Job: Chief Financial Officer

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Salaried

Wage:  $97,393 - $134,402yr.   

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description:

Start Date: As soon as mutually agreed

Position Type: Full-time, 240-242 days per year

Location: Central Office

Salary: Pay for this position is determined by the 242-day Director 1 Salary Schedule and based on education and experience. Salary Range $97,393-134,402

Purpose of the Job: This role exists to ensure the assets of the District are properly safeguarded, managed, and accounted for. Responsibilities include managing the recording of all financial transactions with the District to include payroll, accounts payable, and investment of District assets. Further, our Chief Financial Officer provides oversight and organization to the whole of the Business Services Department, including the management of employees within. Canon City Schools strives to provide our students with a world-class education, complete with state-of-the-art technology, curriculum, opportunities, and outstanding instructors. That said, the Chief Financial Officer shall work to maximize our financial efforts, think creatively about how to best serve our community, and do so while keeping the District in a solid financial position.  

Minimum Requirements:(Note: The minimum requirements or prerequisites for a position must be met to satisfy step one of the “qualified” person determined under the Americans with Disabilities Act.)

Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Masters Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field preferred.

Certification: 

• CPA preferred, but not required.
• Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations preferred, but not required.

Experience: 

• Three years of public sector financial management are required.
• Three years of successful supervisory/administrative experience required
• Previous experience in the Public School Financial Management is are preferred

Licenses/Certificates: 

• Valid Colorado Driver’s License

Other Criteria:  

• Must complete a fingerprint-based criminal background check and be cleared
• Ability to work cooperatively in a school atmosphere with staff members, students, and the public.
• Ability to effectively read, write, speak, and listen to comply with directions and instructions to complete tasks and establish priorities.
• Integrity, trust, and work ethic to be able to work with little supervision.
• Competent understanding of technology to perform the job.
• Must complete pre-employment physical
• Model the District's Mission and Belief Statements. 

Essential Duties of the Job: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.)  

• Member of the Superintendent’s Advisory Council.
• Member of District Administrative Leadership Team.
• Chairperson of the district budget review committee.
• Member of the Fremont Schools Facilities Corporation (FSFC), to include serving as Treasurer.
• Member of the Canon City Educational Opportunity for Excellence (CCEOE), to include serving as Treasurer.
• Directs/supervises the district’s data processing functions.
• Administers the organization and conduct of school elections.  
• Serves, as assigned, on district, community, or other committees or task forces.
• Understands and reports on how district data is stored, processed and transmitted by the district and by third-party Agents of the district.
• Implements appropriate physical and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of district data.
• Reports actual or suspected breaches in the confidentiality, integrity or availability of district data to appropriate district personnel.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Business and Accounting:

• Administers the district accounting and money management system, including investments, in compliance with state and federal guidelines and good accounting practices.
• Directs and supervises the development of appropriate monthly financial information and quarterly revenue and expenditure listings for the Board of Education.
• Ensures appropriate accounting and purchasing procedures are maintained for all local, federal, and state funds and grants.
• Supervises the district’s purchasing procedures, ensuring opportunity for local vendors and suppliers to participate.
• Supervises the storage and distribution of equipment, supplies, furniture, and materials in compliance with Board policy.
• Administers the process for maintaining an inventory of real and personal property as specified in Board policy.
• Administers the district’s insurance and retirement benefits program.
• Administers the district’s workers' compensation as well as property and liability insurance plans.

Grant Administration: 

• Track and monitor grant budgets, expenses, and reimbursements.
• Prepare and submit timely and accurate financial reports and funding requests. 
• Reconcile grant accounts and resolve discrepancies as needed.
• Ensure expenditures align with grant budgets and allowable costs.

Budget and Planning:

• Develops annual budget for all district local, state, and federal funds in accordance with established guidelines and approves expenditures within budget guidelines.
• Develops annually a three-year projection of revenue.
• In cooperation with the Director of Human Resources, jointly make student projections to create the budget.
• Legislative liaison for school-related legislation with an emphasis on school finance.
  Audit:
• Lead and manage the district audit process, including coordination with external auditors, preparation of audit schedules, and facilitating audit fieldwork.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), government regulations, and district policies throughout the audit process.
• Review audit findings, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to address deficiencies.
• Implement audit recommendations and improve financial controls.

Personnel:

• In cooperation with the Director of Human Resources, make recommendations concerning classified personnel under his/her supervision.
• Evaluates staff that she/he directly supervises.
• Provides financial information when staffing of personnel in the building and district is being planned.
• Serving on the annual compensation negotiations with the certified and classified employee associations.

Skills, Knowledge, Equipment & Other:

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of community groups and organizations.
• Demonstrated success in working as a member of a leadership team.
• Working knowledge of laws related to Human Resources.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively resolve conflict.
• Ability to present information effectively, both orally and in written communication.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, guide and direct staff in setting and achieving the highest standards of educational excellence for the District and individual schools.
• Possess good health, neat appearance and pleasing personality.
• Ability to work in harmony with other employees.
• Ability to supervise employees and complete assigned work.
• Must be bondable in an amount acceptable to the Board of Education.
• Knowledge of state budget law and public meeting law.
• Knowledge of financial administration including principles, methods and procedures of accounting, budgeting, investings, debt issuance, financial forecasting and analysis, purchasing, billing and collections, cashiering, and financial systems development.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Governmental Accounting Standards (GAGAS), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
• Knowledge of theory, principle, practices and techniques of public administration including budgeting, financial planning and management, and procurement law.
• Knowledge of school finance mechanisms, and the fiscal requirements relating to federal and state education programs.
• Knowledge of the principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Knowledge of business systems management and principles.
• Skills in consensus building and conflict resolution.
• Skill in managing projects and providing leadership and direction toward a common objective. 
• Skill in directing professional technical and administrative support staff.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing conditions.
• Ability to think strategically and develop both short and long-term plans to meet objectives.
• Ability to develop and administer department goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Ability to research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques. 
• Ability to collect and interpret complex information to analyze a problem, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals. 
• Ability to present technical information and data in an effective manner and prepare complex financial statements, reports, and analyses. 
• Ability to oversee the preparation and administration of the District’s budgets and preparation of financial reports. 
• Ability to participate in the design and implementation of new accounting, budgetary, and related financial systems including development and implementation of operating procedures. 
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with financial and business communities, staff, board members, committee members, public officials, and the general public.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Supervise, direct, and evaluate activities in the Business Services Department. This includes completing the annual evaluation cycle for the Accounting Manager and Accounting Assistant in the department.  
• The ability to help resolve conflict amongst employees if/when it occurs.  

Requirements for Essential Functions of the Job: (The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; feel or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, waist to overhead, waist to floor and overhead to floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a school setting. Travel from site to site may occasionally; be exposed  to wet and/or humid conditions; outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges is generally quiet with occasional increase when working events or with equipment. Must be able to work in person.

Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to analyze and compute. Frequently required to compare, communicate, coordinate, instruct, evaluate, use interpersonal skills and compile. Occasionally required to copy, synthesize and negotiate.

This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions. This job description is subject to change in accordance with the needs of the District.

TO APPLY:

A district application must be completed online at: https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/canoncityschools

Anticipated Timeline for Hiring: Open Until Filled
Applications must be complete and submitted to be considered 

Applications must include a thorough history of previous work experience and all the following documents electronically attached:

• Cover Letter
• Current résumé
• Copy of Colorado Administrator license if applicable
• Copies of college transcripts
• At least three (3) current letters of recommendation dated within the past year

Inquiries may be made to Jamie Davis, Director of Human Resources, 101 North 14th Street, Cañon City, CO, 81212, 719-276-5700.

Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity

In compliance with Titles VI; VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, School District Fremont RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates.
 
School District Fremont RE-1 has established complaint procedures for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. Complaints may be filed verbally, in writing, or anonymously. If you wish to file a complaint using the district complaint form, please submit it to: Ms. Jamie Davis, Director of Human Resources, Title IX, Section 504, and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, 101 North 14th Street, Cañon City, Colorado 81212 – Telephone: (719)276-5700, Email:[email protected].

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.