Fiscal Services Officer

THE AGENCY:  

The Alameda County Employee’s Retirement Association (ACERA) is a retirement system organized under the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, which provides retirement, disability and death benefits to the employees, retirees and former employees of the County of Alameda, and certain other participating public employees. The retirement plan provides lifetime benefits to members of the retirement system who meet the minimum age and length-of-service requirements and is a significant and fundamental part of the comprehensive benefits package ACERA provides to eligible employees.

For more information about ACERA, please visit
www.acera.org

THE POSITION:

Under general direction, plans, organizes and directs the Fiscal Services Department of the Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association; develops and manages financial and budget transactions, record keeping, preparation of financial statements, and accounting for investments; and manages the implementation of information technology projects necessary to support fiscal responsibilities; and performs related work as required.

This position will be a Provisional appointment.

EITHER I

EXPERIENCE:  The equivalent of four years as Retirement Assistant Accounting Manager, ACERA, in the Alameda County service AND

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration, or closely related field.

NOTE: Experience can be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

OR II

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration AND

EXPERIENCE: The equivalent of six years of full-time professional accounting experience with major fiscal analysis responsibility in the accounting field, and/or budgeting including at least one year in a supervisory or management position, preferably in a California government agency retirement office.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination

To apply, please email a Resume and a completed Supplemental Questionnaire to Victoria Arruda, ACERA Human Resources Officer, at varruda@acera.org by March 27, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE:

A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each resume. Resumes and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the ACERA Human Resources
Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

Failure to submit a resume or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS:
Fiscal Services Officer, ACERA

1. Provide the title and description of the most recent senior financial position you have held and a brief discussion of that position’s duties and responsibilities including the number and job descriptions of direct and indirect reports.

2. Describe your professional work experience in the following areas and include your title, name
of employer and dates of employment.

a. Complex financial planning, analysis and report preparation. In your answer include examples of
experience with fund management from a budget perspective, capital project financial reporting,
accounts payable/accounts receivable analysis and monthly and year-end financial reporting.

b. GASB implementation and reporting. What was your role and what internal and external
resources or partners did you collaborate with to complete your work?

3. Describe your experience in operating and capital budget planning, development, forecasting, implementation and monitoring. In your response, include information regarding the largest budget that you have worked on, the type of budget and the number of staff within the budget.

4. Please explain how you maintain your team’s quality and standard of work, including the training
and support you provide. In your response to this question, please provide the names of the employer and dates of employment where you performed this specific work.

5. Describe your experience planning, initiating and implementing a professional-level project. Describe a specific project, its purpose, and the evaluation methods you used to gauge its success. In your response, please provide the name of the employer and dates of employment where you performed this specific work.

6. The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment to identify the best qualified candidates for this position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews.

By selecting yes below, you certify you’re understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.

Do you understand the above statement?

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