Requisition ID 2024-128434

Position Category
Accounting/Finance

Location
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Location Address
445 W AMELIA ST

Posting End Date
4/19/2024 11:59 PM

Work Days and Hours
12 months, 8 hours per day

Compensation

Salary Schedule

Overview

To monitor and analyze expenditures in relationship to budgets; assist in development, implementation, and communication of the district’s annual budget.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration or related field from an accredited institution preferred; or any equivalent combination of related education, training and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job functions.

Four (4) years of progressively responsible accounting, finance, or budget experience, preferably within a school district or in a governmental setting.

Demonstrated success in working in the financial control process, preferably in a governmental accounting environment.

Strong spreadsheet skills are required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to interpret and enforce school board and administrative rules; ability to analyze data and communicate the information; analytical skills to review information and formulate alternative solutions to problems. Knowledge of and commitment to decentralized decision making and accountability for results. Strong spreadsheet skills required.

REPORTS TO: Director, Office of Management and Budget

SUPERVISES: Budget specialist and/or other administrative support

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:

Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:

Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

Percentage

70 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
10 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
10 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
5 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.
5 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
5 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly, or quickly.
90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

∗ Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
∗ Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
∗ Model the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
∗ Support the Director, Office of Management and Budget in managing all operations and functions consistent with district goals.
∗ Direct, oversee and evaluate support staff in achieving expected goals.
∗ Develop FTE forecasts and evaluate FTE recalculations against forecast.
∗ Participate in the development and conducting of training classes with work location administrators and other personnel related to school and departmental budgets, and position control to ensure effective implementation and management of the annual budget.
∗ Prepare revenue estimates for various district operations.
∗ Evaluate the adopted budget through revenue and expenditure analyses and propose revisions to budgets based on subsequent analyses and decisions.
∗ Resolve budget issues related to district operations including schools, departments, revenue calculations, position control and school choice.
∗ Monitor and reconcile the position control system.
∗ Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
∗ Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
∗ Develop leadership in subordinates.
∗ Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
∗ Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
∗ Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

* Essential Performance Responsibilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
responsibility.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

* Essential Performance Responsibilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

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