FCMAT Intervention Specialist (Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance)

FCMAT Intervention Specialist (Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance) at Kern County Superintendent of Schools

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Application Deadline

9/9/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

Date Posted

8/17/2026

Contact

Anisa Hernandez

636-4391

Number of Openings

Not Specified

Salary

Pay Range

$18,648 - $20.948 Monthly

Add l Salary Info

Maximum entry level for external candidates is $19,545 per month.

Length of Work Year

8 hours per day / 12 months per year

Employment Type

Full Time

Filing Deadline

September 9, 2026

Panel Interviews

September 21, 2026

Final Interviews

September 24, 2026

Work Location

Selected candidate can choose to work from a home office and is not required to reside in Bakersfield, CA. Extensive travel required.

Benefits

Holiday, sick leave and vacation benefits provided. Medical, dental, vision, and counseling plans provided for employee and family. Prepaid life insurance policy provided for the employee. Employees of this office are not covered by Social Security, but do have mandatory retirement coverage with California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).

Job Summary

Job Summary

Under general direction, the FCMAT Intervention Specialist will assist in providing guidance and support to California's TK-12 school districts, county offices of education, community colleges and charter schools on a variety of diverse areas including, but not limited to; policy formulation, procedural enhancements, technical assistance, governance matters, financial stewardship, personnel, management facility optimization, technological integration, business acumen and overarching realms of instructional and operational best practices. There is an emphasis on school and college fiscal matters including accounting, budgeting, and financial planning. The FCMAT Intervention Specialist will also be required to develop training or procedural guidelines for use by local educational agencies (LEAs) and provide professional learning. Extended work assignments throughout the state will be required.

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Requirements / Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred. Special certifications related to job duties, such as, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO), Chief Business Official (CBO), etc., are preferred. Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a chief financial officer (CFO), chief business official (CBO), chief technology officer (CTO), an assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate vice president/chancellor, vice president/chancellor or equivalent at a school district, charter school, county office of education or community college. Ten (10) years of experience as a chief financial officer (CFO), chief business official (CBO), chief technology officer (CTO), an assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate vice president/chancellor, vice president/chancellor or equivalent at a school district, charter school, county office of education or community college preferred. Attach any documents that you feel will help demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications listed above (i.e. resume, transcript, diploma). Documents you wish to attach should be uploaded via EDJOIN by the filing deadline in order to be considered in the hiring process (pertains to current employees also). REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Other (Proof of Education)
• Resume

Requirements / Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred. Special certifications related to job duties, such as, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO), Chief Business Official (CBO), etc., are preferred. Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a chief financial officer (CFO), chief business official (CBO), chief technology officer (CTO), an assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate vice president/chancellor, vice president/chancellor or equivalent at a school district, charter school, county office of education or community college. Ten (10) years of experience as a chief financial officer (CFO), chief business official (CBO), chief technology officer (CTO), an assistant superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate vice president/chancellor, vice president/chancellor or equivalent at a school district, charter school, county office of education or community college preferred. Attach any documents that you feel will help demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications listed above (i.e. resume, transcript, diploma). Documents you wish to attach should be uploaded via EDJOIN by the filing deadline in order to be considered in the hiring process (pertains to current employees also). REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

• Other (Proof of Education)
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

IMPORTANT COMMENTS: Work location can be anywhere in California (relocation to Kern is not required) and extensive travel required. • All candidates will be notified by email throughout the hiring process. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act. This position is overtime exempt and has a probationary period of one year. "The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or parental status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics".

Comments and Other Information

IMPORTANT COMMENTS: Work location can be anywhere in California (relocation to Kern is not required) and extensive travel required. • All candidates will be notified by email throughout the hiring process. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act. This position is overtime exempt and has a probationary period of one year. "The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital or parental status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics".

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• Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team - FCMAT
• KCSOS Human Resources
• Salary Schedules
• Job Descriptions

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