Finance Manager (0.65 FTE)

FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

TITLE :

Finance Manager (0.65 FTE)

22h45min per week

2024-2025 School Year

POSITION SUMMARY :

The position provides assistance to the Office of Finance & Operations for day-to-day operations, including accounts payable, planning, organization, and finance. The main objective is to ensure efficient office functioning, benefiting students, teachers, administrators, and citizens of Framingham.

OUR MISSION :

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work : Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free-thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community. FPS and the community stand united in our core values : Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment; Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates; Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community; Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff; Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery. We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation at work. Framingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

Minimum of five years' experience in a public school setting is preferred.

SKILLS AND ABILITY :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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.

• Computer skills and knowledge of appropriate applications including Microsoft Office, X2, MUNIS and Google are essential. Demonstration of supervisory skills and commensurate experience, ability to establish and maintain organized office systems and procedures, effective interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, ability to maintain the confidentiality of information, ability to take notes and transcribe information, ability to work independently and take initiative to recommend and pursue relevant projects and ability to conduct research and produce reports. Ability to embrace and adapt to changes in procedures and job duties, if needed, due to process improvement, change in law and / or new systems that may be implemented to better streamline the needs of the department(s). Proficiency with standard business software, including Munis, smart sheets, Laser fiche, OLI, Micro Main, Frontline, Procurement process;

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as an illustration of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Circuit Breaker : Handles all aspects of reporting to the DESE for annual Circuit Breaker reimbursement, including attending appropriate trainings, downloading and uploading appropriate DESE forms, determining which students qualify for the circuit breaker program, updating changes through EOY, communicating with DESE and preparing files for Circuit Breaker audits.

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STUDENT ACCOUNT MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

OTHER :

Assume additional responsibilities as directed by the Director of Buildings and Grounds

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees work in an office with moderate noise levels (such as computers and printers) and controlled temperature conditions. The position requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, and to reach with hands and arms occasionally. Ability to talk and to hear continuously. Ability to lift up to 20 pounds periodically. Finger dexterity is required continuously for the normal work shift, such as for typing, filing, dialing the phone, etc. Some travel between schools may be necessary, so the ability to operate a motor vehicle and maintain a valid Driver's license is required; the employee shall be compensated per the contract with a travel allowance as the applicable rate per the Framingham Teachers Association Secretaries (Unit S) Contract.

REPORTS TO :

Director of Special Education

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

None

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) CLASSIFICATION :

This position is classified as Exempt (Professional).

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT :

This position is covered under the Framingham School Committee Policy.

260 days per year, 22.75 hours per week

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Framingham Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Framingham Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the District has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Framingham Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.