QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field
Knowledge of principles and practices of the following areas encompassing business management: Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Purchasing, Cash Management, Employee Management, Insurance, Real Estate, and Budgeting
Ability to interpret federal and state laws, policy, procedures and data
Strong communication, public relations and interpersonal skills
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure that all business and support functions are supportive of the instructional goals and objectives of the district.
Effectively communicate with staff, community, media, and school board.
Reinforce achievement and expectations within the finance, accounting, and food service departments.
Analyze and develop improvements in the budgetary system of the district, including budget methods and techniques, format, and presentation.
Develop long-range financial planning projections and models given current and anticipated.
Assist the superintendent in the development of capital improvement programs and supervises the implementation of such programs and plans.
Supervise and work directly with the department directors in finance, accounting, and food service.
Arrange for the provision of key external services to the district, including auditing, banking, legal, property appraisal, tax collection, real estate, property maintenance and improvement, and insurance services.
Provide monthly accounting of all income and expenditures, and prepare and analyze all financial statements.
Assist the superintendent in the development of budget guidelines, coordinate preparation of the budget, and assist key administrators in the review of the annual budget.
Prepare analyses of budget requests and projections of revenues for the superintendent’s review.
Prepare and recommend to the school board amendments to the budget as required.
Prudently manage a portfolio of short term investments of the district’s surplus or unencumbered funds.
Ensure all bidding documents, including invitations for bids, instructions to bidders, specifications, and advertisement for bid are prepared appropriately prior to distribution.
Provide leadership for the development and implementation of the finance, accounting, and food service departments.
Is directly accountable to the superintendent in the discharge of assigned duties and responsibilities and is accountable to the Board of Trustees through the Superintendent.