The Chief Financial Officer will provide leadership and vision in the ongoing planning, implementation, development, direction, review, and evaluation of the district's finances, operations and related support activities.
Qualifications:
- Education: A graduate degree from an accredited higher education institution in accounting or finance. Certified Public Accountant preferred.
- Experience: A combination of 10 years of experience in business, finance, operations, or management in a large public or private sector organization or educational institution.
- Essential Skills: A thorough understanding of business processes, organizational leadership, project management and knowledge of rules and regulations pertaining to operations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and motivate staff.
- Clearances: Must hold or obtain FBI, State Police, and Child Abuse clearances.
Special Requirements:
- Physical Demands: Physical requirements are the same as those encountered in the course of a typical professional office environment.
- Work Environment: School and office with frequent travel among schools, and various locations within the City of Erie. Occasional travel to relevant professional conferences and meetings outside of the District.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Superintendent’ administrative team with formalizing long-range plans for finance, facilities and technology, evaluating available resources, designing funding mechanisms, and projecting enrollment trends.
- Oversee the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports in accordance with the Pennsylvania School Code and Board Policy.
- Able to comprehend detailed information, communicate with diverse groups, maintain confidentiality, meet deadlines and schedules, set priorities, and analyze and interpret legal information.
- Evaluate programs, services, and employees.
- Oversee and evaluate the administration of assigned departments ensuring efficient and effective service delivery to schools, departments, and the community.
- Provide technical assistance and support to the payroll department.
- Serve on district, state, community councils, or committees as assigned or deemed appropriate.
- Assume a leadership role on the senior staff, assist with long-range strategic planning, and developing system-wide budget, plans, policies and activities.
- Lead the achievement of key financial and operational performance indicators including cost management, revenue enhancement, capital planning, and operational efficiency.
- Assist in the development of Board policies related to the district’s finance function.
- Encourage strong collaboration among the district's units and departments and develop an efficient business culture and climate.
- Supervise and monitor computerized systems for business, financial, payroll, and other applications.
- Attend Board meetings; present and interpret financial and operational impact of proposals as necessary.
- Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned management staff; interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions; plan, coordinate and arrange for appropriate training of subordinates.
- Work with finance department to coordinate all matters related to internal and external audits.
- Review all contracts and agreements in consultation with the district solicitor.
- Assure compliance with applicable district policies, procedures and governmental regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $129,748.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work setting:
Work Location: In person