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County of San Luis Obispo

Principal Administrative Manager

san luis obispo, CA

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About this opportunity

County of San Luis Obispo lists this Principal Administrative Manager opportunity in san luis obispo, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

The Sheriff’s Office is seeking a driven and strategic leader to serve as the Principal Administrative Manager. Overseeing a complex budget of approximately $130 million, this leadership role plays a vital part in driving fiscal accountability, operational efficiency, and administrative excellence across the agency.

The Principal Administrative Manager will provide high-level leadership and oversight across key administrative operations, including department contracts, grant management, quarterly financial reports, the annual fee schedule, and preparing formal board letters. Additionally, this position will directly guide our finance and business operations units, empowering skilled accountants in budget management and guiding the business office and support teams that keep the department moving forward.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in business or public administration, accounting, or a closely related field. In addition , three years of progressively responsible professional-level experience in finance or accounting, human resources, or other administrative functions, including two years of supervision over professional-level classifications.

Under general direction, assumes substantive and significant responsibility for the administrative operations, including financial and budgetary, human resources, information systems, and other activities of a large department or division; organizes and directs office and business activities to ensure effective operations; supervises, trains, and evaluates the performance of assigned lower-level management, professional, paraprofessional, and technical staff.

Background Investigation

Any felony conviction

Recent misdemeanor conviction, or any two misdemeanor convictions as an adult

Poor employment history

Any sale, manufacture, or cultivation of illegal drugs

Recent use of illegal substances such as opiates, hallucinogens, injectables, cocaine, methamphetamine, or similar substance

Poor driving record such as numerous hazardous traffic violations or chargeable accidents

Recent conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, or any two convictions for this offense as an adult

Any act of domestic violence, as defined by law

Any crime committed against a child

Behavior or derogatory remarks constituting discrimination or bias toward others based on their race, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other protected class

Any material misstatement of fact or intentional omission of information during the application or background process

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Worksite address

san luis obispo, CA, 93403, US

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