Business Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides business management support to the Operations team such as; Purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contract development, and invoice payments;
• Tracks and monitors budget allocations and runs expenditure reports;
• Tracks and manages change orders aligned with board policy and vendor contracts as needed;
• Tracks account numbers on invoices, requisitions, purchase orders and billings;
• Supports grant management needs by providing expenditure reports or other business office needs of the granting agency;
• Assists vendors with system registration, and payable inquiries;
• Assists in charter school transformation and school move processes when needed, as well as turnover of new buildings to charter school lessees;
• Supports real estate and property transactions such as; short term leases of unoccupied property, managing appraisal process and coordination with District’s real estate vendor or other property development agencies as needed; and
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree in business, Finance or Accounting, or relevant discipline or a minimum of 3 years of experience related to business management, operations planning, or property management.
• Experience overseeing K-12 school operations or business management services strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of budgets and familiarity with financial software such as Munis;
• Must have proficiency using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Access (or other equivalent database experience).
• Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
• Excellent written and oral communications;
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to multi-task;
• Excellent project management and organizational skills;
• Excellent conflict resolution and consensus building skills.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the workday;
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects more than 30 pounds rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals) rarely;
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;
• Normal setting for this job is an office/school setting.

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