Job Description

Job Title

Position Title: Assistant Director - Budget Planning and Analysis

Location: DPSCD Central Office, 3011 West Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202

Salary: $81,929 - $111,190

Reports to: Executive Director of Budget and Planning

Bargaining Unit: N/A

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Telecommuting Eligibility: Eligible for telecommuting up to 40% (two days per week)

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director of Budget position implements and facilitates a number of key initiatives for the district including preparation of the annual General Fund budget and related amendments, monthly financial statements and board documents, costs assessments for district initiatives, and long-term budget projections. The Assistant Director of Budget position will report to the Executive Director of Budget and Planning .

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in business, Masters preferred
• Experience with school budgeting and fund accounting
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel
• Two to three years' experience in finance, consulting, or school budget preferred
• Strategic thinker who can support alignment of initiatives to strategic plan.

Core Competencies:

The following skills and experiences are recommended qualifications for this role:

• Exceptional communicator who can clearly communicate district priorities and requirements.
• Flexibility to work with diverse, cross functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Delivering results within time constraints.
• Demonstrate effective communication both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting/reporting process, conventions, and standards.
• Knowledge in position control, position budgeting, or FTE/headcount management.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and organizational skills.
• Able to take care of customer needs while following company procedures.

Essential Functions:

Supervise and build the annual budget, various amendments, and budget spread for financial reporting purposes

Work with department heads and District leadership to assess the full financial impact of each of their district initiatives and areas of responsibility.

Validates the quality and accuracy of source data from District departments.

Track actual expenditures and provide budget to actual comparisons/reports for department leaders including senior management.

Completion of monthly financial budget reports for School Board and District Leadership review.

Interprets and explains physical drivers of absolute costs and variances to targets.

Interface with District leaders, managers, staff and community members to obtain feedback on the District's budget and alignment to priorities.

Lead internal teams and manage external vendors regarding budget software improvements and implementation:

Create continuous feedback system among users of Planning Analytics, the District's budget development software, to identify areas for improvement.

Assess, recommend and implement system improvements.

Develop training and user guides/tools as required

Ensure that Planning Analytics aligns and integrates with PeopleSoft, the District's ERP system.

Develop and monitor revenue projections (local, State and Federal) for the District for the current and next three years.

Prepare issue-to-issue, quarter-over-quarter, budget performance, and year-over-year schedules to support analytical requirements and senior management reviews.

Explain key budget/cost assumptions, guidelines and parameters to forecast surplus/cash flow.

Develop processes/models to improve accuracy and robustness of budget forecasts.

Manage and update the District's longer-term 3-to-5-year budget projections to plan for and maintain a balanced budget.

Supervises and completes ad hoc financial analysis requests.

Complete other duties as assigned and required for effective operations of the Finance department .

Security Clearance:

Internal Applicants

If you are a current Detroit Public Schools Community District employee, you do not have to submit to a new security clearance, unless your new role requires a different type of criminal background check.

External Applicants

In alignment with Michigan law, if you are hired to fill a position, you will be required to submit to a Detroit Public Schools Community District criminal background check. Information regarding required background checks will be shared at point of hire.

Method of Application:

Applicants must apply through the online application system. Only applications submitted through the online application system will be considered for any posted position and all applications require a resume to be considered.

Successful candidates are required to submit official transcript(s) at point of offer to hire. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide all documentation (including copies) as requested.

Applicants requesting assistance during the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email at [email protected] or phone at (313) 873-6897.