What are the responsibilities and job description for the BUSINESS MANAGER position at Harmony Public Schools?
JOB GOAL: Responsible for managing campus operations and business programs, initiatives, and procedures.
Position Qualifications
accounting, payroll, timekeeping, reimbursements, etc.
HPS guidelines
Position Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university OR Minimum 2 years of experience in a related field
- Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
- Takes responsibility for managing campus operations and business programs, initiatives, and procedures including, but
accounting, payroll, timekeeping, reimbursements, etc.
- Oversees daily attendance at the campus.
- Oversees child nutrition programs at the campus and ensures that they are implemented according to regulations
- Oversees timely and accurately processing of free/reduced lunch applications
- Arranges bus transportation for certain school events as needed
- Oversees registrars in admission of new students, re-enrollment of current students, maintenance and timely processing
- Oversees the school’s purchasing/procurement process (requisition, purchase order, receiving goods and services,
- Maintains current agreements for all contracted services.
- Manages purchase orders for the campus. Cleans-up cancelled/unused items and fulfills used ones in order to help with
- Ensures that invoices are processed in a timely manner so that clean credit history is maintained.
- Processes reimbursement requests in a timely manner.
- Takes responsibility for sorting, distributing and uploading receipts-invoices for the district accountant to further process.
- Prepares, approves, and submits monthly payroll change forms (time sheets, insurance paperwork, etc.)
- Reviews paystubs and timesheets for all campus employees for each pay period and checks extra duty payments, status
- Assists campus and district leadership in the development of the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
- Ensures timely completion of work orders from school principals and administrative office for building and ground
- Assigns work schedules of renovation, remodeling and repairs of the facility.
- Manages activity fund for the campus. Oversees the deposits, withdrawals, and monthly reconciliations. Encourages
HPS guidelines
- Maintains time and effort documents and submit them timely to the district / central office
- Coordinates correction/reclassification of grant expenditures with the grants department
- Informs grants department immediately regarding position/duty changes of employees paid by the grant fund.
- Prepares reports and presentations.
- Reviews daily cash receipts.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
- Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software,
- Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
- Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills
- Light Work: may require the occasional light lifting.
- Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
- Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
- Moderate travel is required.