Executive Director, Finance and Business Operations

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County


Executive Director, Finance and Business Operations

$186,624 to $231,192 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:

5/15/26

5:00 P.M. (Pacific)Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

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

Under administrative direction, plans, directs, and provides strategic leadership for Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) internal financial and business operations; implements fiscal policies, practices, and performance metrics to assess financial management and ensure long-term fiscal stability; evaluates and implements operational processes, practices, and systems that support organizational fiscal efficiency and alignment with LACOE’s Strategic Plan.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

• Concepts, principles, practices, and techniques of financial management and business administration including accounting, auditing, budgeting, and internal controls
• Principles and practices of systems design, implementation, and management of integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial and accounting software
• State, federal, and local statutes, codes, rules, regulations and policies applicable to assigned areas of responsibility
• Fundamental concepts of 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
• Innovation – Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things
• 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
• Managing Performance – Ensuring superior individual and group performance
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Business Process Analysis – Defining, assessing, and improving operational processes and workflow
• Organization Design & Structure – Establishing organizational structure and clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Political & Organizational Savvy – Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Strategic Perspective – Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling 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 business administration, public administration, accounting, finance, or other field 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:Seven years of experience overseeing financial and business operations in a public agency, including three years supervising staff responsible for the development, monitoring, and administration of budgets.

Equivalency Provision:A master’s degree in business administration, public administration, accounting, finance, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, may substitute on a year-to-year basis for up to two years of the required general experience.

Additional Requirements:A valid California driver's license and the ability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites is required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Training and Experience (T&E) Evaluation and a Structured Interview.

ContactFor information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Lizbeth Valenzuela atvalenzuela_lizbeth@lacoe.edu

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go tohttps://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission,9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242



Additional InformationMinimum 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 visitApplicant 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 asDual, open to the public and promotional for LACOE employees.

Recruitment ID: 26-LAC515

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.