Position Information

Summary:
The position of Chief Financial Officer exists to serve the District through financial and business management for the District. This includes creating multi-year financial plans; ensuring that all schools have equitable access to available resources; providing insightful, accurate and timely financial analysis that supports policy formulation and decision making; maintaining controls to ensure that spending meets appropriate legal requirements and that funds are used thoughtfully, responsibly, effectively, and ethically; and offering high levels of customer support. The CFO plans, organizes, assigns, directs and reviews the financial services functions of Governor Mifflin School District.
 
Reporting Relationships:

• Reports to the Superintendent and School Board of Directors
• Works cooperatively with administrators, supervisors, staff, community, Board and cabinet to perform job responsibilities as outlined.
• Evaluations will be done by the Superintendent.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this position.  The employee will be required to perform any other position-related duties requested by the supervisor.


 

• Prepares, submits, communicates and manages annual budget and multi year budget planning
• Provides insightful, accurate and timely financial analysis
• Contributes to policy formulation and decision making using financial expertise and judgment
• Maintaining financial controls
• Supervises finance and business staff
• Oversees Food Services operations
• Oversees Transportation operations
• Right To Know officer
• Vendor and District contracts review and oversight
• Maintains necessary District liability insurances
• Advises on appropriate funding for capital projects and planning and all areas of budget planning and funds
• Responsible for cash flow management
• Oversee grant accounting
• Final approver for all expenses, grants, federal and state funding
• Remains abreast of changes in funding and represents the District in PASBO, state and county organizations
• Works with representatives of the Board and cabinet and District leaders to provide information. 
• Communicates with the community budget and finance items in a “easy to understand” fashion
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• Audit and certify reports required
• Participates in Labor negotiations and preparation for negotiations as requested
• Responsible for compliance with laws and regulations.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with district guidelines
• Maintain a positive demeanor at all times including, but not limited to, the use of appropriate language.
• Demonstrates openness to suggestions for improving performance.
• Demonstrates initiative, independence and decision making appropriate to the performance tasks of this position.
• Adheres to professional, ethical, and legal standards.
• Any other duties assigned.

Terms of Employment:

• Salary and Benefits are as described in the current Act 93 Agreement and or individual contract.
• Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions set forth by the Board of Directors.