Sheriff's Program​/Financial Specialist

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed supplemental questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the application or supplemental questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in possession of the Human Resources Services Department by 5:00 PM on the filing deadline.

Applications and supplemental questionnaires will only be accepted online.

ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for its law enforcement services, its Regional Training Center, and its Dispatch Unit; the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board for its Crime Lab; the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board for its Explosive Ordinance Unit.

Additionally, the agency's health care provider, Wellpath, has experience working with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). The Sheriff's Office has a current budget of approximately $600 million and has over 1600 authorized positions, including in excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff / Coroner Yesenia L. Sanchez, who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff April Luckett-Fahimi, Assistant Sheriffs Daniel McNaughton and Pace Stokes.

The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties, including the following:
Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts Operating the Coroner's Bureau Operating full-service criminalistics laboratory Performing Civil Process Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita) Operating the County Office of Emergency Services Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County Pursuant to contractual agreements, providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Oakland International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements.

[Sheriff's Academy website] Providing Fish and Game enforcement Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force. For more detailed information about the agency, visit:
Alameda County's Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Program/Financial Specialist positions are located in the Management Services Division of the Sheriff's Department, and report directly to the Sheriff's executive management team. These positions independently perform sophisticated research and operational policy analysis designed to maximize resources and operational effectiveness. These positions also exercise authority for decisions to ensure administrative, financial and analytical services to an agency with a gross budget in excess of 100 million dollars.

Under direction, the Sheriff's Program/Financial Specialist provides professional, financial and administrative services to the divisions to which assigned; develops, implements and manages contract services; acts as County facilitator with contractors, other County departments and governmental agencies; recommends and assists with the implementation of program, policy and procedure modifications; plans, designs and conducts operational, policy and programmatic studies; and does related work as required.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit:
Sheriff's Program/Financial Specialist (#0237).

Either I

Experience:

The equivalent of three years of full-time experience in the class of Administrative Specialist I/II, Financial Services Specialist I/II or equivalent or higher level in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts). Or II

Education:

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major course work in business or public administration, or a field related to finance, accounting, budget, grants, contracts. (Additional experience as…