Executive Director, Fiscal Services

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Executive Director, Fiscal Services

Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley, California, United States

Job Description:

Executive Director, Fiscal Services

Description

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under policy direction, plans, organizes, controls, integrates and directs the

District's

financial and accounting activities and operations; directs, integrates and manages the preparation of financial analyses and reports; oversees development of annual operating, capital, program, grant and fund budgets and long-range financial forecasts; manages and monitors financial planning activities for programs authorized by the Board of Education; Directs and supervises payroll department. Provides expert professional assistance and support to District management and the Board of Education on financial, accounting and related matters; and performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

The Executive Director, Fiscal Services is responsible for managing and integrating a program of broad, comprehensive financial services for the district, including budgeting, financial forecasting and analyses, financial reporting and accounting including CalPERS and state public retirement system. Responsibilities and assignments are broad in scope and allow for a high degree of administrative discretion on issues that are complex, interpretive, and evaluative in nature.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class. There will typically be an assigned schedule for these duties.



KNOWLEDGE OF:





ABILITY TO:







MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:



The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge skills and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Education, Training and Experience:



Any combination equivalent to:

a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with a major in

Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a closely related field; and at least seven years of increasingly responsible financial and accounting experience, at least five of which were in a supervisory or management capacity; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Managerial experience in a public agency is preferred.

A master's degree in Finance or Business Administration is preferred, but not required.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:

Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor or Certified Management Accountant is highly desirable.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Valid California Driver's License and vehicle insurability to comply with District requirements.

Employment eligibility that includes fingerprint, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance.

Environment:

Driving a vehicle to conduct work

Indoor and outdoor work environment

Interactions with dissatisfied, hostile, and irate individuals

Subject to demanding timelines and constant interruptions





Physical Demands:

Bending at the waist; kneeling or crouching to file and retrieve materials

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse

Hearing and speaking to present or exchange information in person and on the telephone

Operating a computer keyboard for extended periods of time

Perform work which involves lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects typically weighing 35 pounds, reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally

Closing Date/Time: Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Salary:

13435.97 - 16321.18 Monthly
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