Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Fiscal Oversight Administrator
$133,703.16-$166,583.64/ annually
LA Unified School District is seeking a Fiscal Oversight Administrator
A Fiscal Oversight Administrator plans, coordinates, and supervises the administration and reporting of fiscal activities related to charter school petition and fiscal oversight review and budgetary matters.
Job Duties:
- Overseeing the implementation process of forensic investigative and fiscal reviews of charter schools relative to potential improprieties involving charter school leaders and staff, vendors, and contractors.
- Overseeing the more complex charter school fiscal issues and performing the more complex technical forensic and fiscal reviews of charter schools.
- Supervising, training staff, and participating in the activities of a unit engaged in duties that include the following:
- Monitoring activities concerning independent charter schools’ budgets.
- Conducting fiscal oversight responsibilities including regular oversight visits and completing oversight reports for assigned schools.
- Investigating and reconstructing records which have been destroyed or falsified, tracing funds through bank accounts to source or to ultimate disposition, and examining and summarizing bank records.
- Determining whether charter school accounting and financial operations are conducted in compliance with relevant policies such as the charter schools’ governing board-adopted fiscal policies and procedures, the LAUSD Policies and Procedures for Charter Schools, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the Education Code, and State and Federal regulations.
- Analyzing financial documents and related evidence; gathering, assembling, preserving, and reporting facts and evidence resulting from forensic investigations and audits; submitting recommendations to the Charter Schools Fiscal Administrator to determine if the Inspector General’s intervention is necessary; and drawing conclusions and expressing opinions based on evidence.
- Testifying in court as an expert witness in forensic accounting explaining the significance of complex financial transactions or records in simple terms to non-accountants.
- Estimating and analyzing the income estimation of charter schools’ revenue sources, expenditure forecasting, and Board report preparation.
- Writing and editing reports presenting forensic investigation findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Examining and analyzing financial records including audits prepared by external Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms and governmental entities in connection with criminal investigations.
- Conducting and participating in a variety of analytical studies related to charter school fiscal activities.
- Compiling and analyzing a wide variety of financial and statistical reports, statements, and summaries, preparing reports, and participating in discussions regarding charter school budget matters.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Experience: Five years of external auditing, internal auditing, school fiscal policy review, forensic accounting, or charter school fiscal oversight experience. Experience in governmental accounting, automated accounting systems, or charter school audit review is preferable. Supervisory experience is preferable. One year of the aforementioned experience may be substituted by possessing certification as either a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS) or a Certified Forensic Accountant (CFA).
Special: Certification as either a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS) or a Certified Forensic Accountant (CFA) is preferable.
A valid California Driver License and the availability of private transportation, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for Fiscal Oversight Administrator will have:
- An in-depth understanding of accounting standards, such as the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls, auditing techniques, and/or financial fraud techniques.
- An in-depth experience with accounting practices, auditing, financial forensic reviews, and/or school fiscal oversight or reviews.
- Experience conducting investigations, identifying and gathering pertinent evidence.
- The ability to maintain confidentiality of evidence gathered.
- Critical judgement in the evaluation of data and the development of clear and concise procedures, training materials, and reports.
- Excellent professional writing skills and oral communication skills.
- The ability to appropriately manage difficult situations or conflicts by utilizing on-going relationship building and leadership qualities, and provide thorough and timely responses or solutions.
- The ability to effectively work with a wide range of District personnel, charter school personnel, internal and external stakeholders, and the public.
- The ability to balance a sizable individual workload while concurrently monitoring direct reports’ work performance and meeting deadlines.
Benefits:
Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: 24 days each year
Paid Holidays: up to 13 days.