We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,
focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students
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as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, youwill have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting
the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal
of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.
LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an
enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710
square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we
employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers
in our city.
Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,
vision, and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement
System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five
years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on an 11 month
basis - salary and paid time off for 11 month positions will be adjusted
accordingly.
Job Duties/Responsibilities Please note that the duties for this position will be performed on-site and
in-person.
A Financial Manager is responsible for the financial functions of a student
body finance office in a middle school or adult school.
A Financial Manager typically:
- Operates the financial program of the student body in accordance with
Board of Education policies and procedures.
- Technically supervises clerical employees and/or student helpers who
assist in operating the student store.
- Supervises the function and participates in the operation of the student
body finance office, the student store, and the confection and healthy
food sales programs, including ordering, selling, displaying, and
inventorying.
- Establishes and maintains accounting procedures related to financial
aspects of student activities, such as activity cards, paid admissions,
school publications, student organization collections, and class and office
sales accounts.
- Accounts for all cash collections at the school, and banks such
collections or prepares them for pickup.
- Prepares and signs checks to pay student body obligations and
presents checks for countersigning.
- Prepares student body financial statements.
- Interprets regulations governing student body financial policies, the
Imprest Account, and tax changes; and acts as financial advisor to the
student council and principal on student body matters.
- Prepares the annual student body budget and maintains budget
controls.
- Maintains payroll records for student body employees and prepares and
transmits required reports, including mandated State and federal tax
reports.
- Annually inventories all equipment owned by the student body.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this
position. For a comprehensive list of duties performed in these
classifications, please visit: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/offices/
personnel/class/class_comp/cds/cc1275.PDF
Minimum Requirements [List the minimum requirements with any necessary description to clarify
the eq's for candidates]
All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be able to
provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and
onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District
site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new
job class.
Employment Selection Process This recruitment is for Financial Manager only. If you are also interested
in Senior Financial Manager, you must submit a separate application.
The employment selection process for Financial Manager and Senior
Financial Manager tentatively consists of a computerized multiple-choice
assessment and technical interview which may also include a writing
project. The testing dates will be scheduled as necessary (when we
receive sufficient qualified applications). Both classifications use the
same assessment. If you apply for both positions, you will be invited to
test just one time but your scores will be applied to both positions. Also,
the pass points and exam weights may be different for Financial
Manager and Senior Financial Manager.
The names of successful candidates form this administration will be
added to the existing eligibility list for Financial Manager. If you have
participated in this assessment recently and have not met the four month
re-take policy, you will not be invited to test again and you would have to
re-certify your prior scores.
Application Process To apply, click the Apply button at the bottom left corner of this page and
log into the application management system; then, (1) click on the
education and experience tabs and complete the requested information;
(2) click on the Questionnaires tab and complete the questionnaires; and
(3) submit your application by clicking on the Submit Application button in
the last tab of the application wizard to complete the process.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should
receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted
your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day
you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application. For
assistance with your application Please email us at
helpmeapply@lausd.net.
RECEIVING COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS
Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an
approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your
spam/junk e-mail folder. Also, all correspondence related to this
employment selection process (invitation & results letters) will be sent
through email:
For CURRENT LAUSD EMPLOYEES:
Correspondence will be sent to your WORK EMAIL account. Please
make sure you check you work email for all the correspondence related
to this recruitment.
For NON-LAUSD employees, including LAID-OFF, FORMER LAUSD
EMPLOYEES:
Correspondence will be sent to the email address you indicated in your
candidate profile. Please check your email frequently to ensure you
receive the most up-to-date information.
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE
APPLICATION?
Please email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net to get assistance with the
application process.
Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing
are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455
for more information.
Additional Posting Information Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment
assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment
process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment
score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top
three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The
hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open
positions in related job classifications.
