Principal Administrative Analyst - Finance (County Promotional)

This recruitment is only open to current San Bernardino County, Fire Protection District, or Special District employees who hold a regular, intern, contract, extra-help, recurrent, Public Service Employee, or Work Experience Program (WEX) position. Former PSE, WEX, or interns are eligible to apply up to six (6) months from the end of their assignment. Your County employment must be clearly listed in your work history.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Principal Administrative Analyst will perform highly complex and specialized analysis for the purpose of developing countywide financial strategies. Positions in this classification are assigned to one of the following areas of expertise: debt finance analysis; centralized budget coordination; fee and capital improvement program oversight; centralized management of federal, state and countywide resources.

The CAO's Finance and Administration Division is responsible for the preparation and administration of the County budget, including the development of the five-year forecast and annual strategic plan; the administration and monitoring of the County general fund long-term debt portfolio, which includes both issuance and post-issuance activities; oversight and administration of the County's fee development process and capital improvement program, and providing administrative support to the County's Law and Justice Group and Indigent Defense Program.

The position will lead and coordinate the Countywide fee development process, including administration of the County’s three-year fee cycle and mid-cycle fee requests. Responsibilities include reviewing departmental fee proposals, cost-recovery methodologies and revenue projections; providing technical guidance to departments and CAO analysts; and developing recommendations for executive management and Board of Supervisors consideration.

Principal Administrative Analyst assignments may be rotated among areas of responsibility within the Finance and Administration Division based on organizational needs.

EXCELLENT BENEFITS To review job-specific Exempt C level benefits, refer to: Summary of Benefits for Exempt Group Compensation Plan for Exempt Group The County also offers an alternative Modified Benefits Option (MBO) that provides a wage differential.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Travel: Travel throughout the County is required. Employees will be required to make provisions for transportation and may be required to use personal vehicles (mileage reimbursement is available). At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced for the individual providing the transportation. Background: Candidates selected for this position must pass a background investigation and medical examination, which may include a drug screening. Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future. Experience: Three (3) years of professional-level analytical experience in budget, fee program management (including analysis of cost to deliver services and fee revenue projections), capital projects (including the planning, funding, and implementation of major capital projects), debt financing, organization-wide revenue-related experience, or data science/analytics (including research, collection, organization, interpretation, evaluation, and presentation of data for business decision).,

AND

Education: A bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by the US Department of Education in Public/Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Behavioral/Social Science, or other relevant field.

Note: The three (3) years of required experience may be in one, or any combination of the skill areas described above. To be considered, experience must be obtained in a large organization with multiple and complex funding/revenue sources.

*Note: Qualifying degrees or coursework must be completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Degrees or coursework completed outside the U.S. must be accompanied with an evaluation report from a reputable credential evaluation service showing equivalency to degrees or coursework completed at a college or university accredited by any accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. Selection Process: There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire.

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EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouses or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Policy.

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