SENIOR CASH SYSTEMS ANALYST

Position/Program Information

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

EXAM NUMBER: B0485G

***ONLINE FILING ONLY***

FILING START DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2024 8:00 A.M. (PT)

FILING END DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2024 5:00 P.M. (PT)

Please create your online account well in advance of the application filling start date and time, OCTOBER 9, 2024 at 8:00 A.M. (PT), so you can verify your email address prior to the filling start date. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

CAREER PATHFINDER:
To learn more about the possible career paths for a Senior Cash Systems Analyst, check out the Career Pathfinder link: Career Pathfinder (lacounty.gov)

OUR MISSION:

The mission of the County of Los Angeles Treasurer and Tax Collector is to bill, collect, invest, borrow, safeguard and disburse monies and properties. We do this on behalf of the County, other government agencies and entities, and private individuals as specified by law. The Department also provides enforcement, consulting, estate administration, and public information services.

The Treasurer and Tax Collector strives to serve its customers by providing timely and accurate services in a manner that is fair, legal, and courteous. To meet our service obligations, we use technical expertise employing modern, innovative, cost-effective, and flexible methodologies.

The Treasurer and Tax Collector seeks to provide an environment which recognizes and rewards employees for their contribution to the accomplishment of the mission. We strive to treat all employees fairly, and to provide them with training and a working environment, which enables them to enhance their skills and perform with pride. The Department seeks to provide its employees with opportunities for advancement. In fulfilling the mission, we will meet our responsibilities and preserve public confidence.
BENEFITS:
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HIGHLIGHTS:

- Strongest public-sector benefits package in the nation.
- 38 departments and over 2,300 different jobs within the County of Los Angeles that offer a lifetime of future promotional and career opportunities.

- 5/40 and 9/80 schedule options available.

SPECIAL SALARY INFORMATION :
Traffic Mitigation Allowance: The County of Los Angeles provides employees who work in the Civic Center a $70 per month transportation allowance that may be used towards alternate modes of traffic mitigation and/or parking. In addition, the mitigation Commuter Center provides schedules for bus and rail transportation as well as information for joining carpools or vanpools.

POSITION/PROGRAM INFORMATION:

DEFINITION:
Reviews, analyzes, recommends, and implements new efficiencies and improvements to the processes, procedures and management reporting of the treasury infrastructure; and leads in the performance of cash management operations for County departments and agencies.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class are assigned to the Cash Management Division in the Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector where they work under the supervision of a Principal Cash Systems Analyst or a Finance Analyst. Senior Cash Systems Analysts function at the journey level, conducting the more complex analyses, and implementations of cash management operations and banking services. Positions in this class may supervise subordinate analysts.

Essential Job Functions

DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Reviews, analyzes, develops, recommends and implements new or improved billing, collection, and cash management and processing systems and procedures by analyzing financial data; meet with partner banks, County vendors, and County departments/agencies; and participate and lead various trainings in order to ensure that County of Los Angeles departments and agencies receive and expedite electronic deposits into the County treasury pool as to maximize earnings; and effectively determine the County's daily cash position and funds available for investment.

Analyzes, evaluates, and updates existing departmental fiscal procedures and policies by collaborating with stakeholders in order to ensure they comply with regulations; conduct research; update policies and procedures, in order to stay in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, maximize efficiency and/or costs savings, and determine estimated transaction volumes.

Participates in the development and modification of contractual agreements with banking and merchant services vendors to enhance, delete, and/or add new services and products by reviewing/analyzing/updating contracts, meeting with stakeholders, in order to ensure products and services comply with the needs of stakeholders and the County’s interest.

Analyzes and recommends new or enhanced banking products and services for County departments and agencies by performing a full study of the new product/service, reviewing other County practices, meeting with stakeholders, overseeing solicitations, and assessing the impact in order to minimize cost and improve security safeguards, and maximize efficiencies.

Performs in-depth analyses of financial information and cash management operations by analyzing the monthly bank charges and County budget; conducts cost analysis studies; analyzes trends to forecast current and next year budget projections; reviews current pricing schedules; prepare reports in order to assist management in making long- and short-term financial decisions; monitors actual bank charges throughout the budgetary cycle to ensure that the estimated charges are reasonable, accurate, and in-line with the Treasurer and Tax Collector's budget for banking services.

Serves as backup to multiple units by reviewing bank transactions, collecting data from multiple agencies, recording all Revenue and Disbursements entries into the treasury management system, processing wire transfer requests, researching discrepancies, responding to inquiries regarding bank transactions, processing property tax payments, enrolling direct deposit requests, updating and managing grant management application and bank account web portals, fulfill bank service requests, in order to ensure County needs are met, records are accurate, to determine the County’s daily cash position, ensure funds settle as anticipated, and identify available funds for investment.

Analyzes and recommends changes in cashiering and depositing procedures by conducting research, reviewing policies and regulations, in order to ensure compliance.

Leads subordinate staff by being responsible for day-to-day operations of individual initiative goals and objectives; provides guidance and training to lower level and newly hired staff; develop subordinate staff to ensure the division’s daily tasks are completed efficiently and timely.

Participates in meetings as a subject matter expert with various groups and Treasurer and Tax Collector senior and executive management by presenting relevant material and providing expert advice.

Supervise personnel in order to ensure adequate work quantity and quality; adherence to standards, procedures, and deadlines; and the overall effectiveness of the work unit, as needed. Supervisory tasks performed by individuals in this class typically include, but are not necessarily limited to, planning the work of employees; reviewing work of employees; conducting formal performance evaluations; training and instructing employees in job duties; discussing performance issues with employees; and providing guidance in handling difficult or complex problems.

For additional examples of job duties, refer to Los Angeles County's Senior Cash Systems Analyst classification (Item #0485).

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
OPTION I: Two (2) years of experience as a Cash Systems Analyst* in the Department of the Treasurer and Tax Collector.

OPTION II: Two (2) years of highly responsible** banking experience at the level of Assistant Branch Manager or higher at a major bank evaluating and determining banking services and cash management products such as lockboxes, deposit consolidations, and controlled disbursements for corporate or public entities.

OPTION III: Two (2) years of experience in a highly responsible** administrative*** or staff**** capacity analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of accounting, finance, systems and procedures, or budget in the service of the County of Los Angeles at the level of Financial Specialist II***** or higher.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION :
* Experience as a Cash Systems Analyst in the County of Los Angeles is defined u nder close supervision, performs duties associated with the daily determination of funds available for investment, and assists in other cash management operations.

For additional information, refer to Los Angeles County's Cash Systems Analyst classification (Item #0483).

** Highly Responsible is defined as experience at the senior level with extensive knowledge of program-related area, processes and procedures, and experience in a specific subject matter.

*** Administrative Capacity is defined as the overall management of a function or an organizational unit, including responsibility for the development of procedures, budget preparation, the direction of supervisory employees, and participation in policy formulation.

**** Staff Capacity is defined as providing program and administrative support in an organization. Work includes assisting and supporting administration by doing research, analysis, and making recommendations to line managers on matters such as: utilization of personnel; allocation of funds/budgeting; workload and workload fluctuations; legislative analysis; and programs and procedures for accomplishing work objectives.

*****In the service of Los Angeles County, a Financial Specialist II a nalyzes and makes recommendations for the solution of departmental accounting, budgetary, and other financial problems including problems of accounting systems design and implementation.

For additional information, refer to Los Angeles County's Financial Specialist II classification (Item #0748).

After completing and scoring your assessment, our office will review your application to ensure you meet the requirements outlined in the job posting. Only candidates who indicate that they meet the requirements of the job will be forwarded to hiring managers. Applicants found not to meet the requirements may receive a disqualification notice, even after passing the exam.

ENDORSEMENT OF COUNTY QUALIFICATIONS:
Employees who wish to qualify using experience gained in county classifications that are not at the level of the classification listed above must provide verification of qualifying out-of-class experience by providing official documentation of additional responsibilities bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus or reclassification study with CEO Classification with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held a position at the level of the classification listed above.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class "C" Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT

This examination will consist of a multiple choice and/or simulation test, weighted 100%, assessing Management Potential, Working To High Quality Standards, Responsibility, Achievement, Willingness to Learn, Accepting Others, Showing Courtesy, Working Relationships, Analyzing Information, Learning Quickly, Compliance With Rules And Regulations, Adapting To Change, Controlling Emotions, Working Energetically, Reading Comprehension, and Deductive Reasoning.

STANDARDIZED MULTIPLE CHOICE AND/OR SIMULATION ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

Applicants must meet the Selection Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on the multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s) in order to be placed on the eligible list.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:

• Applicants who have taken identical components recently for other exams may have their responses automatically transferred to this examination.
• This examination contains test components that may be used in the future for new examinations and your test responses may be transferred.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• Notice of Non-Acceptance and Final Result letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application.
• Test scores cannot be given over the telephone.

TEST PREPARATION :

• Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.
• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at https://hr.lacounty.gov/ . Please click on "Find a Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test Preparation Information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.
• Additional practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests .

ELIGI BILITY INFORMATION :
The names of the candidates receiving a passing score on the examination will appear on the eligible list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

VACANCY INFORMATION :
The resulting eligible list will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector, located at the Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION :
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application BEFORE 5:00 p.m., PT, deadline.

Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the last day of filling BEFORE 5:00 p.m. PT, deadline. You may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Fill out your application completely including the required Supplemental Questions detailing experience relating to the SELECTION REQUIREMENTS. In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, titles of courses completed, and dates completed. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add the below email addresses to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail:

lvargas@ttc.lacounty.gov hvuong@ttc.lacounty.gov
ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov
jmacam@hr.lacounty.gov
estranger@hr.lacounty.gov
talentcentral@shl.com
noreply@proctoru.com
donot-reply@amcatmail.com
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Applicants have the ability to opt out of emails from Los Angeles County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.

Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into www.governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason or late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

TESTING ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION:
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, let us know by contacting the Testing Accommodations Coordinator at ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov . You will be required to complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form as well as provide supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION . We may reject your application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION .
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from CLASS SPECIFICATION , and SELECTION REQUIREMENTS serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED .
• If you are unable to attach required documents, you may send by email to ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the date of filing application. Please include your name, exam number, and title.
• Prime Variance Reports (PVRs), also known as Master Time Records, are not accepted, or required as part of the application process; this includes the selection interview and the background-check.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER :
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES :
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at local public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, EMAIL AND PASSWORD :
All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's official application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI) :
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT :
TTC Exams/Recruitment
DEPARTMENT CONTACT PHONE :
(213) 974-2178
DEPARTMENT CONTACT EMAIL :
ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE :
(800) 735-2922
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS COORDINATOR EMAIL :
ttcexams@ttc.lacounty.gov
TELETYPE PHONE :
(800) 795-2929

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Closing Date/Time: 10/10/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

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