Position Type:
Administration/Executive Director
Date Posted:
3/12/2025
Location:
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER (ESC)
Closing Date:
04/11/2025
GENERAL SUMMARY
This position’s responsibilities are in the area of fiscal management. The Chief Financial Officer plans, organizes, and coordinates the operation of the business office and oversees the technical accounting tasks concerned with the financial operations of the district. This is a cabinet level position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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Serve as Business Manager and Auditing Officer for the district; participate in fiscal audits conducted by outside examiners and conduct internal audits on a regular basis.
- Function as the initial contact person with financial agencies.
- Provide guidance to district administrators (buildings and departments) regarding accounting procedures and annual district budget development.
- Monitor Special Education budgets to ensure compliance and overall district interests are met.
- Analyze and forecast revenues and the ending fund balance and trends as it relates to the financial status of the district.
- Direct and implement control mechanisms for the district’s accounting system.
- Prepare and provide fiscal data for the development of bond issues and special levies.
- Oversee required federal, state, and local financial reports.
- Work to maintain a high standard of service to principals, administrators, and all district staff to ensure educational opportunity and service to students and community.
- Serve on the superintendent’s cabinet and work collaboratively to promote program needs while meeting fiscal requirements and responsibilities
- Oversee the maintenance and implementation of budget monitoring systems and account code use systems.
- Provide oversight to contracts and lease agreements entered into on behalf of the district.
- Oversee payroll, employee benefits, garnishments, state and federal taxes, and retirement.
- Ensure compliance with all bond elections, including all continuing disclosure regulations over the terms of bonds, federal and state financing rules, laws, and regulations, and oversee the preparation of all reporting required for applicable federal and state agencies.
- Act as a liaison for the district in collaborating with legislators, state officials, local government officials, and citizen committees.
- Attend all Board meetings and interpret financial information for the Board, staff, and community.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent or designee.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
This position reports to the Superintendent of the district.
MENTAL DEMANDS
Experiences frequent interruptions; required to meet inflexible deadlines; requires concentration and attention to detail; may occasionally deal with distraught or difficult individuals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Master’s degree with a major in business or public administration; or CPA (Certified Public Accountant). Experience in all phases of school accounting services and recent experience supervising school district business office staff, or the equivalent. Recent experience preparing school district budgets, expenditure reports to include cost analysis studies, investments, and annual financial statements.
Allowable Substitutions
Such alternative to the above qualifications that the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of principles of accounting, budget and fiscal procedures, laws and regulations applying to school district accounting operations and supervisory methods. Proficiency in computer application of the accounting system. Ability to train, supervise and motivate personnel using collaborative skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze fiscal process/procedure problems and develop/implement solutions in a positive way. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with district administrators. Demonstrated leadership abilities. Demonstrated ability to approach funding challenges proactively. Knowledge of the legislative process and ability to interpret legislation to realize impact to district.
Licenses/Special Requirements
Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
UNIT AFFILIATION
This is a non-union, Executive Level 2 exempt position.
CONDITIONS
The preceding list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.
WAGES AND BENEFITS
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Salaries/Wages - $206,136.00/annual salary 2024-25
Insurance
Retirement Plans
Paid Time Off or Vacation
Paid Holidays
Other Compensation
Application Procedure:
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Non-Discrimination Policy
Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance / Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, Debbie Carlman, dcarlman@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2019; Title IX Coordinator, Bryan Streleski, bstreleski@bethelsd.org, 253.800.4302; and 504 Coordinator, Melissa Munson-Merritt, mmunsonmer@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2301. All individuals may be reached at this address: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387. Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html. Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint: bethelsd.org.
