Director, External Fiscal Services

Director, External Fiscal Services at Sonoma County Office Of Education Print Application Deadline 5/28/2026 4:00 PM Pacific Date Posted 4/24/2026 Contact Asia Teixeira 707-524-2679 Number of Openings 1 Salary Pay Range $204,474.00 - $212,735.00 Annually Add'l Salary Info There will be an additional 3% salary increase effective July 1, 2026. Competitive Benefit Package and Great Retirement Plan. Length of Work Year 12 Months (261 days) Employment Type Full Time About the Employer The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) works to engage, support, and empower our region's 40 public school districts. Together, these districts operate more than 170 schools and serve more than 64,000 students. Our staff of more than 300 recognizes the historical and systemic oppression within education and commits to disrupting and transforming the systems that perpetuate inequities. We are dedicated to ensuring all students have access to rich educational opportunities in safe, supportive learning environments where all students thrive and feel like they belong. SCOE is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on gender, color, race, ancestry, creed, religion, national origin, age, handicap or disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship status, or any other factor rendered unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Job Summary Job Summary Under the general direction of the Assistant Superintendent, Business Services/County Superintendent, the Director plans, organizes, and supervises the work of a staff engaged in preparing and maintaining all financial records and reports; to provide fiscal oversight of fiscal operations and related procedures for Sonoma County school districts; to ensure the accuracy of budget projections prepared by school districts; to work with and advise school districts and charter schools in the preparation of their budgets; to interpret, disseminate and implement laws, rules and regulations adopted by state and federal agencies and to perform related duties as assigned. Collaborate with the Educational Support Services staff in review and alignment of Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds with each district's Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). Supervise the new Fiscal Support Services being offered to districts and charter schools. This includes creating correspondence forms/documentation and setting up procedures and processes along with monitoring and assigning staff to engagements. Other responsibilities include interfacing with Local Education Agency (LEA) superintendents/administrators to assess financial service needs and work to be performed. View Job Description Requirements /

Qualifications Education:

• Increasingly responsible experience in the development and analysis of financial data and operating budgets, some of which have been in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Formal advanced training in the theory and practice of public or business administration or accounting is highly desirable.
• CPA desirable.

Experience:

• Increasingly responsible, technical accounting or auditing experience, preferably including some experience in a California public school district, county office of education, community college, government or equivalent work setting.
• Experience in the preparation and analysis of school budgets is desirable

Application Requirements:

Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three (3) Letters of Professional Recommendation within the last two years) Resume Requirements /

Qualifications Education:

• Increasingly responsible experience in the development and analysis of financial data and operating budgets, some of which have been in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Formal advanced training in the theory and practice of public or business administration or accounting is highly desirable.
• CPA desirable.

Experience:

• Increasingly responsible, technical accounting or auditing experience, preferably including some experience in a California public school district, county office of education, community college, government or equivalent work setting.
• Experience in the preparation and analysis of school budgets is desirable

Application Requirements:

Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three (3) Letters of Professional Recommendation within the last two years) Resume Links Related To This Job Sonoma County Office of Education - Who Are We Business Services SCOE Salary Schedules SCOE Benefits View Other Job Desc. / Ess. Elem. CalPERS Links Not all postings qualify for CalPERS. Informational Only. CalPERS Retirement Benefits

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