The Office of the State Controller (SCO) is the destination employer within the State of California. As California’s chief fiscal officer, the Controller’s Office ensures accountability and transparency of California’s financial practices while promoting fairness and opportunity for all. Here, you’ll work in a collaborative and supportive environment with diverse opportunities for professional growth and development. A career with the SCO offers meaningful work that directly impacts the state’s future.
The Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) of the California State Controller’s Office plays a vital role in reuniting Californians with their lost or forgotten assets, such as bank accounts, stocks, or uncashed checks. This division safeguards unclaimed property and works diligently to return it to its rightful owners, ensuring fairness and financial equity across the state. By joining this division, you’ll be part of a team that directly impacts people’s lives on a day-to-day basis.
Take the next step in your career with an organization that values innovation, integrity, and the well-being of its employees. Apply today and build a California where everyone thrives!
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In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
- Knowledge of principles and trends of public administration, including management and staff services’ practices, such as collective bargaining, personnel services, planning, program evaluation, and other related areas
- Ability and desire to invest in staff, provide feedback and guidance for development, and monitor challenges and successes
- Ability to effectively communicate, foster relationships, and facilitate meetings with staff at all levels
- Ability to create a collaborative and productive team environment, while remaining engaged in a virtual work environment
- Ability to handle stressful and/or sensitive situations with tact and a positive attitude
- Excellent communication, organization, and business writing skills, with attention to detail
- Ability to adapt, organize and prioritize multiple tasks/changing priorities, and coordinate concurrent assignments efficiently to meet deadlines
- Ability to ask effective questions, evaluate information, and make decisions in a competent and timely manner
- Demonstrate a high degree of initiative, and strong leadership skills
- Excellent attendance and dependability
- Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
