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Location

Sacramento County, CA | United States

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Job description

Job Description and Duties

Do you want to be part of an outstanding team that supports the state's 2,000+ local educational agencies in providing a world-class education to all of California's students? Are you detail oriented? If you are interested in working in an exciting environment surrounded by a team of enthusiastic and self-motivated people, then look no further! The School Fiscal Services Division (SFSD) of the California Department of Education (CDE) is the right team for you. SFSD core values include Teamwork, Integrity, Customer Service, and Continuous Improvement.

Under the direction of the Director of the School Fiscal Services Division and in coordination with the Administrator of the Office of Fiscal Oversight & Support, the Administrator is responsible for evaluating and improving the financial reporting system, including developing policies and procedures required for the comprehensive fiscal management and control of K-12 education funds in California public school and the annual deployment of the Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) Web-based software. This position ensures fiscal solvency and accountability at the local level, working toward improving the financial stability and management practices of school districts and county offices of education. Duties include but are not limited to:

Directs the annual development and maintenance of the SACS web-based software used by LEAs to develop annual budgets and interim financial reports and submit year-end financial data to CDE. Serves as SFSD's liaison with the external software development team, determines and prioritizes SACS workload priorities, oversees the development of software changes orders, and alpha and beta testing to ensure accuracy of the software prior to deployment to LEAs. Develops, reviews, and edits user training materials and provides user training on the SACS web software.

Using the information collected from the local educational agencies (LEAs), supervises the production of a variety of reports for use by the federal government, state control agencies, as well as by the LEAs for making management information decisions: federal special education maintenance of effort (MOE), Every Student Succeeds Act MOE, National Public Education Fiscal Survey, Teacher Salary surveys, Report on Lottery Expenditures for K-12 Education.

Provides advice and assistance to administrators in school districts and county offices of education in all areas of school district accounting, budgeting, and reporting, and in issues of fiscal accountability and fiscal management practices.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Additional Documents

Special Requirements

Individuals  MUST have taken and passed an examination to obtain list eligibility for the classification in order to apply .  The examination bulletin(s) may be viewed on the California Department of Education Web page at:

Education Fiscal Services Administrator - 

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: 3/18/2024

Who May Apply

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:

Department of Education

Attn: C&P PC 2426 JC-421153

1430 N Street, Ste. 1802

Sacramento , CA 95814

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

Department of Education

C&P PC 2426 JC-421153

1430 N Street, Ste. 1802

Sacramento , CA 95814

08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Interested individuals MUST submit an SOQ with their application. The SOQ should have a title of "Statement of Qualifications, Your Name", be no more than 2  pages, no smaller than 12 point font, and address the following:

  1. Describe how your education and work experience make you qualified for this position. Provide specific examples of your knowledge in fiscal and policy analysis, the statewide legislative/budget process, and program implementation/evaluation.

  2. Describe your vision of leadership and/or any personnel experience you have relating to training of staff, team building, improving employee morale, workload distribution, discipline and completion of employee evaluation reports.

  3. Describe your experience managing multiple concurrent tasks and projects, in both an independent and collaborative setting.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website:

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Human Resources Contact:
Izzy Isquierdo
(000) -
[email protected]

Hiring Unit Contact:
Bill Douglas
(916) 322-7617
[email protected]

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
Randi Thompson, EEO Officer
(916) 445-9174
[email protected]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Additional Application Information

• How to Apply for state jobs:
• Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers Account is highly recommended .
• Important: Make sure your contact information, i.e., address, phone number(s), etc., is current in your CalCareers Account.
• DO NOT include ANY confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State Application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, age, student identification number, driver license (unless required), examination results, LEAP status, and marital status.
• Incomplete or late application packages will NOT be considered.
• In order for experience to be considered, applications must be completed fully, including the “From” and “To” employment dates, “Hours Per Week”, employer contact information, and “Duties Performed" fields for all jobs listed in the “Employment History” (Resumes do not take the place of these fields on the STD. 678). For civil service classifications, do not use working titles.
• If you choose to not submit electronically and are mailing or dropping off your hard copy State Application (STD. 678), please use the revised 10/2023 version.
• If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, please include a copy of your degree or unofficial transcripts for verification. Foreign transcripts must be accompanied by an academic credential evaluation.
• Please note that the CalCareer system  will not allow you to make changes to your application information once it is submitted.
• For general information about getting a job at the state, please review the linked video .

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Salary

$8.89k - $11.13k