Accounting Manager

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 4800 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well-being.

Many successes contributed to Holyokes return to local governance after 10 years in state receivership. These include:

• The highest graduation rate on record of 77.1 percent an increase of more than 15-points over 10 years
• Meaningful applied learning opportunities for high school students including theme-based academies career vocational technical education programming work-based learning and advanced coursework
• A comprehensive approach to early literacy that includes strong core instruction and one-on-one tutoring contributing to more students reading at grade level
• A thriving dual language English/Spanish program where nearly 900 students are on their path to becoming bilingual biliterate and bicultural

• More than one-third of Holyoke teachers identify as people of color a 19-point increase over 10 years. Many partnership programs support staff to earn licensure or additional certification.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us our recent accomplishments and our commitment to equity.

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PERSPECTIVA GENERAL DEL DISTRITO

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público que cuenta con 11 escuelas de prekínder a 12. grado y acoge a casi 4 800 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 % se identifica como latino o latina. Empleamos a casi 1 300 personas que en conjunto educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes altamente diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que creen firmemente que todos los niños pueden aprender y aprenderán y que se esfuerzan diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos se basa en nuestras fortalezas previas y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje estudiantil a través de una nueva perspectiva sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos en colaboración y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Existen numerosos logros que permitieron a Holyoke recuperar el control local después de 10 años de administración judicial. Entre estos logros se encuentran:

• La tasa de graduación más alta registrada del 77.1 % lo que representa un aumento de más de 15 puntos porcentuales en 10 años
• Oportunidades significativas de aprendizaje práctico para estudiantes de secundaria que incluyen academias temáticas programas de educación técnica y vocacional aprendizaje basado en el trabajo y cursos avanzados
• Un enfoque integral de la alfabetización temprana que combina una sólida instrucción básica con tutorías individuales lo cual ha contribuido a que más estudiantes lean a nivel de grado
• Un próspero programa bilingüe de inglés/español en el que casi 900 estudiantes avanzan hacia el bilingüismo la biliteracidad y la biculturalidad.

• Más de un tercio de los maestros de Holyoke se identifican como personas de etnicidad diversa lo que representa un aumento de 19 puntos porcentuales en 10 años. Diversas colaboraciones con programas que han contribuido a que miembros del personal obtengan sus certificaciones o credenciales adicionales.

Visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke para obtener más información sobre nuestra comunidad nuestros logros recientes y nuestro compromiso con la equidad.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for providing direction and compliance with all accounting functions of the District and to ensure that theoffice is using school business strategies and practices that promote the best educational outcome for Holyoke Public Schools. The Accounting Manager is required to perform a variety of complex professional administrative supervisory and technical accounting and financefunctions that promoteefficient and expeditious administration of the day-to-dayfinancial operations that maintain compliance with established guidelines.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

Operations

• Monitors budget allocations expenditures fund balances and relatedfinancial activities for the purpose of ensuring that allocations are accurate revenues are recorded expenses are within budget limits and/orfiscal practices are followed
• Interprets data and presents information to senior management
• Manages allfiscal and cash controls including student activity accounts
• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficientandeffective functioning of the work unit
• Develops and implements process improvements that promote compliance and efficiencies
• Responsible for mentorship of several FinanceOffice staff
• Responsible for Month End and Year End Close
• Financial lead for assigned cost centers
• Other duties and projects as assigned by the CFOO or Designee

Risk Management and Compliance

• Conduct internal audits to ensure maximum effivienciesand compliance with state and federal regulations in order to minimize risk exposure
• Ensures the integrity offinancial data
• Create and assist in creating policies and practices that safeguard district assets
• Responsible for all auditing compliance and reporting
• Serves as main point of contact for all external audits
• Responsible for ensuring the reconciliation of all fund balances on a monthly basis between the school and city accounting systems
• Evaluate and analyze current data to identify areas of inefficiency and develop recommendations to maximize efficiencywithin the department
• Work with integration of systems to ensure accounting andfinance systems are aligned
• Assist the finance team with the development of the budget

Communication

• Collaborates with internal and external personnel with discretion professionalism and tact on special requests forfinancial data and analysis and for information of current programs/projects
• Facilitates meetings workshops seminars etc. for the purpose of identifying issues developing recommendations supporting otherstaff and serving as a District representative
• Conducts internal training on business office policies and procedures and resolves questions of both routine and difficult nature

EDUCATIONAL & JOB EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Prefer a Bachelors degree or greater in Accounting Public Administration Business or Finance or other appropriate discipline from an accredited college or university
• Preferred three (3) years of experience in municipalfinance or relevant experience to job
• Up to date knowledge of current financialand accounting computer applications; three (3) years minimum MUNIS experience preferred
• Excellent verbal analytical organizational and written skills
• Excellent rapport with all levels of management established communication skills and the ability to lead people
• Knowledge of principles methods and practices of municipal finance accounting and budget preparation
• Knowledge of Massachusetts General Laws and local ordinances especially as related to municipalfinance
• Experience managing projects with multiple deadlines and across departments

Required Experience:

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