Why Wayzata?
- Competitive salary and benefits – Our benefits include medical, dental, and life insurance; long term disability and employee assistance program.
- Good People – We strive to hire good people that work well together and have fun doing it.
- High student achievement
Position Summary:
The Director of Finance directs the District financial accounting system; supervises the payroll system; delegates the collection and disbursement of District funds and cash management system; prepares and/or supervises the preparation of required local, State and Federal financial reports; assists with the compilation and coordination of the District budget; and assists with other responsibilities as may be assigned by the Executive Director of Finance and Business Services.
Responsibilities:
- Supervises staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
- Directs and oversees the implementation and integrity of internal controls and operations for the financial accounting and financial management, which includes: planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, and/or standards; ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; coordinating activities between multiple service areas; and, working to integrate and coordinate service areas.
- Facilitates and manages the development of the District’s annual budget and short and long-range projections, which includes: gathering and coordinating data; analyzing data; projecting revenues; formatting accumulated data into formal budget documents; presenting budget data and changes to the Board for approval; monitoring the overall budget on a regular basis; preparing reports; and, performing other related activities.
- Reviews, interprets, analyzes, and prepares a variety of financial/accounting statements, information, data, and reports; makes recommendations based on findings.
- Serves as a liaison with employees and external organizations; represents the District at a variety of meetings, training sessions, on committees, and or other related events.
- Directs the implementation of a variety of non-routine, complex projects related to financial operations.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university. Master’s degree, CPA, School Finance Experience desired.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Managerial principles;
- Public School accounting systems and principles;
- Advanced internal control practices;
- Advanced financial analysis principles and methods;
- Auditing principles and practices;
- Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines.
- Automated financial systems;
- Research methods and techniques;
- Advanced budgeting principles;
- Financial control practices and procedures;
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
- Governmental Accounting Standard Board (GASB) principles.
- Monitoring and evaluating the work of subordinate staff;
- Prioritizing and assigning work;
- Using computers and related software applications;
- Interpreting and applying applicable Federal, State, and/or Local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines;
- Evaluating complex financial systems and efficiently formulating and implementing accounting methods, procedures, forms, and records;
- Preparing, analyzing, and interpreting complex financial statements, reports, and analyses;
- Developing and enforcing finance and accounting procedures and principles;
- Designing and implementing finance, budgeting, accounting and record keeping systems;
- Conducting complex research, preparing related reports, and presenting findings;
- Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Application procedure:
- Apply online at www.wayzataschools.org/apply
- Position closes on June 24, 2022
- For a confidential inquiry, please reach out to DeeDee Kahring, Executive Director of Finance and Operations at 763-745-5023