Director of Finance and Operations at Steamboat Springs School District RE-2

Director Of Finance And Operations

Steamboat Springs School District, located in Steamboat Springs, CO, is seeking an exceptional district leader as the Director of Finance and Operations. This position is responsible for advising the Superintendent and School Board on the financial and budget matters of the district. The Finance Director prepares and administers the district budget, guides the development of long-term capital financing methods, directs and supervises all business/finance functions, including, but not limited to, risk management, budgeting, and grants management, and supervises the Finance, Facilities, Transportation, and Nutritional Services departments, while adhering to district policies and procedures. Preferably, candidates will have knowledge of the state's school finance act for public schools and generally accepted accounting practices, and preferably have public sector accounting experience. Start date can be discussed at the interview, ideally August 3, 2026. This position will work a year-round, 233-work-day contract. Entry range: $146,178.00 - $157,346.00; pay will be dependent upon experience. A maximum of 5 years of experience is considered for new hire placement.

Essential duties and responsibilities include overseeing the finance team in day-to-day operations and all functions of the monthly accounting cycle, monitoring, preparing, and coordinating development of the district annual budget and mid-year update, ensuring alignment with district and board goals, arranging and coordinating the external audit processes and reporting to board, serving on the superintendent's leadership team, active member of district bargaining team, developing and distributing information for the negotiation process with the local education association, communicating and developing effective relationships with team members and stakeholders, providing leadership that fosters accountability in processes, attending and participating in board meetings and workshop sessions, attending and participating in administrative-level meetings, working with the superintendent and board on the strategic vision, master facility plans and creating financial solutions to meet facility and program needs, working with the director of human resources regarding benefits programs, co-leading the health insurance committee with the director of human resources, administering retirement programs, responsible for the financials of self-funded insurance programs, working closely with benefits consultants on insurance programs and financials, coordinating and acting as legislative liaison for the district, which includes monitoring the legislative process, school finance laws, and communicating issues district-wide, preparing multi-year financial projections for the superintendent and the board for planning purposes and fiscal responsibility, responsible for all cash management and investments of the district, including debt issuance, preparing enrollment projections and assisting the superintendent in projecting staff requirements, preparing all staff salary/wage schedules, working with the director of human resources regarding compensation surveys, pay schedules and placement policies, maintaining relationships and timely correspondence with the colorado department of education (cde) and other regulatory agencies, coordinating professional development needs with the superintendent, providing leadership for the continual improvement to the district's financial data systems, preparation of annual financial reports and other reports as required by the board and state, federal agencies to assure compliance with the law, responsible for providing financial and policy-related information to the board for information and decision purposes, ensuring appropriate accounting processes and procedures in place, directing the administrative activities required for all financial aspects of budget override and school-bond-issue elections, supervising and performing evaluations of managers, participating in district-wide initiatives, providing advice and counsel to the superintendent, performing other duties as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities include accounting supervisor, nutritional services director, facilities manager, transportation manager.

Qualifications: minimum of bachelors' degree in accounting or related field. cpa is preferred. education and/or training in budget management. minimum 3 yrs experience in similar-sized public or private organizations, budget management with five or more years preferred. excellent knowledge of google software, microsoft office and district proprietary software. trained in personnel supervision and performance evaluation.

Essential job functions include decision making, language skills, mathematical skills, reasoning ability, technology skills, other skills and abilities, physical demands, work environment.