Palo Alto Unified School District
Director of Fiscal Services
Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto, CA
Job Summary
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a closely related field;
• Five years of increasingly responsible professional accounting, school business management experience preferred;
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience and organization-level budget development responsibility;
• Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude, and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
OVERVIEW:
Under the direction of the Chief Business Officer, plan, direct, implement, and report on budgetary, accounting, and other fiscal functions. Manage and supervise the work of a team of business services staff. Perform other related duties as required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and manage the District budget including all income and expenditure accounts, funds, and account groups;
• Supervise the recording and maintenance of all financial transactions;
• Plan, organize, supervise, and report on the preparation of financial and statistical reports;
• Manage and coordinate annual financial and other audits;
• Maintain relationships with outside agencies and organizations relating to budget, accounting, and other fiscal matters;
• Plan, organize, recommend, and implement budgetary, accounting, and other fiscal procedures;
• Perform internal audits;
• Prepare data for financial projections, research studies, and negotiations;
• Prepare, file, and manage mandated cost claims and other financial claims and reimbursements;
• Assist budget managers in developing and managing budgets;
• Supervise, train, and develop staff;
• Assist the Chief Business Officer with other tasks as assigned.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
• Plan, organize, and supervise maintenance of financial and statistical reports;
• Implement all phases of budgetary, accounting, and fiscal procedures;
• Effectively manage and develop staff;
• Advise colleague
Requirements / Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a closely related field;
• Five years of increasingly responsible professional accounting, school business management experience preferred;
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience and organization-level budget development responsibility;
• Successful experience demonstrating tact, courtesy, positive attitude, and maintaining cooperative relationships with those contacted during the course of work.
OVERVIEW:
Under the direction of the Chief Business Officer, plan, direct, implement, and report on budgetary, accounting, and other fiscal functions. Manage and supervise the work of a team of business services staff. Perform other related duties as required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and manage the District budget including all income and expenditure accounts, funds, and account groups;
• Supervise the recording and maintenance of all financial transactions;
• Plan, organize, supervise, and report on the preparation of financial and statistical reports;
• Manage and coordinate annual financial and other audits;
• Maintain relationships with outside agencies and organizations relating to budget, accounting, and other fiscal matters;
• Plan, organize, recommend, and implement budgetary, accounting, and other fiscal procedures;
• Perform internal audits;
• Prepare data for financial projections, research studies, and negotiations;
• Prepare, file, and manage mandated cost claims and other financial claims and reimbursements;
• Assist budget managers in developing and managing budgets;
• Supervise, train, and develop staff;
• Assist the Chief Business Officer with other tasks as assigned.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
• Plan, organize, and supervise maintenance of financial and statistical reports;
• Implement all phases of budgetary, accounting, and fiscal procedures;
• Effectively manage and develop staff;
• Advise colleague
Requirements / Qualifications