Director of Fiscal Services

Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, plans, organizes, and directs the accounting and payroll functions of the Fiscal Services Department including budget preparation and other budget-related activities and other fiscal functions of the District; provides financial oversight of district-sponsored independent charter schools; prepares and files required local, State and federal reports; projects, monitors, maintains, and accounts for the fiscal health of the District;

supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned staff; and performs other duties as assigned.

Plans, organizes, and directs the District’s accounting, payroll, budgeting, and other fiscal functions and activities including specialized administration, such as school construction and charter school funding.

Develops, plans, and implements the District accounting system to ensure efficient procedures, adequate controls, and conformance to legal requirements.

Provides financial oversight of district-sponsored independent charter schools to include budget, accounting, payroll, cash management, property taxes in lieu, or other fiscal functions and activities.

Using established priorities and criteria, prepares preliminary and final District budget, calculates estimated income and expenditures, develops calendar, analyzes and supervises compilation of budgetary data, and prepares or supervises preparation of all budget documents.

Monitors and analyses payroll system for conformance to IRS regulations, county office procedures, and other appropriate requirements.

Prepares a wide variety of fiscal reports, and special studies for District use in monitoring and analyzing program expenditures, or for submission to the State, County Schools, or other agencies. Recommends administrative action on all financial and attendance reports of the District.

Analyzes new legislation for impact upon District finances or procedures, and advises District administration; develops implementation procedures for sites and/or accounting budget function as appropriate.

Serves as advisor to administrative and District personnel on fiscal matters and attends meetings to provide accounting information.

Records and administers long‑term debt payment, and provides ongoing financial information to rating agencies and others for the maintenance of bond ratings.

Serves as liaison with auditors and other fiscal monitors, explaining and justifying District procedures; analyzes audit reports, prepares written responses, and develops and implements any modification to accounting system.

Maintains liaison with State and County Department of Education, and professional organizations on legislation and accounting, budget, and payroll guidelines, and works with them to clarify or resolve difficult or unusual operation problems.

Supervises the preparation of transactions and documents for a wide variety of specially‑funded educational and employment programs.

Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions; plan, coordinate and arrange for appropriate training of subordinates.

Travel to attend a variety of meetings, presentations and events throughout the district as needed; attend a variety of meetings to maintain current knowledge of legislation, legal codes and requirements; review changes in school finance; attend workshops and meetings with District, County, and State personnel; conduct and facilitate meetings.

Performs other related duties as required or assigned.