Position Title: Special Education Finance Specialist
Start Date: June 16, 2025
Hours: Full Time position, 261 contract days
Description:
This position is responsible for providing administrative support activities requiring thorough knowledge and understanding of special education rules, regulations and policies that affect the entire District. Works collaboratively with the Director of Student Support Services to monitor Federal Funded staff for fiscal monitoring purposes.
Minimum Requirements:
Associates Degree in Accounting and five years of increasingly responsible experience related to the areas of assignment; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties.
Knowledge preferred:
- Experience with Special Education finance
- UFARS, SERVS Financial and SEDRA Knowledge
- General principles and practices of accounting
- General governmental fund accounting practices
- Financial software (currently using Skyward)
- Applicable knowledge of MN and Federal rules and regulations
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement, coordinate and supervise district special education accounting functions necessary to maintain compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, state statutes and board policy.
- Assist with analyzing legislative updates and other procedural guideline changes and interpret impact on the department’s financial position. Review all special services finance budgeting checks and balances along with 3rd party billing revenues. Advise director on the budget administration.
- Compile and analyze District information such as employee salaries, all State and Federal funds such as, Title, Alternative Delivery, RTI, Federal Section 619 and 611, Statewide, diversity and develop reports as requested by the Director of Student Support Services. Serve as assistant to Director for Student Support Services for legal financial matters.
- Collect and prepare confidential data and develop service billing forms for the district such as tuition bills and agreements, care and treatment bills, outside agency bills.
- Monitor compliance with federally funded staff. Collects time study activity logs and recalculates the percent of expenditure that comes out of the federal funds based on the time spent on the aligned activity.
- Assist with year-end audit procedures including, tuition agreements, calculation of receivables and revenue verification.
- Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
Salary Range: $62,500-$75,000
Benefits:
Mahtomedi Public Schools offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, and long-term disability coverage. We also offer voluntary plans such as accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and short-term disability insurance, along with flexible spending accounts, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and retirement plans. These benefits reflect our commitment to supporting your health and well-being.
Mahtomedi Public Schools will not discriminate against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.