Human Resource Services Department

IMPORTANT: Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.  Your responses will be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants.  Responses should be thorough and specific.  Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Questions 1 through 3, along with your application, will be used to verify your possession of minimum requirements.  If you possess the minimum requirements for the class, your responses to Questions 4 through 8 below will be evaluated and used to help us identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews.

 Do you possess one year of full-time experience in the classification of Financial Services Specialist I in the Alameda County classified service?

Have you graduated from an accredited, four-year college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major coursework in business or public administration, economics, financial planning or a field related to the work performed by the Alameda County Financial Services Specialist II?

If so, please ensure this information is noted in your educational background on your application.  Answering "yes" to this question does not substitute for including such information on your application; omitting such information will exclude you from the examination process.

Do you possess five years of full-time, professional-level experience in budget development and processing, contract negotiation and administration, grant management or similar financial services equivalent to that performed by the Alameda County Financial Services Specialist I?

Level of work is defined as:  Under direction, to provide professional-level financial services in budget development and processing, contract negotiations and administration and grants management to County departments and agencies; to conduct a variety of studies and inquiries and perform general administration work; and to do related work as required.

If you do possess this type of work experience, please ensure you outline it in your application.  Only checking "yes" to this question and/or including the information in your supplemental questionnaire responses will NOT substitute for a properly/completely filled out application and will result in disqualification.

The position of Financial Services Specialist II requires incumbents to perform general administrative services work, planning and conducting analytical studies and overseeing support functions and staff.  Please describe a specific work related experience where you have performed a financial analytical study.  In your response, describe the scope and purpose of the study, any challenges you encountered, steps taken, staffing support and involvement, and results and use of the study findings.

Please describe the specific software application(s) you have used for performing financial analysis, budget development and operational studies.

Describe the most challenging experience you have had consulting and advising others on budget formation or applying financial regulations, policies and procedures.  What were the challenges you encountered, what steps did you take to resolve the challenges, and what was the result?

Describe your most recent experience monitoring, reviewing, analyzing fiscal transactions, financial statements, and auditing financial records and documenting your findings.

Please describe your experience leading or supervising staff in the completion of a project.  Describe what you were tasked with accomplishing, and the steps taken to assign tasks to staff and monitor their work.  What has been the most challenging experience you've encountered assigning and leading the work of others in your workgroup?