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This is a professional business management position responsible for supervision and performance of assigned functions including budgeting, purchasing and accounting. This position involves considerable independent responsibility for accurate and efficient management of the school district financial and operating affairs.  Activities are performed in accordance with school district policies under the direction of Superintendent and/or Board of Education.  Immediate supervision is exercised over clerical personnel and heads of operating departments.  Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative only)

Reviews and consolidates all budget requests and revenue sources to prepare and develop   the budget document;

Supervising the accounting system of receipts and expenditures;

Supervising and/or preparing financial statements and reports;

Preparing, presenting and administering budgets;

Purchasing approval;

Directs district facilities operations and maintenance programs;

Maintaining an inventory of the value of buildings, equipment, and supplies;

Preparing specifications for equipment and supplies;

Administering the districts insurance program;

Maintains a personnel records system for employees;

Supervises the school lunch program;

Recommending to the supervising principal all non-instructional employees except those who are supervised by the principals;

Supervises employees in the business office;

Writing job specifications for non-instructional employees and keeping the specifications up to    date;

Developing wage and salary schedules for non-instructional employees;

Preparing periodically written communications concerning the funds and facilities of the district and the work of non-instructional employees;

Speaking about financial matters at meetings of the school district and local organizations;

Performing whatever additional tasks that he and the supervising principal may consider appropriate for the position of the school business manager.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:                         

Thorough knowledge of accounting methods and budgetary procedures; 

Thorough knowledge of the techniques of monitoring expenditure of funds; 

Thorough knowledge of debt and investment management;  

Good knowledge of business administration procedures; 

Good knowledge of the logic and operations of electronic computers, their capabilities and   limitations; 

Good knowledge of the use and application of electronic data processing systems;

Good knowledge of the techniques of solving financial problems;

Good knowledge of the principles of cost analysis;

Working knowledge of the principles of purchasing and inventory practices; 

Ability to plan and coordinate the work of others; 

Ability to readily acquire familiarity with the laws, regulations, and policies;

Ability to identify and set priorities;

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;

Ability to interpret financial reports;

Skill in organizing and consolidating narrative and tabular information in a clear, logical fiscal  plan;

Good judgment, thoroughness and dependability. 

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Either:

(a)      Possession of a Bachelor's Degree including or supplemented by 24 semester credit hours in accounting, business education, or business administration and two (2) years of business office experience which must include accounting and budgeting duties; OR

(b)      Possession of an Associate's Degree in accounting or business administration and four (4) years of business office experience which must include accounting and   budgeting duties; OR

(c)      Possession of a high school diploma or equivalency diploma and six (6) years of business office experience which must include accounting and budgeting duties; OR

(d)      An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a), (b) and (c).

NOTE: 

Degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If the degree was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, applicant must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Applicants must pay the required evaluation fee.

FLSA Status:       Exempt