EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
Five (5) years of experience developing, monitoring, analyzing, and overseeing highly complex budgets in excess of $50 million in a full-service public agency or in the private sector
Two years of supervising professional staff
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 26244
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attract a talented Chief Financial Officer who models the core PPS Educator Essentials. With the District’s focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.
A Uniquely Attractive Place To Work
Racial Equity and Social Justice Centered • Innovative, Adaptive, and Resilient • Caring and Empathetic • Committed to Life-Long Learning.
These are just a few of the Educator Essentials we expect our employees to learn and model as part of our PPS reImagined Vision. As the largest school district in the Pacific Northwest, we educate over 49,000 students who come from every possible ethnic and economic background. We need talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire students.
Explore our PPS View Book to learn about some of the things that make Portland Public Schools a uniquely attractive place to work, including information about the district, our schools, our programs, our benefits, our state and area, and more.
Under administrative direction, direct the staff and activities essential to the preparation, review, analysis, and administration of the District’s budget; evaluate the fiscal impact of budget submittals and related issues on departmental budgets and Districtwide budget; oversee staff in the tracking and monitoring of budget and grant expenditures, ensuring that allocated funds have been spent appropriately; develop and implement budgetary control procedures; develop and review financial scenarios and models, advising senior leaders regarding financial impacts of existing and proposed budgets.
Plan, direct, oversee and evaluate the work of professional, technical and support staff in preparing and maintaining the budget, grants, creating a long-term forecast, and supporting the District with financial analyses on critical decisions.
Lead and manage the annual budget development process; prepare and present recommendations regarding the annual and biennium operating budgets across several funds.
Analyze, monitor and report on expenditures in relation to authorized budgets; confer with authorized budget-holders and provide analytical and technical support to all divisions of the District regarding issues that impact the District’s budget.
Direct and monitor staff in the examination of budget and allocation requests on the full scope of budget issues for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures, regulations, and policies; evaluate and approve recommendations regarding needs and priorities of assigned budgets to determine where funds may be reduced and where additional funds may need to be requested; examine alternatives available to continue funding programs.
Facilitate the compilation of statistical, fiscal, and program information for the formulation and administration of budgets and budgetary allocations.
Coach and support the budget and grant team to identify opportunities to provide high-impact analysis and recommendations and that will help the District operate more efficiently and deliver on its established goals and objectives while meeting compliance standards.
Demonstrate a commitment to the Portland Public Schools strategic plan and equity initiatives by developing a thorough knowledge and application of them; participating in staff development, in-services and trainings related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and in K – 12 education; modeling appropriate behaviors; developing, recommending and implementing improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of their impact in a racially and culturally diverse community.
Participate and represent the District and/or lead meetings, workshops, seminars and in-services related to public agency budgeting and government financial services.
Build relationships with peers in neighboring districts and at the State Department of Education in order to understand trends, policy analyses and any related insights.
May serve as a District representative in collective bargaining and negotiations.
A Uniquely Attractive Place to Work
Racial Equity and Social Justice Centered • Innovative, Adaptive and Resilient • Caring and Empathetic • Committed to Life-Long Learning.
These are just a few of the Educator Essentials we expect our employees to learn and model as part of our PPS reImagined Vision. As the largest school district in the Pacific Northwest, we educate over 49,000 students who come from every possible ethnic and economic background. We need talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire students.
Explore our PPS View Book to learn about some of the things that make Portland Public Schools a uniquely attractive place to work, including information about the district, our schools, our programs, our benefits, our state and area, and more.