Rochester City School District
• $175K — $196K *Qualifications
Responsibilities
Benefits
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides leadership, direction, and oversight of all financial operations within the district, ensuring fiscal responsibility, transparency, and alignment with the district’s strategic priorities. The CFO administers the business affairs of the system in such a way as to provide the best possible educational services with the financial resources available, and is responsible for a financial management system that reflects the financial condition of the board of education on a timely and accurate basis. The CFO is responsible for advising the Superintendent and Board of Education on all budgetary and financial matters, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to support student success.
This role requires a deep understanding of public-school finance, urban district challenges, and compliance with state and federal regulations. The CFO ensures that financial decisions uphold equity, sustainability, and long-term district stability while adhering to recognized accounting and financial principles. The position also oversees budget planning, financial reporting, grants management, payroll, and procurement, working collaboratively across departments to ensure sound financial stewardship and operational efficiency.
Minimum Salary: $175,000 / per year
Maximum Salary: $196,000 / per year
Maintains anopen line of communication with the Superintendent.
Assistsin performing all tasks required to achieve the District’s mission.
Trainsand develops the financial unit staff to employ the best financial practices.
Serves as a liaison for the school district in financial matters with external auditors, New York State Education Department, and federal, state, and local government officials.
Works with the Superintendent and Executive Cabinet to implement the RCSD Strategic Plan by fostering professional relationships at the city, state, and national level.
Ensures adequate controls and documentation are in place, which guarantees that District procurements are compliant with government auditing standards.
Produces and manages the District’s annual budget to support the Superintendent’s key academic initiatives. This includes: interpreting legislative and programmatic guidance, ensuring all governmental regulations and requirements are distributed to staff, and monitoring compliance.
Safeguards all District financial assets by enforcing and promoting an effective framework of internal controls.
Actsas the Superintendent’s representative at District Finance Committee meetings.
Monitorsbanking activities of the organization.
Managescash flow to meet organizational needs.
Maintains an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and governmental accounting standards.
Establishes, implements and monitors internal budgetary and accounting procedures and records which: maintain transparency, conform to District, State and Federal policies and requirements, and incorporate encumbrance accounting.
Maximizes revenue through the oversight of various functional areas and assigned staff responsible for revenue generating processes and activities.
Supervises the maintenance of grant expenditures and accounting that meets the compliance and reporting requirements of all funding agencies.
Authorizes fund transfers necessary to cover unanticipated expenditures in accordance with Board Policies and legal restrictions.
Develops and supervises the maintenance and control of property classification and inventory systems for fixed assets and supplies.
Supervises preparation and transmits periodic financial reports to appropriate federal and state authorities.
Prepares a variety of special reports on District operations at the request of the Board, Superintendent, and state and federal agencies.
Supervises the preparation of reliable monthly financial reports and communicates any relevant information contained therein to the Superintendent or Board.
Directs studies of financial transactions to prepare cost analysis reports for the Superintendent or Board.
Prepares long and short-term budgets and financial plans for use by administrators, Superintendent and Board to consider educational needs, population projections, development plans, staffing needs, and revenue projections.
Supervises preparation and reviews monthly cash flow statement to aid in determining cash available for investment and/or borrowing needs.
Coordinates with the City of Rochester to
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