DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plans, organizes, directs and processes accounting work relating to all funds of the District including new and on-going construction projects and audits.

2. Plans, organizes, and directs the work of the Business Services Department including but not limited to accounting, purchasing, payroll, facilities, technology and risk management.

3. Responsible for policies, legislation, and regulations governing the operation of all business services functions, needs, and issues; assists in the formulation and development of policies, procedures, internal controls, and programs.

4. Prepares agenda items, resolutions, and special reports for the Board of Trustees pertaining to business services of the District.

5. Reviews and monitors the maintenance of physical inventory records.

6. Directs the staffing, assignment, training, evaluation, and discipline of employees within the assigned areas of responsibility.

7. Prepares budget for adoption and develops budget controls.

8. Monitors attendance accounting, recommends adjustments in staffing and prepares all necessary attendance reports for the state.

9. Serves as a member of the District management team and participates in staff development and other management team activities.

10. Is responsible for fiscal oversight of charter schools, preschools, school readiness programs, food services and maintenance and operations.

11. Provides assistance to school principals regarding the development and monitoring of school budgets.

12. Participates in and advises on the financial and operational aspects of labor contract negotiations; analyzes contract proposals for cost impact.

13. Establishes, facilitates, and leads discussions with committee and study groups to achieve team- oriented desired results and group cooperation.

14. Works effectively with the Board of Trustees, staff, parents, public, and public officials on mutual problems, concerns, and projects.

15. Analyzes and adjusts budgets as required to comply with directives of district executives or changes in state and federal legislation and regulations.

16. Prepares written and oral correspondence, comprehensive reports, and multi-year projections regarding the budget annually as required.

17. Directs development of automated budgetary record keeping systems.

18. Approves budget transfers and personnel requisitions.

19. Directs the accounting control of school funds held in the county treasury and collection of funds received by district.

20. Directs the maintenance of student body accounting records; directs the preparation and maintenance of records, financial reports, and claims for reimbursement for regular and specially funded programs.

21. Monitors and conducts cash flow analysis; researches, recommends, and directs the borrowing and investment of funds and maintains control of investments.

22. Ensures availability of funds through issuance of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRAN) as needed.

23. Performs special financial or statistical research or analytical studies in the formulation of new policies and planning of new or revised programs.

24. Conducts audits of various school district funds or accounts; assists auditors conducting audits of programs and financial records.

25. Performs related work as required.

ABILITY TO:

26. Apply financial, budgetary and accounting software applications utilized by the state and District.

27. Prepare and present clear and comprehensive oral and written reports appropriate to each audience including concise financial reports.

28. Plan, organize, and direct a complex budget management program.

29. Conduct year-end closing procedures, including GASB requirements, and unaudited actuals.

30. Read, interpret and administer statutes, policies, and regulations related to the legal responsibility of the district, school district accounting, budgeting, and financial transactions.

31. Collect, assimilate, evaluate data, and prepare recommendations based on such information.

32. Chair meetings, lead discussions, and elicit individual and group cooperation.

33. Demonstrate organizational time management and analytical and problem solving skills.

34. Supervise, instruct, and train staff in fiscal procedures of the district in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.

35. Operate a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices.

36. Understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions.

37. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse workforce and community

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

38. Modern principles and practices of public and business administration, accounting, budget preparation, and management.

39. Fiscal and financial analysis and research, record keeping principles, procedures, and methods.

40. State and federal laws, regulations, and procedures governing the receipt and expenditure of public funds, school finance, and business operation.

41. Governmental auditing and inventory control procedures.

42. Principles of contract administration, business law, and risk management;

43. Advanced business math and basic statistics.

44. Collective bargaining legal requirements and negotiations procedures.

45. Personal computer systems and software applicable to budgetary, and financial recordkeeping.

46. Appropriate personnel practices and procedures according to collective bargaining agreements, board policy, and state and federal requirements.

47. Budgeting processes and cycles as practiced by California school districts.

48. Restricted and unrestricted funding methods and procedures.

49. Available sources, methods, and techniques for compiling and analyzing factual data.

50. General principles of supervision, training, and personnel administration.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or closely related field from an accredited college or university

• Four years of progressively responsible experience in accounting with emphasis on budget development, program accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial analysis, and financial reporting

• Two years successful experience in providing leadership and supervision to staff

• Experience in fiscal services in a governmental or school district setting is desirable

-OR-

• Some combination of education training and experience that produces the requisite knowledge and ability

• CBO Certification highly desirable

• Advanced degree highly desirable

About Lennox School District

Lennox first began providing public education in 1910 with only one school—a four room, wood-frame structure with 50 students. Since these modest beginnings, the Lennox School District has grown to its current size and configuration of more than 5,100 students attending a preschool, five elementary schools, and a middle school. The Lennox community is an unincorporated 1.3 sq. mile area of Metropolitan Los Angeles situated between the cities of Hawthorne, Inglewood and the Los Angeles International Airport. The Lennox Board of Trustees strongly encourages community involvement as an essential element of effective schools. Lennox teachers, administrators and staff are highly dedicated to the task of addressing the needs of the whole child—academically, socially, physically, and emotionally—so that every child can achieve.

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