Chief Financial Officer

Location: Winton

HERTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS JOB DESCRIPTION S

JOB TITLE: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

FLSA Exempt

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Reporting directly to the Superintendent, the Chief Financial Officer leads the team in stewarding the fiscal resources that will allow Hertford County Public Schools to accomplish its key goals outlined in the district plan. The person in this role will supervise and manage key day-to-day responsibilities to carry out policies and procedures for HCPS financial operations, including developing comprehensive short-and long-range budgets.

The Chief Financial Officer must be an experienced and accomplished finance and accounting professional, a key advisor to the Senior Team members, and a collaborator with other departments and stakeholders (internal and external) that support the district's improvement. The team includes professional, technical, and clerical personnel in the following departments:
Purchasing, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounting, Child Nutrition Services, Transportation, and Operations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Finance Leadership and Management

Oversees the preparation and management of the Board of Education's (BOE) annual budget, final budget document, and comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) in accordance with the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Program requirements.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and supervises operations of the Financial Services Division:

• Maintain, control, and analyze full adherence and implementation of HCPS fiscal policies and procedures.

• Direct and participate in formulating and implementing applicable finance policies, ensuring adherence to generally accepted accounting practices and principles of governmental accounting.

• Successful implementation of financial and budget goals, effective controls and monitoring of the district's budget, efficient operational processes, and excellent service to schools and district offices.

• Lead long-term financial planning, forecasting

• Maintenance of accounting work on grants received by schools, processing adequate records, reimbursements, code reviews, etc., to comply with applicable laws and ordinances.

• Establish forecasting model

• Assists members of the Superintendent's Senior Team with financial matters as necessary, including, but not limited to, answering inquiries and explaining policies and procedures, preparing budget estimates, and determining the cost of new, expanded, or reorganized programs.

• Assumes a leadership role on the Superintendent's Senior Team regarding long-range strategic planning, policies, and other activities.
• Assists outside auditors in the completion of the BOE's annual financial audit.

• Provides information, advice, assistance, and recommendations to the Superintendent, BOE, and County Commissioners.
• Coordinates transfers of local funding with the State Treasurer Investment Fund and oversees the ordering of cash from State and Federal sources accordingly. Maintains compliance with State and Federal cash management procedures and deadlines
• Invests idle cash in the classes of securities as defined in NCGS 115C-443 and ensures deposits are secured
• Oversees Pupil Transportation, Child Nutrition, and Federal Programs & Reporting pay
• Maintains general accounts and the general ledger system, reviewing records to ensure adherence to accepted standard accounting practices and principles and established School system policies and procedures; prepares trial balances and corrects errors and/or resolves discrepancies, as necessary.
• Monitors the cash needs of the accounts payable and payroll departments.
• Receipt and Disbursement Tracking:
  Check and log receipts and disbursement detail reports from schools to ensure proper tracking and accuracy.

District Leadership and Student Success

• Cultivate a commitment among all district and school-based staff to enable all students to achieve high standards.
• Support the implementation of strategic financial strategies that maximize available funds and ensure equitable distribution of resources across the district to support student…