26-27 Chief Financial Officer
About The Position
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for effectively managing the fiscal affairs of the school district. This role oversees the district's budget planning, prepares financial reports, and supervises key departments like Accounts Payable and Payroll. The CFO also manages the district's risk and insurance programs, including property, liability, vehicle, and student insurance. Additionally, this position is responsible for the telecommunications system, ensuring compliance with all audit requirements, managing payroll functions, bank reconciliations, and coordinating bidding procedures for district funds. The CFO stays current on financial software needs and ensures adequate bonding for board members and employees. This role works closely with the Director of Accounting Services on budget preparation, financial statements, and tax collections. The CFO also calculates salaries, prepares contracts for certified employees, and performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
Requirements
- Five years experience (public school accounting preferred)
- A minimum of three years administrative experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business
Responsibilities
- Oversees/monitors the District's budget planning
- Prepares budget and other financial reports
- Supervisor of Accounts Payable and Payroll department
- Manages District's risk and insurance programs (property, liability, vehicle and students)
- Supervises the maintenance/upgrades of the telecommunications system
- Supervises the preparation of reports and checks that are distributed to the proper agencies covering all deductions: Federal Tax Reports, State Tax Reports, Unemployment Reports, Retirement Reports
- Stays informed of all forms of wages, employee, or employer deductions, federal and state tax information, and unemployment requirements
- Communicates to employees any mandated payroll changes
- Accepts, reviews and forwards garnishments to the attorney for the district
- Works with the insurance manager on the implementation of 125 Cafeteria Tax
- Complies with all audit requirements as they apply to payroll functions
- Maintains functions related to Payroll Direct Deposit System
- Supervises the bank reconciliation of all funds on a current basis
- Maintains functions related to SDE Electronic Data Transfer System
- Develops and maintains procedures for maintenance contracts and leases on office equipment
- Coordinates bidding procedures for county depositories
- Determines that adequate securities on district funds are pledged by depositories
- Stays current on computer hardware and accounting software needs of the financial department
- Maintains adequate bonds on Board members and employees of the District as required by law
- Manages the District's property, fleet, general liability and worker compensation insurance programs
- Works with the Director of Accounting Services in the preparation of the district's annual budget
- Works with the Director of Accounting Services in preparing year-end financial statements of revenue, expense, and balances for all funds
- Works with the Director of Accounting Services in preparing the resolution for presentation to the local taxing authority of the request for tax dollars needed for district fiscal budget and monitoring of these collections from the taxing authority
- Calculates salary and prepares contracts for certified employees
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
