Fiscal Supervisor, Budget (JO#6789)

Judicial Council of California; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Commuter reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Retirement savings plans

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

The Judicial Council of California is seeking a Fiscal Supervisor in the Budget Services office to oversee statewide budget activities for all trial courts. The role manages staff, budget development, revenue administration, and compliance with statutes and council policies.

The position emphasizes producing accurate revenue projections, maximizing branch revenues, and ensuring program integrity across multiple funds. Hybrid work is offered with in-person days at SF or Sacramento offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years of professional experience in accounting, finance, budget analysis, or contract administration, including one (1) year in supervision.
• Juris doctor, MBA, or master’s degree with two (2) years of experience, including one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Experience substituting education for degree or related field may be substituted year-for-year.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fund administration for multiple judicial branch funds.
• Oversee guidance and technical assistance to trial courts on enhanced collections and revenue distribution.
• Oversee implementation and annual reporting for Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts.
• Oversee trial court budget process activities and reimbursement categories.
• Oversee development of trial court funding requests and legislative analyses.
• Provide guidance and oversight to staff in the Court Support Unit.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or directly related field

Juris doctor, MBA, or master’s degree in finance, contract administration, or related field

Job description

JOB TITLE: Fiscal Supervisor, Budget

LOCATION: San Francisco or Sacramento, CA

JOB OPENING #: 6789

OVERVIEW

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Fiscal Supervisor with the Budget Services office.

The Fiscal Supervisor over the Court Support unit within the Trial Court Budget Management Section is responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the work of assigned staff who support statewide budget activities for the 58 trial courts. The role provides oversight of budget development, program support, revenue administration, enhanced collections, and revenue distribution processes, ensuring they are carried out accurately, consistently, and in compliance with applicable statutes, Judicial Council policies, and fiscal management requirements.

The Fiscal Supervisor ensures the delivery of effective budgetary support to trial courts, counties, and Judicial Council offices, with particular emphasis on producing accurate revenue projections, maximizing branch revenues, and supporting informed fiscal decision making. The position is accountable for maintaining program integrity and operational compliance across multiple judicial branch funds and trial court programs. The supervisor is also responsible for ensuring staff are trained, supported, and equipped to perform complex fiscal and analytical responsibilities essential to the administration of statewide trial court funding.

The Judicial Council

The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work-life balance, including substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package, including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and retirement savings plans. The San Francisco office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee fund administration for judicial branch funds including but not limited to: Trial Court Trust Fund, State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund, State Court Facilities Construction Fund, Court Facilities Trust Fund, Appellate Court Trust Fund, Court Interpreters Fund, Family Law Trust Fund, and Court Facilities Architecture Revolving Fund.
• Oversee guidance and technical assistance provided to trial courts and counties on enhanced collections and the distribution of court-ordered debt (revenue distribution) consistent with statute and Judicial Council policy.
• Oversee implementation and annual reporting for the Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts program.
• Oversee trial court budget process activities, including reimbursement payments for multiple reimbursement categories (prisoner hearing, extraordinary homicide, service of process, elder abuse, and jury costs) and trial court emergency funding and cash advance/loan requests.
• Oversee the development of trial court funding requests, annual budget change proposals, and legislative bill analyses to ensure all materials are accurate, timely, aligned with judicial branch priorities, and professionally presented.
• Provide guidance, support, and oversight to staff within the Court Support Unit, including but not limited to performance monitoring, training, and development.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, finance, accounting, or directly related field, and five (5) years of professional experience in accounting, finance, budgetary analysis, or contract administration, which includes at least one (1) year of supervisory experience. An additional four (4) years of professional experience in the assigned function as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

OR

Juris doctor, Master of Business Administration, or a master’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline such as finance, contract administration, or accountancy, and two (2) years of experience as identified above, including one (1) year of previous supervisory experience.

OR

One (1) year as a Senior Fiscal Analyst or other level (C43) class or three (3) years as a Fiscal Analyst or other level (C42) class with the Judicial Council of California or one (1) year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an exempt-level Senior Fiscal Analyst, or three (3) years as an exempt-level Fiscal Analyst, in a California superior court or California state-level government entity and a) completion of training courses on topics related to effective supervision within six (6) months of promotion; or b) one (1) year of previous supervisory experience.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in supervisory and leadership competencies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, public speaking, and presentation skills.
• Experience with state, local, or federal budget processes.
• Professional experience writing, editing, and finalizing comprehensive, original reports, proposals, memoranda, and other formal documents.
• Excellent customer service, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong Microsoft Suite skills.

OTHER

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.