Business Manager Job Reading area,Pennsylvania USA,Management

Position Information

Position Type:
Administration/ Business Manager

Date Posted: 6/17/2026

Location:

Philadelphia Public Schools

Date Available:

07/01/2026

Closing Date: 06/24/2026

Education Qualifications and Prerequisites

Educator License with a business manager endorsement issued by the Mississippi Department of Education

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited four‑year college or university with a major in accounting

Evidence of public school district business manager capabilities, including previous public school district assignments

Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods, techniques, practices, and mandated accounting system of budget administration and budget planning operations for a Mississippi public school district

Ability to plan, assign, and direct a staff of subordinates

Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, the school board, department heads, city officials, and other school employees and lay persons

Such other qualifications as may be set by the Board of Trustees

Supervises

District accounting management, including monitoring of personnel allocations and costs, depositing and disbursing funds, accounting operations for all financial transactions, maintenance of financial records, preparation of periodic and special reports, payroll management, finance department computer operations, employee insurance programs, other financial operations of the school district, and the classified employees who staff the business department. Grant proposal writing and administration; budget planning and budgetary policy recommendations;

financial planning assistance to cost center managers; long‑range planning.

Job Goal

To support and enhance the educational mission of the school district through careful planning (budgeting based on needs and available resources), sound fiscal management (how to get the most and the best from available funds), and effective budget administration (following proper procedures, meeting deadlines, leaving clear audit trails, balancing accounts, etc.).

Duties and Responsibilities

Typical duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Serve as a resource for and participate in the development of annual and long‑range educational plans for the school district.
Plan and organize a cost center accounting system (computer print‑outs) for each cost center.
Plan with classified employees assigned to the department the functions and operations of the department and the individual assignments for each employee.
Assist the superintendent in planning the annual operational budget; prepare the annual budget as required by law after the budget has been planned.
Collect and make available tax and other fiscal data needed for district planning purposes.
Ensure that all funds are received and deposited in an approved depository.
Maintain various required accounts to comprehend and account for all funds.
Implement and maintain the state‑required accounting program for school districts.
Prepare and submit for board approval each month current bills to be paid.
Prepare and submit to the Mississippi Department of Education budget reports and budget information as required.
Invest surplus or currently unused funds in accordance with Mississippi law; maintain current knowledge of cash flow.
Efficiently implement computer software programs to accomplish numerous financial management and accounting tasks.
After board authorization, release payment of funds.
Maintain complex financial records and produce periodic and specific financial reports.
Ensure compliance with various local, state, and federal requirements.
Supervise retirement program records and services.
Supervise employee insurance programs, records, and services.
Supervise payroll operations and employee check disbursement.
Supervise account reconciliation and other control procedures.
Supervise employee leave accounts and direct deposit reports for all employees.
Recommend the employment of qualified staff.
Assign staff to perform specific tasks and responsibilities within the department.
Ensure that staff members are kept current through appropriate in‑service training.
Provide financial and budgetary data to principals and…