Job Description

Job Title:         Supervisor, Internal Auditor/Accounting
Pay Program:  Support Staff, Exempt
Pay Range:       Range 24 $90,953 – $108,358
Work Year:        260 Days / 8 Hours (Year-Round)
Reports to:        Chief Financial Officer
Direct Reports: This position has supervisory responsibilities. 
 
Summary
Reporting directly the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Internal Auditor/Accounting Supervisor helps align the District’s financial priorities and resources in support of the District’s mission, and to effectively and efficiently deliver financial, budgetary, and payroll services.  Responsibilities include overseeing and participating in the daily accounting operations for the District including operations, grants, and capital accounts in order to meet workload and reporting needs.  This role monitors and audits the District’s cash position and continuously conducts oversight of grants, accounting transactions, and the department’s daily operations.  This role works to ensure fiscal controls are maintained and guarantee the District’s fiscal solvency.  Other duties include preparing, reviewing, and/or auditing a variety of financial reports including quarterly statements and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

Essential Responsibilities – To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequency of responsibility, percent of time and work year may vary based on department or building assignment.

                              

Job Responsibility Descriptions
Oversees and actively participates in the daily accounting operations for the District including operations, grants, and capital accounts in order to meet workload and reporting needs.  Employee manages job assignments for the accounting team, ensuring all accounting needs are covered including but not limited to overseeing Student Body Association (SBA) general ledger accounts, daily cash position, banking adjustments, and monthly account reconciliations.  This role actively brings together the resources in order to meet workload and reporting needs. Accounting supervisory roles include providing technical guidance to staff accountants and others when established policies and procedures leave uncertainty or for questionable accounting matters not easily addressed.  This role will review journal entries, and system interfaces with schools and other departments while promoting an environment of cooperative work and ensuring information and instruction are uniform and department standards and goals are met. Other areas of accounting oversight include the transfer and recording of self-insurance transactions, Board of Education (BOE) reports and Charter School(s) reporting.  The Internal Auditor/Accounting Supervisor ensures these functions operate efficiently, troubleshoots any problems and ensures accounting functions meet Department standards and goals.
Directly supporting the Chief Financial Officer this role monitors and audits the District’s cash position, purchasing records, and accounts receivables.  Responsibilities in this capacity include authorizing account transfers, and approving funding requests for reimbursements, repayments and directing other cash management activities as necessary/directed.  Internal auditing responsibilities include regularly reporting findings directly to the CFO and conducting all audit activities in accordance with prevailing accounting regulations and statutes.
Serving as a District resource for other department’s financial questions and concerns, this role assists District leaders with planning and estimating costs for programs, project proposals, unusual budget requests, staffing model updates, mill and bond levy spending, and other financial related topics.  As requested by the CFO this role may coordinate and manage a wide variety of staff in developing complex and detailed annual budgets for the District’s various departments and programs.  These responsibilities are conducted while promoting an environment of cooperative work and ensuring information and instruction are uniform and department standards and goals are met.
Reviews and reports on a variety of financial reports including quarterly statements, Charter School’s financial standings, grant, mill, and bond level financing.  This role is the primary contact for auditors and works to cooperatively facilitate audit activities. Assists in the preparation and analysis of the District’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Standards of Excellence prescribed by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). This position also generates and reviews other financial reports or information as regulated, required, and/or requested by outside entities, such as the Colorado Department of Education, Census Reports, and through Colorado Open Records (CORA) requests.  Other duties include transmitting financial data to the CDE in conformance with the Colorado Standard Chart of Accounts and providing other financial reports or information as requested by District Management.
Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Education and Experience 
Acceptable demonstration of acceptable education and/or experience will be at the sole discretion of the District.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; preference given for Master’s in Accounting, Finance or other applicable field
• Minimum two years’ supervisory experience leading others in professional/technical positions
• Minimum five years’ accounting experience for large public organization(s) with preference given for prior school district accounting experience
• Preference given for prior mill level and/or bond funding experience

Licenses, Registrations or Certifications

• Criminal background check required for hire
• Valid Colorado driver’s license or valid Colorado identification required
• Preference for Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expertise in financial management of federal programs and complex contract administration
• Exceptional English oral and written communication skills including consultive abilities
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible with collaborative critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service skills, with the ability to provide support in a professional and approachable manner
• Commitment to handling sensitive and confidential information with the highest ethical standards
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with staff and various stakeholders
• Ability to lead, communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds
• Ability to follow applicable federal, state, local laws and Board of Education policies, in addition to building and department procedures
• Ability to recognize the importance of safety in the workplace, follow safety rules, practice safe work habits, utilize appropriate safety equipment and report unsafe conditions to the appropriate administrator
• Well-developed knowledge and research skills/experience and presenting complex data in an understandable format
• Well-developed writing, organizational, scheduling, report writing and record keeping skills
• Well-developed to be adaptable and flexible with collaborative critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Well-developed ability to manage multiple priorities and frequent interruptions in a timely manner
• Strong ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations using strong interpersonal relations and management skills
• Strong skills in math, accounting, and database management tools and techniques
• Expert knowledge of and experience with software applications for spreadsheets, large- and small-scale accounting software packages
• High level operating knowledge of District’s financial tracking software and financial analysis required
• Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as scanner, copier, 10-key calculator, etc.
• Operating knowledge of online computing platforms including G+ Suite and Office 365 integrated packages

Salary & Benefits:
View all salary schedules for the current school year at: https://www.d51schools.org/departments111/human-resources/salary-schedules
Information regarding D51 Benefits can be found here: https://www.d51schools.org/departments111/human-resources/employee-benefits

How to Apply

Apply at Mesa County Valley School District 51 Careers

Bureaus: Colorado. Job Categories: Full-Time. Job Types: Finance. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.