Chief Fiscal Administrative Officer

The Position

Under general direction the CFAO plans organizes and directs departmental fiscal budgetary and administrative operations to ensure sound financial stewardship regulatory compliance and alignment with County objectives and Board of Supervisors priorities. This senior-level management position provides strategic fiscal and administrative leadership for a large complex department delivering essential public services to the community. The incumbent serves as a key member of the Departments leadership team and a trusted advisor to the Director translating policy direction into effective fiscal strategies and operational practices. Responsibilities include oversight of complex operating and capital budgets enterprise and special revenue funds grants administration and long-range financial planning that supports departmental programs infrastructure and service delivery. This position plays a critical role in supporting capital improvement projects monitoring revenues and expenditures evaluating fiscal impacts of proposed programs and ensuring internal controls and financial systems support efficient and transparent operations across the Department of Community Services.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative team-oriented leader with deep public sector finance experience and a strong understanding of governmental accounting budgeting and internal controls. They are comfortable operating in a politically sensitive environment communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences and bring a solution-oriented mindset to complex fiscal and administrative challenges. A successful candidate will demonstrate proven leadership in managing complex governmental budgets and financial systems strong analytical skills with the ability to assess financial risk and develop long-term fiscal strategies experience advising executive leadership and governing bodies the ability to build trust and productive working relationships across the department throughout the County and is committed to transparency accountability and continuous improvement.

How To Apply

Interested applicants should submit a County of Yolo online employment application with attached verification of education documents and complete responses to the required supplemental questions by the listed closing date. For additional important and detailed information see the Application & Selection Processsection of this job announcement.

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Minimum Qualifications

The minimum qualifications required for a candidate to proceed in the selection process are as follow:

• Education:A Bachelors Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Business Administration Public Administration Accounting Finance Economics or a closely related field;

• Experience:Six (6) years of responsible professional experience performing administrative budget management fiscal and/or program analytical work including a minimum of two (2) years of supervisory and/or management experience.
  
  
• License: Some positions in this classification may require incumbents to possess and maintain a valid California drivers license Class C or higher to carry out job related duties. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a physical or mental disability may request a reasonable accommodation.

Application Process

It is highly recommended that you print this job bulletin for future reference.Application information must be current concise related to the requirements in this job announcement. Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the date of your submission. See theEmployment Standards section of this job announcement for a list of minimum qualifications.

Incomplete applications will be disqualified.A resume may be included with your application; however it WILL NOT substitute for the information requested on the application. Ensure that relevant information to be considered in the screening for minimum qualifications step is included within the online application system fields. Additionally verification of education and responses to the supplemental questions must be included with your submission as detailed below.

• By uploading / attaching to the online application
• By e-mail to
• By fax to
• By hand-delivery to 625 Court Street Room 101 Woodland CA 95695. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM.

1. A written statement from a U.S. accredited university or college that states that the applicant is qualified for entrance to a program of graduate studies for which a degree in a related field is required.
2. An evaluation of the applicants degree and coursework equivalency by a private organization that provides foreign credential evaluation services. The evaluation must include a comparison of comparable U.S. courses for content credit and grade.

• Educational Records Evaluation Service
  601 University Ave. Suite 127 Sacramento CA 95825
• Foreign Education Document Service
  P.O. Box 151739 San Diego CA 92175
• Center for Applied Research Evaluation & Education Inc.
  P.O. Box 18358 Anaheim CA 92817
• Global Services Associates Inc.
  409 North Pacific Coast Highway # 393 Redondo Beach CA 90277
• International Education Research Foundation Credentials Evaluation Service
  P.O. Box 3665 Culver City CA 90231

The following is a tentative schedule of steps that will occur as part of the selection process. The selection process steps and all listed dates may change with or without notice.

• Screen for Minimum Qualifications
• Screen for Best Qualifiedif applicable
• Department Selection Interviews
• Reference Checks
• Conditional Job Offer Pending Pre-Employment Exams
  • Drug & Alcohol Screen
  • Department of Justice LiveScan
• Confirmed Job Offer