Title: Business Manager/Finance Director
Definition: The Business Manager is responsible for all budgeting, payroll, and accounting operations within the district
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration with emphasis in accounting or equivalent training and experience.
- Experience in school finance.
- Experience in a supervisory capacity.
- Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Specialized Data Systems or comparable software.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with students, parents, staff and community.
- Knowledge of governmental accounting procedures, fund accounting and school budgeting procedures preferred.
- Knowledge of school financial reporting preferred.
- Knowledge of real estate, property and employee insurance practice preferred.
- Organizational skills to complete tasks timely and responsibly.
Reports To: Superintendent of Schools
Job Goals:
- Administer the business affairs of the district in such a manner as to provide the best possible educational services with the financial and food service resources available.
- Assist the superintendent in the development, administration and evaluation of the business services program of the district.
Professional/Ethical Responsibilities:
It is imperative that the person employed in this position display, at all times, acceptable professional and ethical standards. These expectations are as follows, but are not limited to:
- Confidentiality
- Courtesy
- Cooperation and positive attitude
- Reliability and punctuality
- Accuracy and efficiency
- Timeliness in respect to deadlines
- Integrity and respect
- High regard for student learning and progressive educational endeavors
Responsibilities and Duties::
- Responsible to the superintendent of schools and functions in a collaborative manner with the superintendent and the School Board to provide for the success of all students.
- Supervises the management of the financial affairs of the schools at the district level, building level, special programs budget level.
- Carries out appropriate reporting and transmissions to the state.
- Assumes responsibility for the budget development and long-range financial planning.
- Establishes and supervises accounting and purchasing programs adequate to record in detail all money, purchase card transactions, and resource acquisitions.
- Administers and manages accounting operations, including general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, accounts receivable, grants, reconciliation of bank statements and fixed assets.
- Supervises the collection, safekeeping, and distribution of all funds.
- Invests district funds for the best possible interest rate and in such a manner as to have such funds available when needed.
- Initiates suggestions and plans periodically for improvement in business practices in the district.
- Collaborates with the superintendent, administrators, and directors of transportation, technology, human resources, grants, facilities, and maintenance coordinating the district’s supporting services.
- Responsible for effectively maintaining account integrity as new programs are added and new grants received and formulate reporting policies as necessary
- Ensures the district remains in compliance with all financial federal regulations, state statures and local ordinances.
- Responsible to produce the district mill levy calculation to the county and the state.
- Ensure the district charter school is in compliance with the district contract.
- Administers a budget control system for the district.
- Acts as advisor to the superintendent on all questions relating to the business and financial affairs of the district.
- Arranges and participates in the internal auditing of all school accounts.
- Assists the superintendent with interpreting the financial concerns of the district to the school board and internal and external community.
- Prepare annual W-2s and 1099-MISC forms.
- Prepare and submit all required tax filings and quarterly reports with the federal, state and local governments as well as with PERA.
- Distributes monthly financial reports to the Board of Education as required by state statute.
- Participates with the negotiation team for the Board of Education.
- Maintain transparency documentation on website.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
Terms of Employment:
- Twelve-month employee with vacations according to policy.
- Salary and benefits as per Board policy.
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the Board policy and procedures for evaluation.