BUSINESS MANAGER
Harmony Public Schools · Houston, TX · 2 days ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
Duties And Responsibilities
- Takes responsibility for managing campus operations and business programs, initiatives, and procedures including, but not limited to, facilities, student attendance, child nutrition, student health, transportation, purchasing, budgeting, 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 of student record at campuses that don’t have student recruitment coordinator
- Oversees the school’s purchasing/procurement process (requisition, purchase order, receiving goods and services, invoice processing) by following HPS purchasing guidelines
- 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 accurate forecasting of future expenditures
- 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 of active and terminated employees, and substitute records
- Aids 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 maintenance and construction work
- Schedules work on renovation, remodeling and repairs of the facility
- Manages activity fund for the campus
- Oversees the deposits, withdrawals, and monthly reconciliations
- Encourages campus-wide fundraising activities
- Oversees uniform sales
- Prepares monthly activity fund reconciliation according to HPS guidelines
- Covers for the grants department in coordinating correction/reclassification of grant expenditures
- Prepares reports and presentations
- Reviews daily cash receipts
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills And Abilities
- Communicates effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships both internal and external to the district
- Uses computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone
- Analyzes data and generates reports
- Uses effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills
Work Environment And Physical Requirements
- 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