Finance Director

District/Organization: Durand Area Schools – Durand, MI
Position/Type: Central Office – 1st Line Admin, full time

Position Title:
Director of Finance

SUMMARY: Responsible for overall financial operations of the District, including development and maintenance of annual budget and long range financial projections. Member of the Superintendent’s Team with a central role in school district planning and analysis of current programs, support systems, and expenditures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (other duties may be assigned)

• Responsible for budget development, administration and long range financial planning for the District.
• Participates on the Superintendent’s Team.
• Assist the Superintendent and staff to analyze financial and educational problems and develop solutions to problems which ultimately improve daily operations.
• Serves as community communications, providing presentations to community organizations.
• Participates with county and state organizations in staying abreast of school finance reform and other District-related issues.
• Prepares documents and information related to school mileage elections, bonding and other financial issues.
• Prepares and oversees the preparation of District financial reports. Ensures that report formats meet all State, local and in-District reporting requirements.
• Analyzes and approves periodic capital equipment requests.
• Prepares and submits tax resolutions for the Board. Ensures the timely transfer of funds from taxing authorities to the District. Monitors tax appeals and SEV adjustments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Finance Office. Directly supervises one or more non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
:
Bachelor in Business (Accounting), previous school employment in finance (preferred).

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
: CPA (preferred but not required), State Chief School Business Official Certification

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to administrators, public groups/community, and Board of Education.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to apply financial concepts such as compound interest, time value of money, tax rates and discounts.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Personal Computer and spreadsheet skills. Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field. Ability to establish and maintain effective…