supplemental retirement plan that includes a County match of up to 4% of employee's salary.

Retirement Pension Plan administered by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA).

If the candidate is a new member of the County's defined benefit plan (LACERA) on or after January 1, 2013, that person's pension will be limited under the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). For these purposes, a new member is someone who first becomes a member of LACERA on or after January 1, 2013 - that is, someone first employed by the County on or after December 1, 2012 - unless she or he established reciprocity with another public retirement system in which she or he was a member before January 1, 2013. For further information, visit

Other Benefits :

The Commuter Benefit Plan (CBP) - Allows employees to pay for eligible public transit expenses using pre-tax dollars (up to IRS limits).

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Reimbursement - The Tuition Reimbursement Program provides eligible employees with tuition assistance (maximum $2000 per fiscal year) for courses toward a degree program at an accredited college and / or university. The program is intended to support the ongoing development of a highly effective workforce at the Court.

The information contained herein concerning the benefit package available to incumbents in this classification is based on an employee's appointment to a full-time, permanent position in the Court service in this class. The specific benefit package any individual employee may receive is subject to change based on that employee's particular employment status and payroll title.

INSTRUCTIONS : The information you provide on this online supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated. All questions must be answered. You are encouraged to respond as specifically and as completely as possible. Attaching or referencing a resume will not be considered responsive. Incomplete responses, false statements, omission of a material fact and partial information can result in disqualification.

Please check the box to indicate you have read and understood the instructions.

EDUCATION VERIFICATION :

To receive credit, a legible copy of your college diploma -OR- official transcripts with the degree posted from the college or university must be submitted with application.

Please check the box to indicate you have read and understood the instructions.

Which of the following options best describes your qualifying experience?

Option I : Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, economics, finance, accounting or a closely related field. - AND - Four (4) years of progressively responsible work experience performing one or more of the following : financial management analysis, economic forecasting, financial planning / budgeting and / or implementation, or governmental budget and finance analysis - AND - two (2) years of the four (4) years of the qualifying experience must have been supervising

staff within an organization.

Option II : Eight (8) years of progressively responsible work experience performing one or more of the following : financial management analysis, economic forecasting, financial planning / budgeting and / or implementation, or governmental budget and finance analysis - AND - two (2) years of the eight (8) years of the qualifying experience of must have been supervising

staff within an organization.

None of the above

Please describe in detail your qualifying experience as indicated in question #3. If not applicable, indicate N / A. Use the following format :

Name of the employer(s)

Department / unit

Dates of employment

Number of hours worked per week

Describe the SPECIFIC DUTIES and LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY that supports your response. Please describe specific duties ONLY.

Do not write See Attached Resume

Check-mark the area(s) in which you have experience : Check all that apply.

A) Experience developing, analyzing, and managing a budget(s)

B) Experience developing and monitoring revenue and expenditure forecasts

C) Experience performing cost-benefit analysis and identifying alternative / feasibility of funding methods

D) Experience developing, preparing, and presenting statistical and written reports and proposals

E) Experience conducting special planning and research studies and projects

F) Knowledge and experience using automated financial, accounting and management information systems

G) Experience in configuring or implementing a financial system

H) Experience with database management

I) Experience with data analytics

J) Experience with identifying and leading initiatives for continuous improvement

None of the above

For each of the areas checked above A - J, describe your most recent experience and scope of responsibilities relative to the areas. If not applicable, indicate NA. Use the following format :

Name of the employer(s)

Department / unit

Dates of employment

Number of hours worked per week

Describe the SPECIFIC DUTIES and LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY. Please describe specific duties ONLY.

Please include what activities you have performed as part of your supervisory experience

Check all that apply.

Hiring, selecting, or promoting employees

Conducting performance evaluations / appraisals

Disciplining or reprimanding employees

Participating in employee grievances

Approving time cards and / or time off requests

Employee development and / or training

Frequently providing work direction or guidance to staff

Occasionally providing work direction or guidance to staff

Have provided some work direction or suggestions to other staff

N / A - No formal supervisory experience

Describe your experience managing or supervising and how your management style impacts those you have supervised and / or managed.

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