A Day In The Life Of A Budget Supervisor At L.A. County Child Support
A typical day for Godfrey, a Budget Supervisor at L.A. County Child Support Services, involves a blend of high-level tasks like "coordinating with the team on exhibits and projects for the board of supervisors" and detailed work such as "managing and reconciling various reports" and "creating process mapping to create more workflow efficiency," leveraging Microsoft Excel and VBA coding for increased efficiency. This multifaceted role demonstrates the breadth of responsibilities in budgetary oversight within a large public agency.
Budget Management, Financial Reporting, Process Improvement, Data Analysis, Teamwork
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Godfrey Gozos
Budget Supervisor
L.A. County Child Support Services Dept.
University of California - Irvine
Master's of Public Administration at USC
Economics
Government & Public Sector
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Video Highlights
1. Manages the annual budget and associated reporting to executive and county teams
2. Oversees implementation of financial projects, performing reconciliations and managing audits
3. Utilizes Microsoft Excel extensively to build formulas and VBA code to improve team efficiency
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What does a day in the life of a budget supervisor at the LA County Child Support Service Department look like?
A typical day for me involves managing budgetary tasks, such as a fiscal budget request for the 2024-2025 budget year. I also coordinate with the team on all exhibits and projects that we need to submit to our executive team and the board of supervisors within LA County.
I oversee the implementation of financial projects and reconcile various reports, including trust fund and bank reconciliations within our department. I also work on internal and external audits, both within the county and with external auditing teams.
Additionally, I create process mapping to improve workflow efficiency for some of the processes and projects my team works on, making their jobs and lives easier. We use Microsoft Excel for about 90% of the job.
This includes helping the team build formulas and VBA coding into our workbooks. This makes things more seamless and reduces the time spent on data entry. The goal is to be more efficient and ensure teams are aligned with the department's established procedures and the new strategic plan.