Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

S0648A

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

Departmental Promotional Job Opportunity

(Restricted to permanent employees of the Auditor-Controller who have successfully completed their initial probationary period and meet the qualifying requirements.)

FILING PERIOD:

We are accepting applications starting Monday, June 22, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. until Monday, June 29, 2026, before 5:00 P.M. (PT).

Current employees in the unclassified service who satisfy the following:

• Unclassified employees who gained permanent County status in a classified role by passing the initial probationary period, without any interruption in service since leaving the classified position.

 

OR

• Full-time employees in the unclassified service with at least six months of full-time experience in the unclassified service by the last day of filing.

Essential Job Functions

WHAT WILL I DO AS AN ACCOUNTANT Ill?

• Supervises a section or unit of professional lower-level accountants and other technical and clerical accounting staff engaged in the full range of accounting activities.
• Reviews and performs a variety of the more difficult staff, systems, cost, revenue, and expenditure accounting assignments.
• Advises and consults with management concerning the accounting and financial implications of existing and projected department activities.
• Compiles and evaluates complex operating statements, final accountings of construction or other projects, and claims for reimbursement from governmental entities or private contractors.
• Reviews and prepares complex balance sheets, statements of income, fund balance statements, cost accounting reports, revenue and expenditure estimates, and other specialized financial reports.
• Compiles revenue and expenditure reports and prepares periodic financial statements of Federal and State grants for review.
• Participates in the formulation or modification of audit plans of grant operated agencies, business firms, charitable and nonprofit organizations or other government agencies.
• Conducts and oversees complex audits and writes summaries of findings and recommendations. Discusses audit findings with management and implements approved audit recommendations.
• Supervises and monitors the development of improvements in internal controls or accounting practices. Serve as the department Internal Control Certification Program (ICCP) coordinator as needed.
• Serves as staff consultant to County departments and other government agencies in coordinating accounting procedures to ensure County accounting controls.
• Supervises or performs complex cost surveys, financial inflow and outflow analysis, and accounting systems and procedural studies.
• Recommends and monitors implementation of complex systems and procedures.
• Analyzes and provides accounting procedural and technical recommendations on legislation affecting County and department accounting activities and recommends methods for implementing changes mandated by new legislation.

For information about the specific classification standards for this position, please visit the following link: Accountant Ill.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:

We are looking for dedicated individuals who possess:

•21 semester or 32 quarter units of accounting in an accredited college or university including at least two courses in advanced accounting subjects such as auditing, cost accounting, or governmental accounting.

AND

•Two years of professional accounting or auditing experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of
Accountant II*, Accountant-Auditor** or higher*.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS INFORMATION: 
*To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution within seven (7) days of filing your application (for open continuous filing periods)/the end of the filing period (for defined filing periods). The document should show the date the it was conferred and be in English. If not in English, then translation is required. International degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards if not listed in the International Handbook of Universities or World Higher Education Database. For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf

We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.*Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant II is defined as performing a full range of professional accounting and auditing work in the preparation, analysis, review, maintenance, reconciliation and control of financial records and fiscal revenue and expenditures forecasting.

**Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant-Auditor is defined as assisting in conducting management, performance, financial, and compliance audits and other studies of County departments and contract providers.

You may still qualify even if your job title isn’t exactly the same as the ones listed. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level — meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.

Withhold Information:
Permanent employees of the Department of Auditor-Controller who have completed their initial probationary period and hold a qualifying payroll title may file for this examination if they are within six months of meeting the experience requirements by the last day of filing. However, the names of such employees will be withheld from the certification list until the required experience is fully met.

Endorsement of County Qualifications:
County employees who wish to meet the requirements using out-of-class experience MUST provide official documentation such as additional responsibility bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus, or reclassification study from CEO Classification with your application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held one of the positions above or a position deemed to be at equivalent level. Out-of-class duties should be accurately described in the application work history, and questionable experience will be verified through the departmental HR Manager when necessary.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Drivers License or the ability to use 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

OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:

Once we have determined that you meet the requirements, we will invite you to participate in the examination process which consists of multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 100%, assessing the following areas:

• Professional Potential

• Achievement

• Coping with Uncertainty

• Responsibility

• Working to High-Quality Standards

• Willingness to Learn

• Working Relationships

• Analyzing Information

• Learning Quickly

• Generating New Ideas

• Using Time Efficiently

• Adapting to Change

• Numerical Reasoning

• Microsoft Excel 365: Basic Text and Cell Formatting, Visual Enhancements, Using Functions and Formulas, Printing an Excel Workbook, Applying Passwords and Encryption to an Excel Workbook, Conditional Formatting, and Charts and Data Tables

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

Applicants must meet the Minimum Requirements and receive a passing score of 70% or higher on the multiple-choice and/or simulation assessment in order to be placed on the eligible list.

Scores cannot be given over the telephone.

Please note: 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. DO NOT select "off" under Email Preferences within your profile or click "unsubscribe" on our notices if you would like the County of Los Angeles to notify you regarding your application status, test schedules, and other important information pertaining to your candidacy for this position. 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. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]  and  [email protected]. 

County of Los Angeles will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.

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.

TESTING ACCOMMODATION
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, you will be given the opportunity to make a request when completing your application. Please note, you may be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.

TEST PREPARATION
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help test takers prepare for employment tests. While these practice materials will help in preparing for the test, we recommend you to review ALL related materials that you deem important.

•An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://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 online practice tests are available at:

Practice Tests and Assessments | SHL 

ELIGIBILITY AND VACANCY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible list in the order of their score group for a period of 3 months. The list will be used to fill the vacancies throughout the Department of Auditor Controller

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will notbe 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 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 Minimum Requirements. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. 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, description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

Any additional documents, IF ANY, must be received at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from application submission.

Note: If you are unable to attach documentation to your online application, you may email it to  [email protected].g Please ensure to reference your attachment by writing your full name, examination title, and examination number on the subject of your email.

Important: Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to verification at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made per Civil Service Rule 6.04. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Using verbiage from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties will notbe sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and you may be disqualified.


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 public libraries throughout Los Angeles County, which can be found by
visiting https://lacountylibrary.org/library-locator.

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 original application record.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARD) 
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. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Do you have any questions?

Department Contact Name: Aaron Sim

Department Contact Phone: (213) 974-1278

Department Contact Email: [email protected]

ADA Coordinator Email: [email protected]

Teletype Phone: (800) 899-4099

Alternate Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077

California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

 

Veteran’s Credit:

Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.

For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf

 

Revised September 2025

Benefits

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Supplemental Questions

01

The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please be advised that failure to provide the correct information in the supplemental questionnaire may result in disqualification of your application even if you possess the qualifying experience or education. Please be specific as possible and include all information as requested. Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as a response. Please note that all information is subject to verification at anytime in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal.

• I understand the above information and instructions.

02

Many important notifications such as test invitation, and other special information are only communicated via e-mail. DO NOT select "off" under Email Preferences within your profile or click "unsubscribe" on our notices if you would like the County of Los Angeles to notify you regarding your application status, test schedules, and other important information pertaining to your candidacy for this position. Moreover, please add [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] to your email address book and to the list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being blocked or filtered as spam/junk email from your email provider. The County of Los Angeles will not consider allegations of not receiving the email notification as an acceptable reason to authorize a reschedule or late exam administration.

• I understand the above information and instructions.

03

Are you a PERMANENT employee of the Department of Auditor-Controller?

• YES, I am a PERMANENT employee of the Department of Auditor-Controller.
• NO, I am NOT AN EMPLOYEE of the Department of Auditor-Controller.

04

If you answered "YES" to question no. 3, have you been working for the Department of Auditor-Controller for AT LEAST SIX MONTHS and COMPLETED your INITIAL probationary period upon SUBMISSION of your application?

*INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD is your FIRST probation given as NEW Department of Auditor-Controller employee when you were originally hired. It is NOT your probationary period for recent or past promotion.

• YES, I have been working for the Department of Auditor-Controller for at least six (6) months and completed my first probationary period upon submission of my application.
• NO, I have only been working for the Department of Auditor-Controller for less than six (6) months and have not completed my first probationary period upon submission of my application.
• DOES NOT APPLY

05

Do you have at least 21 SEMESTER or 32 QUARTER UNITS of accounting courses which include two courses in advanced accounting subjects such as COST ACCOUNTING, GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING or AUDITING, in an accredited college or university?

• No, I have less than the required units or specified course.
• Yes, I have the required units AND specified course.

06

List ALL qualifying coursework below with the following information:



• Subject/Course:

• Advanced Accounting Course: Y/N

• Semester/Year Taken:

• Semester Units/ Quarter Units Completed (Please INDICATE semester units or quarter units):

• College or University:



NOTE: In order to receive credit for the required units enumerated or listed, YOU MUST ATTACH/UPLOAD legible copy(ies) of your official transcript(s) from the accredited institution at the time of filing or e-mail them to [email protected] within seven (7) calendar days from application submission OR your application will be rejected for not meeting the education requirements.

If YOU DID NOT COMPLETE ANY ACCOUNTING COURSES, type "N/A".

07

How many months of experience do you have at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant II*?



*Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant II is defined as performing a full range of professional accounting and auditing work in the preparation, analysis, review, maintenance, reconciliation and control of financial records and fiscal revenue and expenditures forecasting.

• No experience
• Less than 12 months
• 12 months but less than 24 months
• 24 months or more

08

Please list the position(s) you held or are currently holding that you perform professional accounting or auditing experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant II and provide the following information:



• Payroll Title: (if payroll title is not consistent with your duties, please attach/upload signed official out-of-class, additional responsibilities or temporary assignment bonus document(s) (past or present) to support your claim as stated in the job bulletin under Endorsement of County Qualifications).

• Employer:

• Dates of Employment: FROM (mm/yr) - TO (mm/yr)

• TOTAL Number of Years and/or Months of Experience

• Supervisor's Contact Information:

• DUTIES: (Duties under each work experience must be described clearly: in the application and supplemental questionnaire for evaluation OR it will not be considered or credited.



If you do not have any experience under this option, please write "DOES NOT APPLY"

09

How many months of experience do you have at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant-Auditor**?



**Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant-Auditor is defined as assisting in conducting management, performance, financial, and compliance audits and other studies of County departments and contract providers.

• No experience
• Less than 12 months
• 12 months but less than 24 months
• 24 months or more

10

Please list the position(s) you held or are currently holding that you perform professional accounting or auditing experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Accountant-Auditor and provide the following information:



• Payroll Title: (if payroll title is not consistent with your duties, please attach/upload signed official out-of-class, additional responsibilities or temporary assignment bonus document(s) (past or present) to support your claim as stated in the job bulletin under Endorsement of County Qualifications).

• Employer:

• Dates of Employment: FROM (mm/yr) - TO (mm/yr)

• TOTAL Number of Years and/or Months of Experience

• Supervisor's Contact Information:

• DUTIES: (Duties under each work experience must be described clearly: in the application and supplemental questionnaire for evaluation OR it will not be considered or credited.



If you do not have any experience under this option, please write "DOES NOT APPLY"

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

http://hr.lacounty.gov