REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations
LOCATION: Adminstration Building
SCHEDULE: 12 Month Position
QUALIFICATIONS: - BS in Accounting or Finance
- Four years of experience in school business, preferred
- Advanced AS400 experience, preferred
- Working knowledge of financial report preparation and year-end audit activities, required
- Functional knowledge of fixed asset management, preferred
- Evidence of good oral and written communication skills, required
- Demonstrated ability to work with little supervision, required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office with Advanced Excel skills, required
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with staff, students, parents and administrators, required
- Experience in the development and monitoring of the budgeting process, preferred
- Working knowledge of fund accounting, preferred
- Two years of supervisory experience, required
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Supervises and develops Business Office administrators across accounting, payroll & benefits, purchasing, and internal audit functions as a high-performing team
- Leads the development and administration of the district's annual operating budget in collaboration with the Assistant Superintendent of Business & Operations and district leadership
- Partners closely with administrators in review of departmental budgets while providing guidance to better support fiscal accountability
- Analyzes complex financial data to inform leadership decisions and long-term district planning
- Monitors various monthly activities including bank reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, etc.
- Leads Business Office process improvements that enhance operational efficiency, internal controls, and organizational cohesion
- Provides leadership in fiscal oversight and compliance management, supporting positive external audit results and stakeholder confidence
- Monitors revenues, expenditures, fund balances and cash flow to maximize investment opportunities and maintain fiscal stability
- Presents budget information to the Board Finance Subcommittee and labor groups
- Ensures fiscal compliance with grant requirements in coordination with the Director of State & Federal Programs and Outreach
- Oversees accurate reporting of district financial data to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), FID, SE-4049, SE-4096
- Maintains and continuously improves fiscal internal controls to safeguard district assets
- Works with external auditors and prepares various schedules, footnotes, and work papers to support the annually audited financial statements
- Implements new accounting processes and procedures in accordance with GASB updates
- Reviews the preparation of debt schedules for School Bond Loan borrowings and the preparation of L-4029 for tax levies
- Manages district banking relationships and electronic financial systems
- Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objective of this position
