School Business Manager - Vacancy ID: 200675

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Wisconsin DPI license as school business administrator preferred.
2. School Finance experience is preferred.
3. Experience or knowledge of educational organizations.
4. Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships.
5. Creative and collaborative problem-solving skills.
6. Strong interpersonal communication skills.
7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

 

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

 

JOB GOAL: To administer the business affairs of the district in such a way as to provide the best possible educational services with the financial resources available.

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Project a positive and courteous attitude and image to the staff, students, and community.
2. Possess and demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
3. Establish and supervise a program of accounting adequate to record in detail all money and credit transactions.
4. Supervise all accounting transactions and recommend new accounting methods as desirable and necessary.
5. Supervise the collection, safekeeping, distribution and investment of all funds.
6. Arrange for the internal auditing of school accounts.
7. Provide monthly accounting of all income and expenditures and prepare and analyze all financial statements.
8. Approve all requisitions authorizing the expenditures of monies.
9. Responsible for supervising the reconciling of all bank accounts maintained by the district.
10. Advise the superintendent on all questions relating to business and financial affairs of the district and assist with long range financial planning.
11. Prepare reports to the proper staff officials concerning the status of their budgetary accounts to guard against overspending of any budgetary account.
12. Administer the budget control system for the district and is responsible for the preparation of the budget.
13. Recommend, coordinate, and process the transfer of budget funds.
14. Manage the district's insurance and real estate programs and assume responsibility for insurance records and insurance accounting.
15. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and evaluating of support staff with the assistance of principals.
16. Attend Board meetings and prepare reports as the Board or superintendent may request.
17. Prepare state and federal reports and claims as required.
18. Coordinate and initiate programs utilizing federal, state, and private funding.
19. Coordinate filing of applications for federal and state programs.
20. Purchase all items of supply and equipment necessary for the operation of the district utilizing competitive bidding, informal quotations, or negotiations where applicable and investigating the quality of commodities purchased.
21. Supervise the district's food service, operations, maintenance, and pupil transportation programs.
22. Maintain inventory of school property.
23. Keep informed in the latest research, trends and development in all areas related to the financial affairs of the district.
24. Perform additional tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.