Assistant Director, School Accounting and Disbursements

Salary : $137,172.00 - $169,932.00 Annually
Location : Downey, CA
Job Type: Dual Certification
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-LAC905
Department: Business Services
Division: School Financial Services
Opening Date: 11/03/2025
Closing Date: 11/18/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County
Assistant Director, School Accounting and Disbursements$137,172 - $169,932 Annually

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:

11/18/2025

5:00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

The Los Angeles County of Education (LACOE) is seeking analytical and solutions-driven financial leadership professionals with expertise in school accounting, fiscal administration, and financial systems to serve as the Assistant Director, School Accounting and Disbursements.

The Assistant Director, School Accounting & Disbursements plans, organizes, and directs a wide variety of fiscal administration and financial services provided to local educational agencies; implements, enhances, maintains, and supports the financial management systems.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:
• Principles and practices of accounting, budgeting, auditing, and fiscal administration
• Federal, state, and local laws relating to California school accounting and finance
• Principles, practices, and techniques of organization and business management in public agencies
• Computer systems relating to business, accounting, and financial management
• Fundamental employment laws, codes, and regulations including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA and applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements
Competencies:
• 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
• Professional Integrity & Ethics - Maintaining trust through honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Oral Communication - Engaging effectively in dialogue
• 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
• Business Process Analysis - Defining, assessing, and improving operational processes and workflow
• 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 - Model communication and interaction that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures.
Required Education and ExperienceEducation: A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning 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 school accounting and fiscal administration, including three years of experience supervising staff engaged in such activities.

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

Selection ProcessCandidates 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

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242
Additional InformationPending 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. 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.
This examination is authorized as Dual, open to the public and promotional for LACOE employees.

Recruitment ID: 26-LAC905

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.
Based on full-time assignment:
• Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested
• 24 vacation days per year
• 15 paid holidays per year
• 12 paid sick days annually
• Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life
• Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options

01

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: Answer the following questions truthfully and accurately. You are not expected to answer at the highest level of each of these items to qualify.

The application and supplemental responses will be evaluated for minimum qualifications. Your responses to the supplemental questions may also be used to determine your qualifications beyond the minimum qualifications in a training and experience (T&E) evaluation. Referring to your application/resume, listing "see resume", or incomplete responses will NOT qualify as a response. Questions answered in this method will be considered INCOMPLETE and may result in DISQUALIFICATION.

You are required to answer ALL of the supplemental questions as truthfully and accurately as possible. Your responses to these questions are subject to verification. Do not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to supplemental questions. All experience, education, training, and certification must be included in your application to be considered. Any sign of deliberate misinformation or intentional exaggeration will result in disqualification from this examination process and possible bar from future employment opportunities with LACOE.

Select "Yes" if you have read, understood, and agree to the above statements.

Select "No" if you have read, understood, and DO NOT agree with the above statements and voluntarily withdraw your application for this position.
• Yes
• No

02

What is your highest level of education?

Please Note: Proof of education will be required. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency
• No High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Some college coursework but no degree
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree

03

Please list the field in which you obtained your degree.

If no degree, list "n/a".
04

How many years of experience do you have in school accounting AND fiscal administration?
• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year but less than 2 years
• 2 years but less than 3 years
• 3 years but less than 4 years
• 4 years but less than 5 years
• 5 or more years

05

Please describe your experience in school accounting AND fiscal administration.

For each related experience, please include:
a) Your job title(s)
b) Name of the organization(s)
c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above
d) Length(s) of employment

If no experience in this area, list "n/a".
06

How many years of experience do you have in supervising staff engaged in school accounting and fiscal administration?

(Supervisory experience includes responsibilities in assigning, scheduling, and monitoring the work of a group. This role has the responsibility and authority to hire, evaluate performance, administer disciplinary action, and approving payroll or paid time off.)
• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year but less than 2 years
• 2 years but less than 3 years
• 3 or more years

07

Please describe your experience supervising staff engaged in school accounting and fiscal administration.

(Supervisory experience includes responsibilities in assigning, scheduling, and monitoring the work of a group. This role has the responsibility and authority to hire, evaluate performance, administer disciplinary action, and approving payroll or paid time off.)

For each related experience, please include:

a) Your job title(s)
b) Name of the organization(s)
c) Supervisory job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above
d) Number of direct and indirect reports
e) Job titles of employees supervised
f) Length(s) of employment as a supervisor

If no experience in this area, list "n/a".
08

To what extent have you provided oversight for school accounting and finance using governmental accounting standards?
• I have no background in this activity
• I know what this is but I have not done it
• I have assisted others in doing this
• I have done this independently but not extensively
• I have done this as a regular part of my job duties

09

Please describe your experience providing oversight for school accounting and finance using governmental accounting standards.

For each related experience, please include:
a) Your job title(s)
b) Name of the organization(s)
c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above
d) Length(s) of employment

If no experience in this area, list "n/a".
10

To what extent have you been responsible fiscal and financial oversight in relation to managed cash control and fiscal solvency?
• I have no background in this activity
• I know what this is but I have not done it
• I have assisted others in doing this
• I have done this independently but not extensively
• I have done this as a regular part of my job duties

11

Please describe your experience having responsibility for fiscal and financial oversight in relation to managed cash control and fiscal solvency. As it applies in the areas below, include in your response(s) your experience related to:

(1) cash control and fiscal solvency
(2) compliance with legal requirements, such as California education code, public contract code, internal revenue service codes, and
(3) auditing as related to proper:

- maintenance of accounting transactions and records
and
- disbursement of funds, if and when applicable.

For each related experience, please include:
a) Your job title(s)
b) Name of the organization(s)
c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above
d) Length(s) of employment

If no experience in this area, list "n/a".
12

To what extent have you implemented and enhanced automated business and/or accounting systems?
• I have no background in this activity
• I know what this is but I have not done it
• I have assisted others in doing this
• I have done this independently but not extensively
• I have done this as a regular part of my job duties

13

Please describe your experience implementing and enhancing automated business and/or accounting systems.

For each related experience, please include:
a) Your job title(s)
b) Name of the organization(s)
c) Job duties/responsibilities related to the job areas described above
d) Length(s) of employment

If no experience in this area, list "n/a".
Required Question