2024-2025 Budget Analyst/Finance Manager - Montgomery County Public School

Budget Analyst/Finance Manager

12 month position

2023-2024

Montgomery County Public Schools, Virginia, is seeking an experienced professional to assist the Finance Director by providing leadership in the development and delivery of high-quality budget and fiscal services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Two to four years of financial experience through public accounting/auditing and/or industry experience
• Strong numerical and analytical, written/verbal communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Accounting Standards
• Systems knowledge and familiarity
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and multi-task
• Such other alternatives as may be found appropriate and acceptable 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CPA preferred
• Supervisory experience

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with program and project managers to develop the organizations’ budgets
• Review managers’ budget proposals for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with laws and other regulations
• Combine all the program and department budgets together into a consolidated organizational budget and review all funding requests for merit
• Explain recommendations for funding requests to others in the organization and the public
• Monitor organizational spending to ensure that it is within budget
• Inform program managers of the status and availability of funds
• Estimate future financial needs
• Develop, analyze, and execute budgets
• Efficiently allocate limited financial resources
• Draft budget-related policy
• Conduct training regarding budget procedures
• Supervisory responsibilities for payroll and accounts payable
• Utilize knowledge of accounting practices relative to the maintenance of a budget 
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with outside contacts, officials, school secretaries, principals, directors, and other School Board employees
• Assemble and organize complex data and compose effective and accurate correspondence and prepare various financial and operational reports
• Manage the planning and coordination of job assignments and distribution of workloads in the areas of responsibility
• Assist in preparation for the annual audit by an outside company, including journal entry adjustments, account analysis, and preparation of detailed financial schedules and statistical data, general fixed assets
• Assist auditor through answering inquiries and supplying data as requested
• Monitor school division appropriations and expenditures and enter adjusting entries to maintain the accounting system
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate for the budget analyst/finance manager position

SALARY:  $81,104.09 - $146,102.87 annually, with benefits; commensurate with experience

BENEFITS:  Employee Benefits Information

CLOSING DATE:  Open until filled

EEO Statement:

The Montgomery County School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation, status as a veteran, and genetic information (including family medical history) is prohibited. Personnel decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, when necessary. The Montgomery County School Board shall provide facilities, programs and activities that are accessible, usable and available to qualified disabled persons. Further, the Montgomery County School Board shall not discriminate against qualified disabled persons in the provision of health, welfare and other social services.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:

Director of Human Resources and Assistant Director of Human Resources

750 Imperial Street, SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073

540.382.5100