Senior Manager - Office Of Management And Budget
About The Position
This role involves monitoring and analyzing expenditures in relation to school and department budgets, assisting in the development, communication, and implementation of the school district’s annual budget for both schools and departments. It also assists in the completion of Office of Management and Budget processes associated with Grants, Treasury, and Capital functions. The position requires a strong understanding of accounting, finance, and budget management, preferably within a governmental or school district setting. The Senior Manager will also be responsible for developing FTE forecasts, evaluating FTE recalculations, preparing revenue estimates, and resolving budget issues. Additionally, the role includes managing and monitoring position control processes and grants requests, providing direction to Budget Specialists, and ensuring compliance with district policies and procedures. The position also emphasizes developing leadership in subordinates and staying current with technology and best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration or related field from an accredited institution preferred; or any equivalent combination of related education, training and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Four (4) years of progressively responsible accounting, finance, or budget experience, preferably within a school district or in a governmental setting.
- Experience working in financial and/or position control processes.
- Ability to interpret and enforce school board and administrative rules.
- Ability to analyze data and communicate the information.
- Analytical skills to review information and formulate alternative solutions to problems.
- Knowledge of and commitment to decentralized decision making and accountability for results.
- Strong spreadsheet skills utilizing advanced functions in Excel for data analysis.
Nice To Haves
- School or governmental environment experience preferred.
- Experience analyzing financial data, reports, and/or processes preferred.
- Experience providing technical assistance, training to individuals and groups and making presentations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze expenditures in relationship to school and department budgets.
- Assist in development, communication, and implementation of the school district’s annual budget for both schools and departments.
- Assist in the completion of Office of Management and Budget processes associated with the Grants, Treasury and Capital functions.
- Interpret and enforce school board and administrative rules.
- Analyze data and communicate the information.
- Review information and formulate alternative solutions to problems.
- Support the Director, Office of Management and Budget in managing all operations and functions consistent with district goals.
- Provide support to the day to day budget management of Treasury and Capital operations consistent with District priorities and District goals.
- Direct, oversee and evaluate support staff in achieving expected goals.
- Develop FTE forecasts and evaluate FTE recalculations against forecast.
- Participate in the development and conducting of training classes with work location administrators and other personnel related to school and departmental budgets.
- Prepare revenue estimates for various district operations.
- Evaluate the adopted budget through revenue and expenditure analyses and propose revisions to budgets based on subsequent analyses and decisions.
- Resolve budget issues related to district operations including schools, departments, revenue calculations, position control and school choice.
- Manage, monitor, reconcile and provide oversight of position control processes to ensure effective implementation and management of the annual budget.
- Manage grants requests via the electronic workflow system to ensure compliance with District’s grants budget and position control policies and procedures.
- Provide direction to Budget Specialists in the execution of grant department requests.
- Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
- Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
- Develop leadership in subordinates.
- Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS.
- Attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
- Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
- Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
