Summary:
Direct all business services to ensure that resources necessary to support District goals and achieve student outcomes are allocated and expended in a manner consistent with statutory requirements, applicable rules and regulations, and school board policies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage all financial planning, including budgets, levies, investments, bonding, enrollment projections and borrowing
- Manage financial and accounting services which satisfy the needs of the School District and conform to requirements of the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS)
- Coordinate a cost-effective property, casualty and liability insurance program consistent with statutory requirements, applicable rules and regulations, and School Board policy; assist the personnel department with payroll aspects of employee benefits administration
- Review and compose all of the District’s non-labor agreements
- Manage all School District elections in conformance with statutory requirements
- Manage the School District’s cash flow so as to meet financial obligations and maximize investment earnings with statutory limitations
- Act as a member of the Superintendent’s Cabinet in carrying out the day-to-day operations of the School District, preparing for and attending all School Board meetings, and advising the Superintendent and Board on matters relating to the Finance Department.
- Supervise the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department
- Develops short-term and long-term financial goals for the district, regular financial forecasts, and other financial reports for internal and external use by the District.
- Directs, plans and coordinates the District’s budget planning, development and implementation process.
- Develop and lead implementation of the district’s long-range financial planning process including the district’s financial management strategy in alignment with the district’s mission.
- Provide technical financial advice and counsel to managers and school board on all financial matters.
- Maintain a system of controls and record keeping ensuring that expenditures are within the limitations of the approved budget.
- Ensure improvement of the budgeting process by educating budget managers.
- Ensure compliance, accuracy, timeliness and clarity in financial reporting.
- Collaborate with the executive director of human resources in the collective bargaining process by participating in contract negotiations and school board negotiations strategy sessions.
- Maintain and improve administrative and operational accounting services for management investments, 403b/457 plans, grants, payroll, accounts payable and purchasing.
- Oversee the annual District financial audit and submission for the Certificate in Excellence in Financial Reporting.
ISD 622 Universal Competencies:
Accountability — Accept personal and shared accountability for the results of our work with learners
Integrity — Demonstrate the core values of openness, honesty and integrity in every interaction
Excellence — Seek excellence and attain high levels of achievement in every endeavor
Achievement — Focus on the results of action (learning) and not the action itself (teaching)
Courage — Do what needs to be done because it is the right thing to do
Teamwork — Willing to collaborate
Respect — Respect every individual and provide high levels of service for internal and external customers
The duties of this position may change from time to time. ISD 622 reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at their discretion. The job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.