Director of Finance

2 weeks ago

Phoenix, AZ, United States Madison Elementary District Full time
Madison Elementary School District #38

POSITION TITLE:DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

SALARY RANGE: $99,992-$124,882 (DOE)

LENGTH OF WORK YEAR/GRADE ON SALARY SCHEDULE:

Twelve months/Administrative Salary Schedule
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: Supervised By: Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services
Supervise and Evaluate: Accounting Coordinator, Accounting Specialist, Accounts Payable Technician, AZEDS/ADM Compliance Manager, Enrollment Specialist, Student Information Systems Manager, Payroll Supervisor, Purchasing/Warehouse Supervisor

JOB GOAL:

Under general direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services, the Director of Finance provides dynamic, responsive, and forward thinking vision in fiscal services; collaborates with other departments to maintain fiscal stability of the District; provides leadership in directing, planning, developing, and managing District finances to maintain financial integrity and to meet the mission and goals of the District; this includes directing and organizing District accounting and financial record keeping activities; and preparing, developing, monitoring, and revising the annual budget.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  1. Four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative, supervisory or staff experience involved in the areas of accounting, payroll and purchasing; interpretation of policies and installation of procedures.
  2. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or similar field or any combination of professional training or experience equivalent to four years in financial analysis, or in fields directly related to position requirements.
  3. Knowledge of principles of statistics and accounting.
  4. Knowledge of office management principles, methods and procedures.
  5. Knowledge of legal provisions and requirements concerning the business procedures of a school district.
  6. Knowledge of statistical and research methods.
  7. Knowledge of automated computer systems, databases, spreadsheets.
  8. Ability to plan, organize and administer the operations and activities of the Business Services department.
  9. Ability to administer budget and financial controls.
  10. Ability to train and evaluate technical staff.
  11. Ability to analyze and interpret data.
  12. Ability to analyze, interpret and administer laws and regulations relating to a school district.
  13. Ability to analyze and prepare financial statements and reports.
  14. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  15. Ability to plan and coordinate inter-departmental activities.
  16. Ability to implement general policy decisions into effective plans of action.
  17. Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
  18. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  19. Ability to delegate responsibility, meet schedules and timelines, and prepare, develop and present relevant training materials.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  1. Communicate regularly with the Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services on all fiscal matters.
  2. Provide administrative direction for the budget and accounting functions of the District.
  3. Work collaboratively with Human Resources and Information Technology Services to monitor position control and other fiscal-related systems and functions
  4. Conduct financial projections and analysis of District income and expenditures including multiyear analysis and multi-funded cash flow analysis for facility projects.
  5. Prepare financial projections and impact analysis for District negotiations with employee bargaining groups.
  6. Prepare, develop, monitor and revise the District budget.
  7. Participate in maintaining the District's financial integrity by implementing sound fiscal plans, internal control systems, audit activities, and system conversion and integration.
  8. Plan, organize and control the budget development and monitoring process.
  9. Plan and direct the District's internal and external audit processes. Communicate regularly with Principals and Leadership Team members on site and program fiscal management.
  10. Prepare, develop and present annual budget training guidelines to District wide site level personnel.
  11. Develop improvements to accounting, payroll and purchasing systems.
  12. Direct personnel in payroll preparation, accounts payable, accounts receivable, attendance accounting, and purchasing.
  13. Participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of fiscal services department employees.
  14. Establish accounting procedures for property and equipment inventories.
  15. Direct the compilation and reporting of information for the District's Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes and related cash flow analysis.
  16. Assist in planning, assembling, and presenting data for advisory groups.
  17. Review all financial reports required by county, state and federal regulations before submission to agencies.
  18. Provide oversight for mandates costs.
  19. Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete and abstract variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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