Finance Director

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually description includes job summary and responsibilities. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. We have job description: "Finance Director, 8 hours a day for 260 Contract Days (Year Round); 1.0 FTE". That's schedule info: 8 hours a day, 260 contract days year round. So we can include Schedule section with that. Pay: "The pay range for this position is $83,500-$117,000 annually." So Pay section. Benefits: list of benefits. So Benefits section. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications bullet list. Also "CPA desired" etc. Also "Experience with Skyward Finance System, UFARS, MEGS, SEDRA, and banking systems". Also "Experience in a Minnesota School District, Education District, Cooperative or Charter School financial setting". So we can put Requirements/Qualifications combined? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to decide which sections to include. We have description content that could be About the role (job summary). Responsibilities: list of duties. Requirements: maybe qualifications? Qualifications: maybe education/experience. Skills: maybe specific systems knowledge. But we must not create thin sections; prefer few substantive sections. Could combine. We have a lot of responsibilities listed in the description. Could put under Responsibilities. We have qualifications: Bachelor's degree required, knowledge of accounting practices, etc., ability to use computer, etc., CPA desired, experience with systems, experience in MN school district. We could have sections: About the role (job summary), Responsibilities (list), Qualifications (education, experience, skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Also not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate like application procedure, selection procedure. We need to preserve all substantive information. So include all duties listed. Let's extract responsibilities from description: - Works under the general direction of the Executive Director of Business Services to coordinate the financial activities of the District including but not limited to district budget, general ledger, revenue and expenditure accounts. - Maintains the district budget and district general ledger, revenue and expenditure accounts. - Maintains the chart of accounts for general ledger/revenues/expenditures in accordance with UFARS under the direction of the Executive Director. - Maintains, analyzes and verifies the accuracy of accounting entries. - Review accounting entries and monitor the general ledger. - Manage the chart of accounts and adjust as required for state and federal reporting. - Leads the preparation of the annual audit; prepare documentation for auditors; create final reconciliations of general ledger accounts; determine and record year-end estimates and accruals; ensure records comply with legal requirements; communicate with auditors. - Provides end of year reports to our auditor and provides additional documentation and answers questions as needed. - Reconciles and maintains required documentation to prepare financial reports for the various coop grants as needed and required by grantors. - Supervise all state, federal and local district grants by assuring proper accounting of revenue and expenses to comply with grant requirements. - Validate grants are properly accounted for at year-end. - Prepares fiscal year end account analysis and journal entries to reflect current year budget operations. - Requests drawdown of funds as needed or required. - Maintains the district fixed asset system and submits to our fixed asset report contractor additions and deletions of capital assets annually for the preparation of our annual valuation report update and our fiscal audit. - Partners with departments to provide information on coding and budget code balances, and provide current balance reports. - Monitors the cash assets and cash flow of payroll and accounts payable. - Communicates cash flow projections to the Executive Director of Business Services. - Processes wire transfers and electronic payments as needed. - Monitors and reconciles bank accounts, charge cards, district deposits, district liabilities, and district benefit liabilities. - Prepares payroll deduction check and wire transaction batches for accounts payable processing. - Reviews and reconciles balance sheet accounts related to payroll, benefits, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. - Coordinates fiscal year end accounting processes, account analysis, journal entries to reflect current year budget operations, prepares the financial UFARS submission file, and coordinates with the Skyward system to submit data to MDE. - Audits internal financial data to ensure accuracy and compliance. - Partners to correct and provide recommendations to resolve data discrepancies. - Develops and processes corrections. - Assist the Executive Director in the leadership and process improvement of the department. - Supports the training of staff in best practices for accounting, policies, internal controls, and computer-aided accounting systems including upgrades and enhancements. - Ensure that staff members are properly trained to prepare and record accurate and timely accounting transactions and entries. - Perform other duties as assigned. That's a lot; we can list as

• each. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in accounting or business required. Knowledge of accounting practices, methods and procedures; Knowledge of Purchasing and Customer Service principles; Knowledge of basic filing and record keeping principles; Ability to use computer and related software applications; Ability to process information utilizing established procedures; Ability to maintain records and files; Ability to communicate, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and vendors sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction. CPA desired. Experience with Skyward Finance System, UFARS, MEGS, SEDRA, and banking systems. Experience in a Minnesota School District, Education District, Cooperative or Charter School financial setting. We could separate into Requirements (education, abilities) and Qualifications (experience, desired). But to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into Qualifications. Skills: maybe not needed separately. We have Benefits list: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA/FSA options; Dependent Care FSA; Generous Vacation and Sick Time; Personal Time Off; Basic Life Insurance and AD&D; Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D; 403(b) with a District dollar for dollar match; TRA/PERA (Pension Plan); Long Term Disability; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Pet Insurance. Pay: $83,500-$117,000 annually. Schedule: 8 hours a day for 260 Contract Days (Year Round); 1.0 FTE. About the role: maybe a brief summary: "Finance Director works under the Executive Director of Business Services to coordinate financial activities..." but that's already in responsibilities. Could still have About the role as a short paragraph summarizing role. We must not repeat job title as heading. So About the role heading is fine. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

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    About the role

    Finance Director coordinates the financial activities of SouthWest Metro Intermediate District #288, overseeing budgeting, general ledger, grant accounting, fixed assets, cash flow, audit preparation, and staff training in accordance with UFARS and district policies.

    Responsibilities

    • Works under the general direction of the Executive Director of Business Services to coordinate the financial activities of the District including but not limited to district budget, general ledger, revenue and expenditure accounts.
    • Maintains the district budget and district general ledger, revenue and expenditure accounts.
    • Maintains the chart of accounts for general ledger/revenues/expenditures in accordance with UFARS under the direction of the Executive Director.
    • Maintains, analyzes and verifies the accuracy of accounting entries.
    • Reviews accounting entries and monitors the general ledger.
    • Manages the chart of accounts and adjusts as required for state and federal reporting.
    • Leads the preparation of the annual audit; prepares documentation for auditors; creates final reconciliations of general ledger accounts; determines and records year-end estimates and accruals; ensures records comply with legal requirements; communicates with auditors.
    • Provides end‑of‑year reports to the auditor and supplies additional documentation and answers questions as needed.
    • Reconciles and maintains required documentation to prepare financial reports for various coop grants as needed and required by grantors.
    • Supervises all state, federal and local district grants by assuring proper accounting of revenue and expenses to comply with grant requirements.
    • Validates grants are properly accounted for at year‑end.
    • Prepares fiscal year‑end account analysis and journal entries to reflect current year budget operations.
    • Requests drawdown of funds as needed or required.
    • Maintains the district fixed asset system and submits additions and deletions of capital assets annually to the fixed‑asset report contractor for the annual valuation report update and fiscal audit.
    • Partners with departments to provide information on coding and budget code balances, and provides current balance reports.
    • Monitors the cash assets and cash flow of payroll and accounts payable.
    • Communicates cash flow projections to the Executive Director of Business Services.
    • Processes wire transfers and electronic payments as needed.
    • Monitors and reconciles bank accounts, charge cards, district deposits, district liabilities, and district benefit liabilities.
    • Prepares payroll deduction check and wire transaction batches for accounts payable processing.
    • Reviews and reconciles balance sheet accounts related to payroll, benefits, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.
    • Coordinates fiscal year‑end accounting processes, account analysis, journal entries to reflect current year budget operations, prepares the financial UFARS submission file, and coordinates with the Skyward system to submit data to MDE.
    • Audits internal financial data to ensure accuracy and compliance.
    • Partners to correct and provide recommendations to resolve data discrepancies; develops and processes corrections.
    • Assists the Executive Director in the leadership and process improvement of the department.
    • Supports the training of staff in best practices for accounting, policies, internal controls, and computer‑aided accounting systems including upgrades and enhancements.
    • Ensures staff members are properly trained to prepare and record accurate and timely accounting transactions and entries.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting or business required.
    • Knowledge of accounting practices, methods and procedures.
    • Knowledge of purchasing and customer service principles.
    • Knowledge of basic filing and record‑keeping principles.
    • Ability to use computer and related software applications.
    • Ability to process information utilizing established procedures.
    • Ability to maintain records and files.
    • Ability to communicate and use interpersonal skills when interacting with coworkers, supervisors, the public, and vendors.
    • CPA desired.
    • Experience with Skyward Finance System, UFARS, MEGS, SEDRA, and banking systems.
    • Experience in a Minnesota school district, education district, cooperative, or charter school financial setting.

    Benefits

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA/FSA options
    • Dependent Care FSA
    • Generous vacation and sick time
    • Personal time off
    • Basic life insurance and AD&D
    • Voluntary life insurance and AD&D
    • 403(b) with a district dollar‑for‑dollar match
    • TRA/PERA (pension plan)
    • Long‑term disability