Manager of Financial Operations; CBO

The following are illustrative examples of the work performed in this role:

• Oversees the administration of accounting, cash management, investments, real property tax collection, and payroll functions, ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Plans, organizes, and directs accounting operations and maintains detailed records showing the status of each appropriation, in accordance with Education Law §2122(1).
• Prepares budget status reports for the Board in accordance with Commissioner’s Regulations §170.2(p), or more frequently as required.
• Supervises and manages Central Business Office staff and oversees day-to-day financial operations.
• Works closely with school executives to review, recommend, and implement financial policies and changes to financial management practices.
• Reviews and approves accounting transactions across financial software systems and oversees implementation of system changes.
• Interprets and implements new accounting principles and requirements, coordinating necessary changes to financial management systems.
• Oversees payroll operations, including responding to payroll-related questions and resolving issues.
• Reviews and analyzes payroll processes to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Recommends improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of payroll operations.
• Authorizes supplemental payments and repayments related to payroll over payments.
• Integrates and reconciles accounting operations across funds and accounts.
• Maintains the financial integrity of fiscal records for all funds and accounts, including capital projects.
• Oversees the preparation of the annual financial report and reviews it for accuracy prior to submission to the New York State Comptroller and New York State Education Department.

Salary: $90,000-$100,000based on experience and demonstrated abilities.

• Benefits include paid holidays & leave time, NYS retirement, and health & dental insurance.

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Possession of a Bachelor's Degree, or higher, in Accounting, Business Administration, or other directly related field specifically structured to prepare individuals for work involving accounting AND five (5) years of full-time paid experience, or its part-time equivalent, in maintaining or auditing double-entry accounting records and payroll functions, two years of which must have been in Municipal or Fund activities.

Possession of a CPA, MBA or MPA Degree can be substituted for one (1) year of the required five (5) years’ experience.