Genesee Intermediate School District · 1 month ago
Finance Director for Shared Business Services
Flint, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$50K/yr - $60K/yr
5+ years expGenesee Intermediate School District is seeking a Finance Director for Shared Business Services responsible for coordinating and managing payroll, finance, and business services across local school districts. This role involves supervision, financial reporting, compliance with educational guidelines, and collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure effective financial operations.
Career PlanningEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Responsible for the day-to-day coordination, management and supervision of payroll, finance, and business service functions in the assigned local school district(s)
Supervises, manages, evaluates and disciplines local district and GISD employees in the assigned area
Works with the Regional Shared-Time Director for Business Management Services and Assistant Superintendent for Business Services to coordinate, manage and supervise GISD business office functions as assigned
Manages the payroll and finance activities of the local school district(s), public school academy to ensure compliance with the guidelines of the Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS), local school district, public school academy or nonprofit(s) board policies and operating procedures
Works with local school district superintendent(s), public school academy, or nonprofit chief executive office and, prepares financial reports and ensures that bills payable are accurate and submitted in accordance with district timelines
May meet with the board of education and attend local school district board of education meetings if requested by the local school district superintendent(s)
Works with the local school district/public school academy/nonprofit auditor to ensure that the district audit is complete and presented to the board of education in accordance with board policy and Governmental Accounting Standards
Responsible for the accurate completion and submission of all local, state and federal financial reports, including all grant funds received by the local school district and Michigan’s Electronic Grant System
Ensures that local school district grant funds are spent in accordance with grant guidelines and requirements
Establishes business office procedures and processes for maintaining accurate records on cash flow analysis, investments, bank transfers, etc
Evaluates and implements accounting practices that are in compliance with standard accounting procedures, the Michigan Department of Education requirements and the Government Accounting Standard Board (GASB)
Coordinates staff training on business application software and procedures with shared services business office team leaders
Serves as an active member of the Genesee Area School Business Officials
Represents the local school district(s) on local, state and national professional business organizations
Coordinates technical assistance and training for the local school district/nonprofit business department personnel
Works with business department staff to ensure compliance for electronic reporting to the Michigan Department of Education and the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), such as the Registry of Educational Personnel (REP), the Financial Information Database (FID), School Infrastructure Database (SID), Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) and the Educational Entity Master (EEM)
Prepares financial reports for the Medicaid Administrative Outreach Claims
Works with local school district staff to ensure accurate reporting and use of state and federal flow through dollars and maintenance of effort requirements
Works with local district staff/nonprofit entity staff to apply for and capture Universal Service Fund (USF) dollars
Responsible for budget development and ongoing budget adjustments based on actual revenue received and expenses incurred to ensure an accurate end of the school year forecast
Prepares statistical data for the budget development, salary/insurance cost projections, and contract negotiations
May collect data, prepare financial analysis and conduct board presentations for financially distressed districts in accordance with state laws
Prepares deficit elimination plan and required documents for deficit district(s) in accordance with state law
Consistently models Win-Win leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's (Required)
School Accounting: 5 years (Required)
Benefits
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Company
Genesee Intermediate School District
Genesee Intermediate School District is an educational institution that offers career programs and support services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
Detroit Free Press
2025-01-11
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