The County of Santa Barbara is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Department of Social Services in Santa Barbara, California. We are seeking a finance and accounting professional who has strong organizational leadership skills, financial acumen, strategic business thinking, and experience with complex financial systems and programs in a governmental agency, preferably a California health and human services organization. This position is categorized as a Financial Services Manager III classification within the County’s leadership series.

The ideal candidate is a public accounting and budgeting expert, with the ability to see the bigger picture and make decisions based on a commitment to long-term financial integrity. As CFO, you will be an integral part of the Department’s leadership team, helping navigate the Department through changing fiscal and policy mandates, priority-setting, and funding decisions that best support the Department’s mission to help vulnerable members of our community become safe, supported, and self-sufficient.