Chief Financial Officer - Grand Prairie

Full-time - Senior

Dallas, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The Chief Financial Officer serves as the district's chief financial director, with broad day-to-day responsibility and accountability for all aspects of the district's finances. The CFO exercises these broad responsibilities by working with and through a wide variety of groups and individuals to ensure the organization maintains effective and compliant financial systems, and to ensure the district achieves its educational goals in a fiscally responsible manner.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the CEO in formulating and refining the school's strategic financial plan to assist in achieving the school's mission.
• Primarily responsible for ensuring that the organization's financial policies and procedures effectively assist the school in achieving its educational mission.
• Monitors and evaluates, as necessary, all financial functions to determine improvements required.
• Collaborates with a wide variety of personnel to ensure effective communication regarding the financial operations of the organization.
• Completes yearly professional development requirements and stays fully informed on all financial and accounting laws, rules and policies applicable to the organization.
• Ensures all financial and accounting procedures meet all federal, state, and local requirements.
• Develops and implements all financial reporting, including but not limited to monthly Board financial reports, and any necessary financial reports to administrators, as well as annual financial reports required by any governmental entity.
• Oversees the collection of all revenues, monitors the cash flow of all funds, and invests excess funds in accordance with Board policy and state statutes.
• Collaborates with the CEO and other appropriate personnel to develop, implement, oversee, and amend the annual school district budget and any other budgets necessary for school operations.
• Oversees district responsibility for the required annual audit and any other requested audits.
• Maintains and implements a payroll system meeting all federal, state, and local requirements.
• Maintains and implements a purchasing system that makes optimum use of district resources, and is responsible for all district interaction with all vendors.
• Maintains a risk management program for the district including recommending and securing proper levels of insurance coverage, maintenance of policies, inventory, and appraisal documents.
• Implements any new accounting procedures promulgated by state and federal agencies.
• Develops and implements training options and/or improvement plans to ensure exemplary, compliant and ethical business operations.
• Develops and analyzes long-term financial plans, including debt service planning, bond analysis, and related fiscal compliance issues.
• Works collaboratively with the CEO and a wide variety of personnel to ensure that the school is in compliance with all applicable state, federal, and local financial accountability and compliance measures.
• Collaborates with the CEO to ensure accurate district communication regarding financial accountability measures.
• Develops, implements, and monitors all grant applications and expenditures to ensure full federal, state, and local compliance.
• Collaborates with the CEO and a wide variety of personnel to ensure financial and programmatic compliance with all state or federal programs operated by the school.
• Responsible for the preparation and communication of all external financial compliance reports to any federal or state governmental entity.
• Hires, monitors, and evaluates the performance of all necessary staff for the accounting/business office.
• Works closely with any auditors regarding any financial compliance or programmatic audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from a four-year college or university.
• 3-5 years of related experience.
• MBA and CPA strongly preferred.
• Reliable means of transportation.

Benefits

• Salary Starting at: $110,000 +