Division Chief, Auditor-Controller; Office Of County Investigations

Overview

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITOR-CONTROLLER

EXAM NUMBER: S0723J

Filing Information:
We are accepting applications beginning Monday, February 9, 2026, 8:00 A.M. until Sunday, February 22, 2026, before 11:59 P.M.

Type of Recruitment:
We welcome applications from everyone who meets the minimum qualifications!

Why work for us? With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation. As the largest employer in Southern California, with over 112,000 employees across more than 38 departments provide the County of Los Angeles (County) vital public services ranging from law enforcement and property assessment to public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities and more.

The Department of Auditor-Controller (Auditor-Controller) aims to inspire and elevate public trust in County government by safeguarding the County’s financial integrity, advocating and implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance with mandates and fiduciary responsibilities. The Auditor-Controller is responsible for establishing County fiscal and internal control policies and procedures; administering the County payroll; conducting audits and fraud investigations; monitoring social services contracts;

performing mandated property tax functions; disbursing warrants to vendors, child support recipients, judgment and damages to claimants; and managing the County’s enterprise financial and payroll systems.

This is a senior management-level position with an executive-level career track. The Division Chief of the Office of County Investigations (OCI) leads a team of professional staff in administering the Los Angeles County Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline and conducting the most complex criminal and administrative investigations of alleged misconduct and fraud.

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to see a list of employee benefits, including the following:

• Medical and Dental coverage
• Group life insurance
• Health care and subsidized dependent care spending accounts
• Long-term disability health insurance

Submissions from applicants who do not hold a qualifying title, but are currently receiving, or have received an out-of-class bonus that fully meets the level and length of required experience by the close of filing will be accepted. The out-of-class bonus must have been pre-approved by your LA County department. Applicants must submit their out-of-class bonus approval as supporting documentation. Verification of Experience Letters will not be accepted.

• Direct the operations and personnel of OCI and the Los Angeles County Fraud Hotline.
• Manage teams of professionals in preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse, and in conducting full-scope criminal investigations jurisdictional to OCI, including but not limited to those involving public corruption, financial and computer crimes, conflicts of interest, and other forms of malfeasance related to the duties and responsibilities of the Auditor-Controller, pursuant to authority described in California Penal Code Section 830.13.
• Coordinate staff operating a public-facing fraud, waste, and abuse hotline and website to anonymously receive, triage, evaluate, assign and follow-up on allegations/complaints.
• Consult with County executives, Counsel, the District Attorney, Department of Human Resources, regulatory authorities, and others to coordinate investigations and prosecutorial referrals of fraud, waste, and abuse cases.
• Make recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Supervisors, and/or County Departments regarding ordinances, rules, regulations, and policies that impact public integrity, and to address business process and internal control weaknesses that impact fraud risk.
• Publicly report semi-annually to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Supervisors on the outcomes of the County Fraud Hotline and fraud, waste, and abuse investigations, including cases referred to other investigative agencies, as well as outcomes and administrative and criminal actions resulting from those investigations.
• Coordinate a team of technical professionals who forensically analyze information technology devices, data, and electronic evidence to support fraud, waste, and abuse investigations.
• Operate a secure evidence storage facility to maintain appropriate chain-of-custody over evidence in criminal investigations.
• Provide expert testimony in judicial and administrative proceedings and public hearings on fraud prevention, detection and investigation practices, and in support of County investigations and outcomes.
• Coordinate the preparation and execution of search warrants and subpoenas in support of criminal investigations of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Collaborate with the County’s risk management, internal audit, and contract monitoring functions to assess enterprise risk and to leverage fraud reports and…