Operations and Budget Officer - (Contract)

The Job

PRIORITY REVIEW DATE: OCTOBER 10TH


PRIORITY REVIEW DATE: Qualified candidates who submit applications by October 10, 2025, will be considered for First round Interviews!

Children and Families Commission - First 5 San Bernardino is seeking a Operations and Budget Officer (Contract) to oversee every aspect of Children and Families Commission's $26 million dollar operating budget including fund balance, revenues, trending, impact analysis, balance sheets and annual audit under the direction of the Assistant Director, performing a broad range of of duties.

Primary duties include but are not limited to:

• Directs the preparation of the financial statements in preparation of annual audits.
  
• Interpret financial and operational contract terms (conduct site visits to ensure compliance with contracts and regulations).
  
• Direct operations/administrative support activities via subordinate Supervising Accountant; supervise accountants, analysts, and support staff.
  
• Oversee business office management activities through a subordinate Supervising Office Assistant.
  
• Oversees and manages the planning, coordination, reviewing and evaluation of fiscal and financial operations of the First 5 Department in the areas of payroll, budgeting, fiscal control, accounting, purchasing, and contract administration.
  
• Manages a multiple funding stream budget which includes preparation, review, revision reviews budget deviations; assists, advises, analyzes and prioritizes internal division budget requests; makes difficult strategic budget decisions; provides justifications and prepares the final budget package.
  
• Supervises through subordinate supervisors; selects, trains, evaluates and disciplines staff, explains new policies, procedures, methods and systems; serves as a reference for complex, substantial problems.
  
• Coordinates the development and review of all performance measures, indirect cost rates, reimbursement procedures and claims from state and federal agencies grant and allocation programs and trains staff on policies and procedures.
  
• Performs economic forecasting and development of short and long term financial plans, methods and sources; oversees analysis of revenue and expenditure projections, capital projects and financial resources management.
  
• Monitors legislation; directs the development of systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance and conformance with applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations, policies and procedures, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) and BARS (Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting Systems) standards.
  
• Makes presentations of the department's financial status and operations to the Commission, residents and civic organizations.
  

EXCELLENT BENEFITS AND SALARY!

HEALTH BENEFITS

PAID TIME OFF

RETIREMENT PERKS

- Medical and Dental: Family Coverage

- Generous premium subsidies

- Flexible Spending Account: Pre-tax account for qualified health care expenses

- Employer paid vision coverage

- Up to 4 weeks with accruable vacation (by years of service)

- Additional 80 hours administrative leave with cash out option

- 11 days accruable sick leave

- 15 paid holidays

- Generous Pension

- Retirement reciprocity may be available!

- 401(k) County match up to 8%

- 457(b) with .5-for-1 County match up to .5% of salary

- Retirement Medical Trust Fund - County Contribution

DCAP Account - County Paid Life Insurance - AD&D Insurance 529 Savings Plan -Short & Long Term Disability - Wellness Program

Commuter Services - Employee Discounts - Annual Tuition Reimbursement

To view information on First 5 San Bernardino, click here: https://first5sanbernardino.org/

This is a contract, non-classified position and serves at the pleasure of the Children and Families Commission and the Appointing Authority.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Travel: Travelthroughout the County is required. Employees will be required to make provisions for transportation and may be required to use personal vehicles (mileage reimbursement is available). At the time of hire, a valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced for the individual providing the transportation.

Background : Candidates selected for this position must pass a background investigation and medical examination including drug screening; candidate selected for law enforcement departments, public safety positions, or positions where legally required, must pass a more stringent background check.
Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements

Education: A Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in finance, economics, accounting or public/business administration, or other relevant field.
AND

Experience: Two (2) years of professional-level governmental accounting and finance experience with administrative oversight for financial analysis, budget management, and internal service fund rate calculations. Must include at least one (1) year of supervisory experience. Experience may be concurrent.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree and have experience with SAP.

Selection Process

Examination Procedure :

PRIORITY REVIEW DATE: Qualified candidates who submit applications by October 10, 2025, will be considered for First round Interviews!

There will be a determination of minimum qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring authority for a selection interview.

Application Procedure :

Complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by the filing deadline. ( Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.)

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

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EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request these points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Information (Download PDF) .

For more important details, review the Applicant Information and County Employment Process .

This position does not have benefits.

Closing Date/Time: 10/17/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• San Bernardino County

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