Chief Financial Officer/CSBO

Position Type:
Administration/Chief Financial Officer

Date Posted:
2/21/2025

Location:
Central Office

Date Available:
07/01/2025

2025-2026 School Year
Full Time

Job Purpose: The Chief Financial Officer/CSBO holds a critical senior leadership position in the district and is responsible for developing yearly balanced budgets, five year projections, tax levies, monthly budget updates and analysis, spending trends, investment results, future capital funding needs and attendance impact models for the Superintendent and Board of Education. Provide leadership to the transportation, food services, business services, safety, buildings & grounds, and finance departments. Responsible for reducing fixed costs and liabilities; implementing tight financial controls to reduce wasteful spending; aligning district resources to the organizational priorities; improving operational support for schools.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To exert responsible leadership, based on accurate data and sound planning, in supervising the business and financial affairs of the School District.
• To advise and assist the Superintendent of Schools and Board of Education in the preparation and implementation of annual budgets that provide the resources necessary to meet the educational needs of all students in the District, recognizing the limited nature of resources and the need for sound priorities and wise allocation of funds.
• To advise the Superintendent of all legislative or related developments at the national, state, county, or local level that may affect the financial position of the District and to serve as a member of the Legislative Committee and provide information as needed.
• To assist the Superintendent in developing programs that will help increase public understanding of school finance issues.
• Supervise all business operations of the District, ensuring that all such operations are consistent with the annual budget, Board policies, the State School Code and all other laws.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of standards, norms and specifications governing the selection, purchase, and use of supplies, furniture and equipment for the schools.
• Supervise and evaluate the Director of Food Services, Director of Transportation, Director of Finance and the Director of Buildings and Grounds.
• Direct the preparation and implementation of all business contracts involving the District.
• Assist outside auditors as needed related to preparation of the annual audit.
• Conduct ongoing research and statistical projects that will contribute to accurate financial planning and budgeting.
• Direct the accurate preparation of all financial reports and applications required by the Board, county, state or federal agencies.
• Maintain accurate, detailed records of all transactions involving acquisition, custodianship or disbursement of school funds.
• Assure that all school property and equipment are adequately accounted for and insured.
• Supervise the District's employee medical, life, worker's compensation, property and liability insurance programs; periodically evaluate such programs to ensure that rates are competitive and coverage and services are satisfactory in collaboration with the District's health insurance cooperative.
• Supervise the development, implementation and evaluation of accounting procedures and office practices that contribute to efficient, secure, and accurate management of all school business affairs.
• Manage all real estate transactions involving the District.
• Supervise and direct the District's emergency planning, security, and crisis management programs.
• Provide overall direction and supervision to a transportation program for District students, in accordance with state law and Board policy.
• Consult regularly with the Superintendent on issues and questions related to school business affairs.
• Assist the Superintendent in keeping the Board accurately informed of the financial position and outlook of the District, which includes multi-year financial projections.
• Supervise the preparation and disbursement of the District payroll.
• Develop and maintain data processing services that will provide for complete financial and property accounting systems, and for such cost analysis as may be required for financial planning and reporting. Also, to assist in the coordination of other data processing applications within the District.
• Prepare financial data necessary as background for contract negotiations with District employees. Participate on negotiation teams as needed.
• Prepare periodic revenue and expenditure projections for the District.
• Develop and supervise financial accounting systems for the control of expenditures within each school and department.
• Supervise the preparation of monthly financial reports including Statement of Position, Revenue and Expenditure Report, salaries disbursed and bills paid, etc. by the District.
• Make recommendations, coordinate, and direct the preparation of the levies for the District.
• Coordinate short and long-range planning efforts to adequately house students within the District's facility use guidelines, including the coordination of annual enrollment projections.
• Perform all other tasks that are assigned by the Superintendent.

Education:

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) with Chief School Business Official CSBO endorsement
• Significant and successful administrative Experience
• 5-7 years of experience as a teacher
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the School Board policies, procedures and standards regarding education.
• Knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
• Knowledge and skill in evaluation of administrators.
• Knowledge of District 300 labor agreements, Administrative Regulations and Board Policies.

Skills:

• Possess excellent documentation skills
• Possess excellent organizational and communication skills
• Possess practical problem solving skills and solid troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrate ability to effectively and efficiently utilize technology
• Possess a desire to learn new things
• Self-motivated and work with minimal supervision
• Bilingual fluency preferred

Abilities:

• Ability to use computer-driven work processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs and software.
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from them.
• Ability to assess the effectiveness of programs and activities.
• Ability to interpret educational policies and procedures.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of individuals, ranging from employees to parents of students
• Ability to take the initiative to resolve problems without direction.
• Ability to process large amounts of information and organize the information to present it to various individuals who do not possess firsthand knowledge of the situation
• Ability to work well with other people in a team oriented environment
• Ability to effectively lead a group of people in day-to-day activities, contributing to the accomplishment of organization and department goals as outlined in the district strategic plan.

Performance Evaluation/Accountability:

• Performance evaluated annually in accordance with Illinois School Code and D300 Administrative Procedures

Salary and Benefits:

• 261 days, including paid legal holidays
• 25 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 2 personal days
• Monthly mileage stipend of $225
• Medical, dental, optical insurance-employee choice of high deductible PPO/HSA, PPO, or HMO
• Life insurance
• Salary range: $159,868 - $173,045

Application Procedure:
A candidate must complete the entire online application to be considered for this position.

Please attach supporting documents:

• Resume/Transcripts (copies acceptable)
• Three current letters of recommendation
• Proof of Illinois Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement or Principal Endorsement through ISBE

Selection Procedure:
Applications will be reviewed by district administrators

District 300 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Disclaimer: The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical
assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Attachment(s):

• Chief Financial Officer_CSBO 25-26.pdf