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What We Offer
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

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  General Salary Increase: 4.0% effective December 24, 2023 and 3.5% effective December 22, 2024.
• New Hire/Retention/Referral Incentive: New hires may be eligible for a one-time New Hire Incentive up to 10% of the current annual base wage. (Subject to the applicable section of the Management Resolution (Secs. 625 – 627)
• Educational Incentive for completion of: 2.5% for an associate degree, 3.5% for a bachelor's degree, or 5% for a graduate degree.
• CPA Premium: An incumbent accredited as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) may receive a premium of 5%; the certification must remain active and current to receive this benefit. An incumbent receives either the Educational Incentive or the CPA Incentive whichever is greater but not both.
• Annual Leave Accrual/Redemption: The option to cash out up to 100 hours of total 208 hours of Annual Leave accrued per year. A candidate selected for this position will earn 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.
• Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit allowance of up to $21,450 annually for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Bilingual Incentive: Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

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  Compiles and prepares comprehensive financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cashflow) in compliance with Department of Managed Health Care Standards for a licensed HMO, including balance sheet and income statement accounts’ reconciliations, premium calculations, medical loss ratio calculations, and reserve calculations.
• Plans, organizes, directs, supervises, and coordinates the production of various comprehensive financial, management and statistical reports.
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports on healthcare utilization trends, ratios and various key performance indicators.
• Plans, organizes, directs, supervises, and coordinates the preparation of the department budget; monitors and analyzes the overall fiscal data requirements and direct the development and implementation of systems and procedures to meet the requirements.
• Directly and through subordinate staff, selects, trains, and supervises professional, technical, and clerical accounting staff; assigns and reviews work, establishes performance standards and evaluates work; provides or coordinates staff training; conducts performance evaluations; implements discipline procedures; ensures the provision of a high performing finance operation to serve the needs of the department.
• Prepares Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required reports of healthcare metrics for Affordable Care Act (ACA) products.
• Acts as liaison between VCHCP and actuaries for multiple regulatory required data requests, analysis, reporting and studies.
• Plans, organizes, and directs the fiscal operations and activities in support of department; manages and participates in the development of fiscal goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Participates in the development of new programs to facilitate long and short-term financial plan objectives; assists with financial plans such as capital budgeting, staffing, systems upgrades, and finance options.
• Conducts studies of operating issues, automation systems, procedures, work assignments and forms, and recommends changes to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of fiscal department operations.
• Conducts meetings to keep staff apprised of agency and department activities and to promote the importance of the department's Mission, Vision and Values.
• Develops and implements financial policies and procedures and ensures that activities are conducted in accordance with laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Assists in the development of long and short-term strategic plans in support of agency or department goals and objectives.
• Analyzes new legislation and changes in regulations in order to determine impact on agency or department's finances and operations; advises managers and executives accordingly, and devises strategies for coping and complying with changes.
• Assists in the development of fiscal policies and procedures, and oversees implementations of new operational programs or automated systems.
• Recommends service fee rates based upon cost analysis, utilization and cost trend analysis, and agency or departmental financial objectives.
• Acts as liaison to state and federal agencies and client organizations/departments regarding operational issues and policies.
• Represents the County in audits, hearings, and various intergovernmental task forces/committees.
• Coordinates with Auditor-Controller's Officer/State Controller's Office in the preparation of financial statements, audits, and cost allocation plans.
• Performs other related duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE
Extensive education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

An example of qualifying education and experience includes:

Bachelor's degree with at least eighteen (18) semester units of college-level accounting coursework, including one (1) semester of Managerial Accounting and one (1) additional upper division business related course,

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Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional accounting or auditing experience, within a finance department, of which two (2) years must be at a supervisory or management level with responsibilities for unit operations, program development or project management; OR two (2) years as a Principal Accountant for the County of Ventura.

Education/Experience Substitutions

A Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) degree, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation, or a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification may be substituted for one (1) year of professional accounting/auditing experience for a maximum substitution limit of one (1) year experience.

• Possession and ability to obtain and maintain a California driver's license.
• Experience with the preparation of a budget.
• Experience with the preparation of healthcare metrics reports.
• Experience with developing and implementing financial policies and procedures in compliance with GAAP.
• Prior supervisory/management experience, which included experience planning, directing and controlling fiscal operations and services.
  

• Submit your college transcripts from an accredited college or university which shows your name, the conferred date of your degree and the major area of study; submit within three (3) days of the closing date of this recruitment.
• Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• If you need additional time to submit transcripts, contact the analyst conducting the recruitment for an extension at michelle.antonetty@ventura.org
• Degree(s) from a foreign institution require an academic credential evaluation to determine the U.S. equivalency.
• If the name on this documentation is different from the name on your application, include documents that show the name change (e.g., a marriage certificate).

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) degree or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.

FINAL FILING DATE:
Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023.

To apply online, please refer to our web site at www.ventura.org/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

Note To Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application; however, it/they may not be substituted in lieu of the application.

INFORMATION FOR LATERAL TRANSFER CANDIDATES

NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE - qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam, which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E), contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate pool. In a typical T&E, your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background, experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason, it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.