Fiscal Supervisor

Fiscal Supervisor

The Fiscal Supervisor serves a key leadership role in the Office of Access & Inclusion (OAI), providing direct supervision and strategic oversight of a small fiscal compliance team. This position is responsible for ensuring sound financial management of grant funds distributed to legal aid organizations and pro bono programs throughout California. The Fiscal Supervisor is responsible for maintaining the highest standards of fiscal accountability, regulatory compliance and operational excellence while fostering a collaborative team environment and strong relationships internally and with our grantee partners and other stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring deep fiscal and financial expertise ideally with a background in accounting, auditing, or financial management, such as a CPA or equivalent experience combined with a strong understanding of grantmaking and compliance in a public or nonprofit setting. They will be a detail-oriented and analytical professional who has the capacity to ensure fiscal integrity, accuracy and accountability across complex grant programs. This individual will also guide, develop and mentor a small team that is in the middle of a critical growth period. While not a requirement, the ideal candidate will have experience working in grantmaking and with legal organizations or other nonprofits in CA. The Fiscal Supervisor will :

• Oversee fiscal compliance and financial monitoring, in close collaboration with grants administration leadership, to ensure compliance with grant terms, accounting standards and government regulations
• Supervise, mentor and develop a small team who have varying levels of fiscal and compliance expertise, fostering a culture of accuracy and accountability
• Identify areas for process improvements and / or trainings, including standardization of fiscal knowledge and tools to improve efficiency and accuracy of grantee compliance
• Collaborate with team leadership to update fiscal compliance policies and procedures that reflect best practices in accounting, auditing and grants administration
• Write financial reports and memos and present to Legal Trust Fund Commission or their relevant committees on fiscal compliance issues, as needed
• Represent OA&I at regional meetings and conferences related to legal aid funding, financial compliance and grants management.

The Program Supervisor is responsible for supervising the management of programs, policies, and procedures, facilitating the development of operational guidelines for new programs and ensuring activities of programs are completed in accordance with procedures and policies. The Program Supervisor has direct supervision over subordinate clerical, technical, para-professional, and professional positions specific to the division or unit to which they are assigned; and performs related work as required.

The Program Supervisor provides first level supervision over support staff in an assigned division / unit and performs the most complex work. This class is characterized by the responsibility for assuring the activities of the assigned major programs or support functions are completed in accordance with the procedures and policies of the Bar.

The Program Supervisor is distinguished from the Administrative Supervisor in that the former has knowledge of complex and advanced program functions and supervises staff in the performance of specialized program functions. The latter typically will have supervisory duties over administrative and / or clerical staff.

Examples of essential duties include, but are not limited to the following :

Knowledge of :

Ability to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Applicants who meet the Minimum Qualifications will be required to successfully complete the State Bar's selection process for this classification.

The State Bar of California's mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation, and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.

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