Division Chief, Auditor

THE AGENCY

The Alameda County Auditor-Controller Agency is offering an exciting opportunity as a Division Chief. The Alameda County Auditor-Controller Agency is a general government agency which provides direct services to County residents as well as administrative and operational support to County departments.  The department has approximately 200 full-time employees and an estimated budget of $29.5 million.  The Agency develops and maintains the County’s accounting, payroll, audit, tax analysis, budget and grants, contract compliance and cost plan systems and procedures.  The Central Collections Department collects receivables mandated by State and federal laws and regulations.  The Office of the Clerk-Recorder provides for the recording of all recordable documents and maps, collection and distribution of fees and taxes from recording documents and maintenance of the vital statistics register.

For more information about the Alameda County Auditor-Controller Agency, please visit the departmental website. 

THE POSITION

Under administrative direction, the Division Chief, Auditor, will organize and direct the programs and activities of a division of the Auditor Agency; and to do related work as required.

These are the minimum professional requirements for the position of Division Chief, Auditor:

Either I

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units). Concentration in accounting, business administration, finance or a closely related field is desired.

And

The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as a Principal Auditor, Financial Officer, or in an equivalent or higher level classification; or three years as a Senior Supervising Auditor, or in an equivalent or higher level classification in the Alameda County Service classified service (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts), preferably with responsibility for supervision of professional level accounting, auditing, collections, or recording staff.

Or

The equivalent of five years full time experience in a professional accounting, auditing, or administrative position. At least three years of the required experience must include supervising the work of others.
Or II

The equivalent of nine years increasingly responsible full-time managerial experience in an administrative, auditing, accounting, collections, recording and/or fiscal capacity. At least three years of the required experience must include supervising the work of others.

Or III

Any combination of education from an accredited college or university and relevant experience as described above in patterns I, or II. At least three years of the required experience must include supervising the work of others.

License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.


Special Requirements

Employees may be required to provide own means of transportation to and from work assignments.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

 The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• General and governmental accounting and auditing principles and practices.
• Applicable State, Federal and local government laws and regulations influencing County fiscal, collections or recording operations.
• Principles and practices of management and systems analysis, public administration, personnel management and supervision.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize and direct a complex auditing or accounting system, collections or recording operations and programs.
• Interpret and apply legal and administrative concepts to governmental accounting, auditing, collections or recording systems.
• Analyze data and situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action.
• Use computer spreadsheet programs.
• Organize and supervise the training and work of professional, technical, and clerical staff.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Prepare comprehensive and highly complex accounting or audit reports and related written communications. • Speak and write effectively.

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN

*WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN*

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance (Employer Credit)
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.