Washington Elementary School District #6

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Director of Finance

Posted over 1 month ago

Job Description

Department: Finance

Starting Salary: $90,730 (years of experienced considered for salary placement)

Accountable To: Director of Business Services

FLSA Status: Exempt

Creation/Revision Date: October 23, 2020

Summary: Under general direction, incumbent(s) oversees the Finance, Accounting, and Payroll Departments, including supervising staff, overseeing the budgetary process, developing the revenue and expenditure budget, preparing required reports and presentations, and staying current and ensuring compliance. In addition, incumbent(s) assists the Director of Business Services in coordinating various District financial operations.

Essential Functions:

  • Oversees the Finance department and supervises the Finance staff, including determining workloads, establishing work schedules, monitoring work performance, recommending new hires and terminations, conducting performance evaluations, performing training functions of support staff, maintaining personnel records, and resolving staff conflicts. Provides direction and oversight to the Accounting, Finance and Payroll Department supervisors.
  • Develops and maintains a process to monitor expenditures in compliance with annual financial report (AFR) requirements. Duties include, but are not limited to, ensuring compliance with expenditure limits, developing methodology for account code structure and use, and developing and implementing the process and format for internal reporting.
  • Continues to stay current and provides direction in planning staff development programs for personnel in the Finance, Accounting, and Payroll department to ensure compliance with policies, federal grant guidelines, laws, regulations, or modifications.
  • Provides direction and oversight for the budgetary process. Keeps Director of Business Services informed on Districts finances to include preparing reports and presentations that are critical to the decision making process.
  • Assists the Director of Business Services in coordinating various District financial operations, to include management of levy funds, bond funds, trust operations, internal service funds, and District financial reporting. Ensures that all federal and state timelines are met in regard to financial reporting.
  • Evaluates and approves all contingency requests. Makes recommendations to the Director of Business Services regarding contingency requests as necessary.
  • Attends various District meetings and participates on committees relating to the Districts Finance. Compiles data for negotiations with employee groups.
  • Develops and conducts training for parents, community, departments, grant coordinators, and other employee groups on matters related to the Districts Finance procedures and federal and state guidelines.
  • Works with Human Resources Department to ensure consistency between payroll records and authorized positions in relation to the approved spending plan.
  • Develops and oversees the process for Casualty claims and all Self-Insured Trust funds to include reporting and funding recommendations.
  • Develops and oversees the Medicaid process for submitting for reimbursement in accordance with federal guidelines.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

  • High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired;
  • Three years of managerial, supervisory, or related experience;
  • Three years in accounting and/or finance field.

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that applicant possesses the following preferred qualifications; however, the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

  • Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, or related field;
  • Five years of supervisory experience;
  • Three years of finance experience in a school system.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description 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.

Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

  • Applying concepts, principles, and practices of fiscal administration including budgeting and financial reporting;
  • Demonstrating general accounting techniques;
  • Knowing state and federal laws and guidelines;
  • Applying principles and techniques used in conducting management studies, system analysis, and financial analysis;
  • Demonstrating management theories and principles including supervision, organizational development, leadership, etc.;
  • Planning, developing, and implementing fiscal management practices and systems;
  • Analyzing data and solving problems to assess large amounts of information in order to make recommendations;
  • Using computer software related programs;
  • Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.



Primary Location: Finance

Shift Type: Full-Time

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Applications will be accepted beginning
Monday, December 14, 2020 12:00 AM
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