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Lake Tahoe School | Incline Village, NV
Business Manager Opportunity Statement
How to Apply
Lake Tahoe School has engaged DovetailED to lead this search. Interested candidates should email a cover letter (addressed to Director of Human Resources, Cynthia Moore), a resume, and a list of at least three professional references consolidated as a single PDF document to Lynda Hamilton-Kirk at lynda@dovetailedsourcing.com.
Please do not contact the school directly.
About the School
Lake Tahoe School, originally founded in 1997 under the name Incline Academy with a mission to provide a carefully articulated, highly academic program, quickly grew, adding grades yearly, into a Pre-K through Eighth Grade School by 2001. Incline Academy became Lake Tahoe School (LTS) in 2002 and then within a year, its visionary Board of Trustees, acquired a new three-story building with room for 24 classrooms and appreciable office space, allowing for the current school year (2024-2025) enrollment of 242 students.
About the Position
The Business Manager is responsible for creating and implementing financial and business policies and strategies that align with the mission, vision, and core values of Lake Tahoe School.
The incumbent is accountable to the Head of School and, working with the appropriate trustee committees, manages the school’s financial resources in support of its students and employees. The incumbent is responsible for the planning, accounting, and reporting of revenue, expenses, contributions, and investments of the school, and all activities designated as Business Office responsibilities.
The Business Manager is an in-person role and attends all regular business meetings of the Board of Trustees to provide full, accurate, and complete management and financial information as necessary to assist the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities. The incumbent attends all Finance Committee meetings and any ad hoc committees concerning finance, and maintains professional relationships with the school’s banks, auditors, investment managers, and insurance carriers.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree.
- An MBA or other related advanced degree is preferred.
- Requires 5 years of managerial-level accounting/financial business management experience, preferably in an academic environment.
- Requires knowledge of accepted accounting principles and experience with automated accounting systems.
- Requires excellent communication skills, and good interpersonal, organizational, leadership, management, and supervisory skills.
- Requires skill in the use of personal computers and accounting software systems, as well as word processing and spreadsheet packages.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Collaborates positively and effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrates effective critical thinking skills.
- Requires skill in the use of personal computers and accounting software systems.
- Requires the ability to work independently as well as with staff, teachers, parents, and community groups at all times to exhibit a positive attitude, to be self-motivated, and to be able to cope successfully with stressful situations, schedules, and deadlines.
How to Apply
Lake Tahoe School has engaged DovetailED to lead this search. Interested candidates should email a cover letter (addressed to Director of Human Resources, Cynthia Moore), a resume, and a list of at least three professional references consolidated as a single PDF document to Lynda Hamilton-Kirk at lynda@dovetailedsourcing.com.
Please do not contact the school directly.