Director Of Fiscal Services

Lead fiscal operations for a school district where your financial expertise directly supports student achievement. As Director of Fiscal Services, you'll oversee budget, accounting, and payroll operations, grow professionally, and help shape district-wide financial policy. Join our leadership team and advance your career while making a meaningful difference in education.

Under general direction, to plan, organize, and direct the accounting, budgeting , purchasing, payroll and financial record management functions and activities of the district; provides leadership and management for all fiscal operations.

The Director of Fiscal Services provides leadership and oversight for the district's fiscal operations, distinguished from lower-level positions by its responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the entire fiscal services department including supervision of the Accounting Manager, Purchasing Manager, and Senior Accounting Assistants with full managerial authority over district-wide financial functions. The position is distinguished from higher-level positions such as Chief Business Officer in that the latter have broader responsibilities across multiple administrative functions beyond fiscal services, including facilities, maintenance, transportation, and other business operations, and typically report directly to a Superintendent-level role.

Receives general direction from the Chief Business Officer. Exercises direct supervision over fiscal services staff including the Accounting Manager, Purchasing Manager, Senior Accounting Assistants, and indirectly supervises Payroll staff, Accounts Payable staff, Warehouse Supervisor, and Buyer.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and participates in the functions and activities of the fiscal services unit, including budget preparation and control, payroll preparation, purchasing, and record maintenance, and systems and processes pertaining to the proper disbursement of funds, assure compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
• Plans, organizes, prepares, and presents periodic financial statements outlining the district's income and expenditure position for all funds.
• Performs fiscal analyses and audits and provides preliminary budget estimates and projections.
• Oversees the calculation and projection of the District’s apportionments, especially calculations related to enrollment, attendance and unduplicated pupil count.
• Counsels, confers with, and advises district and site personnel regarding budget-related matters and issues, and aids in determining alternative fiscal problem solutions.
• Reviews, monitors, and controls categorical budgets and major account expenditures, and alerts appropriate management personnel before accounts reach a predetermined expenditure limit.
• Directs and performs financial and budget master planning process, including near-, mid-, and long-range planning, determination of human and monetary resource needs, and the establishment of fiscal goals and objectives.
• Oversees and executes the planning, organizing, and development of fiscal policies, regulations, and operational guidelines.
• Plans, develops, and implements procedures pertaining to the investment of excess district funds.
• Serves as a liaison to external auditors and analyzes, evaluates, and interprets audit reports to appropriate levels of management.
• Plans, develops, and implements fiscal and record management procedures to ensure adherence to an effective and efficient operational mode.
• Reviews, monitors, and evaluates the performance of subordinates and assists them in the resolution of…