Chief Financial Officer

KUNA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3

JOB VACANCY

Job Status: All Applicants

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Support Services

Calendar: 245 Days

Hours: Full Time

Pay: $110003 - 126041 per/year; depending on previous experience

Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program and Public Employees Retirement System

Job Summary:

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) manages the short and long-term fiscal operation of the District. The CFO provides leadership strategic vision and analysis of the Districts finances. The CFO is responsible for results in terms of effectiveness in planning policies and programs and for the achievement of District goals and objectives.

The CFOs work is guided by and must comply with federal and state law accounting principles state auditor requirements operational direction of the Superintendent the policy direction of the School Board and in compliance with state and local regulatory agencies.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree preferred or equivalent with a combination of education and experience in business financial management accounting or related field public school finance experience preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred
• Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Minimum of ten (5) years of progressive financial management and leadership experience.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees and provides leadership to all business services functions including accounting payroll purchasing budget and audit.
• Leads and directs the budget process; coordinates plans and oversees the development of the District budget; monitors budget expenditures to ensure compliance and positive financial status.
• Provide oversight of Federal Program budgets by working with Federal Program Managers on the budgeting accounting reporting financial operations auditing compliance appropriations laws and internal controls.
• Advises the superintendent and School Board on a variety of business and financial matters.
• Manages and maintains general ledgers for all District funds.
• Oversees grant accounting records including expenditure reporting and auditing of expenditures to submitted budgets.
• Provides leadership in long-range financial planning to include the development of local tax initiatives and strategies.
• Manages bonds to assure the District maximizes its financial resources in marketing retiring and refinancing bond obligations.
• Manages all debt including reporting all continuing disclosures.
• Stays abreast of research on the changing nature of the profession the field of public financial management and changing national regional and local trends that may impact program areas.
• Uses forecasting tools and strategies to forecast resource requirements and to predict future needs.
• Anticipates and develops strategies and programs that respond effectively to anticipated needs and the changing educational environment.
• Maintains an active role in professional organizations at the local and state levels.
• Performs a variety of revenue forecasts and cash flow analysis; prepares revenue and expenditure projections; invests funds for safety of principal liquidity and for maximum return.
• Leads and participates in the preparation of annual financial statements annual budgets month-end financial reports and a variety of state-required reports in accordance with GAAP and Governmental Accounting Standards.
• Compiles data and does research and analysis on specific areas of finance and presents reports to Administration and the School Board.
• Reviews and develops internal control procedures and monitors compliance; serves as a liaison with local and state auditors.
• Prepares and presents audit budget financial and other relevant reports to the School Board.
• Oversees all purchasing and bidding activities. Ensures compliance with all State purchasing laws.
• Encourages innovation. Analyzes data to improve school operations. Serves as an information resource.
• Assists in recruiting screening hiring assigning supervising and evaluating personnel for positions in the offices under their responsibility. Assesses evaluates and provides for training and professional development of supervised staff.
• Assists and educates administrators and supervisors in managing department and school budgets.
• Provides advice on a wide range of financial matters. Serves as a member of the Superintendents leadership team.
• Attends all School Board meetings; prepares and presents reports/responses related to the financial status of the District and other matters under their responsibility.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in professional development opportunities.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation of staffing analysis and reports. Takes action in concert with District leadership to determine allocation and redirection of FTE and to level class sizes.
• Maintains and approves expenditures from all building department and program budgets.
• Provides oversight for all Associated Student Body Funds at schools.
• Establishes a system for periodic review of policies to determine when modifications are necessary to advance the goals of the department and to serve the overall needs of employees managers and the organization.
• Analyze and review school funding legislation and advise superintendence on potential impacts to the District. May be requested to testify to legislative committees on proposed legislation.
• Participates in the collective bargaining process to include identifying and researching bargaining issues related to the collective bargaining agreements.
• Assists in developing bargaining strategies and participates in the negotiations process by providing financial information to the Joint Negotiations Team.
• Formulates follows and supports the Kuna School District policies and procedures.
• Approves position structures and operating practices essential to the development and delivery of quality programs and services.
• Creates communication collaboration and coordination processes that assure all staff are timely and effectively informed of department policies issues and guidance that their programs are expected to support.
• Establishes an environment in which all staff members are comfortable and forthcoming in sharing their ideas needs and concerns and in which the staff collaboratively works together to seek solutions and resolutions.

Competency Requirements:

Knowledge of

• Accounting payroll purchasing budget and audit practices.
• Federal and State of Idaho school finance laws and rules.
• Familiar with State of Idaho purchasing and bidding laws
• Financial risk management practices.
• Data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral written presentation and interpersonal communication skills.

Ability to

• Demonstrate commitment to equity and strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
• Understand client-centered support and services.
• Organize work set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Establish effective working relationships at all levels of the organization partner agencies and vendors.
• Exercise good judgment and work in an environment with frequent interruptions and deadlines.
• Maintain high ethical standards in all situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Professionally represents the District in interactions with staff students parents and the community.
• Model and enforce the established District and school policies regulations and protocols.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Follow District protocol for reporting absences.
• Fulfill other related duties as assigned.
• Assist District and building staff as requested.

Other Duties

1. Serve as the Board of Trustees Treasurer.
2. Work with students parents staff and others in a positive encouraging manner.
3. Know and follow district policy and chain of command.
4. Act ethically and confidentially in all aspects of employment.
5. Perform such school-related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Essential Physical Abilities

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions and to communicate effectively on the telephone and in-person;
• Sufficient visual acuity with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions prepare and review documents and process them in a prescribed order and organize documents and materials;
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to operate a personal computer and standard office equipment;
• Sufficient personal mobility flexibility and balance with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to work in an office environment occasionally lifting or moving objects that may weigh between 20-30 lbs.
• Jobs in this class require performing repetitive motions in typing filing and handling paperwork; Occasionally related job tasks may require with or without reasonable accommodation stooping kneeling crouching reaching and lifting.

Required Experience:

Chief