Large California Public School District is seeking a Budget Director. The Budget Director is responsible for the District-wide budget development, implementation and monitoring processes to ensure that funds are equitably allocated in support of the District’s strategic priorities and that site spending remains within approved levels. This is a high profile position which requires strong technical and leadership skills. The Budget Director reports to the CFO and manages a team of 8.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Plan, organized, control, and direct the District’s budget process
• Support the CFO in the development and implementation of District’s Investment Framework
• Assist in development and implementation of a student-based budgeting formula and central office allocations
• Manage the District’s detail budget preparation process, including data entry, matching to the budget development system, and uploading and checking the overall and site-specific budgets
• In conjunction with the Controller, prepare and submit the District’s adopted and interim budget reports and related documentation to the County, State or other external agencies
• Regularly revise and update the budget based on year-end closing data, revised grant letters, and new funding awards
• Perform a monthly budget to actual analysis of District revenues and expenses
• Monitor budgets to ensure that all funds and resources are balanced
• Advise the CFO of unusual trends or problems and recommend corrective action
• Develop and implement internal control systems. Ensure the effectiveness of financial systems, and compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations
• Develop and actively monitor the District’s position control system to ensure that all District employees are in a valid authorized position
• Oversee the monitoring of the school sites’ instructional minutes and Federal time reporting
• Provide analytical support for District’s Labor Relations department in all collective bargaining negotiations
• Serve as the liaison and business owner for the development of IT systems
• Supervise and evaluate direct reports; manage a total team of 8 analysts
• Coordinate various projects and perform other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
• BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
• MBA or CPA preferred
• CBO certification a plus
• 5+ years experience, including 3 years leading and developing teams
• California Public School District finance, accounting or audit experience
• Ability to manage, develop and monitor a large budget in a complex organization
• Knowledge of laws, policies, regulations and procedures governing California public school finance is required
• Experience in complex financial analysis and encumbrance-based budgeting
• Ability to use and implement complex IT systems
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to attract, develop, train and inspire staff
• Ability to build strong relationships with managers both inside and outside of the organization
• Communicate and present effectively both orally and in writing
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