Director, Accounting, Finance and Facilities
Apply NowCompany: California School Boards Association
Location: West Sacramento, CA 95691
Description:
Description
Schedule
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, with a minimum of three (3) days in-office based out of our West Sacramento office and two (2) days working remotely.
Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated leader to join our team as the Director, Accounting. Reporting to the CFO, this role is instrumental in overseeing financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and driving process improvements across multiple entities. You'll lead a high-performing accounting team, manage budgeting and audits, and play a key role in financial strategy; and perform related work as required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Qualifications
Why Join CSBA?
If you are an ambitious professional looking for a role where you can make a real impact, we encourage you to apply!
About CSBA
The California School Boards Association is a nonprofit education association representing the governing boards who oversee public school districts and county offices of education. With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school governing boards to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well-being of the state's more than 6 million school-age children. CSBA provides policy resources and training to members and represents the statewide interests of public education through legal, political, legislative, community, and media advocacy.
CSBA employees are highly skilled, with a desire to excel and help strengthen school board governance and maximize student achievement. They are strategic in their trade, embrace challenges, and offer new and innovative ideas. CSBA creates a supportive, dynamic environment for its employees to grow and succeed. Our core values of integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, excellence, service, and innovation guide the way to achieving the Association's goals.
Benefits
At CSBA, we proudly offer a competitive compensation package to our full-time exempt and non-exempt employees, including the following benefits:
Apply Today
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to meaningful work, apply today! We are excited to hear how your expertise can further our mission and advance the education and well-being of the state's more than 6 million school-age children within public education in California.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSBA is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable Federal and State law. CSBA prohibits discrimination of any person employed or seeking employment with CSBA on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry , age (over 40), marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
E-Verify
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
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Schedule
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, with a minimum of three (3) days in-office based out of our West Sacramento office and two (2) days working remotely.
Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated leader to join our team as the Director, Accounting. Reporting to the CFO, this role is instrumental in overseeing financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and driving process improvements across multiple entities. You'll lead a high-performing accounting team, manage budgeting and audits, and play a key role in financial strategy; and perform related work as required.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee daily finance and accounting operations, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Manage month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate financial statements.
- Assist the CFO with cash management, audits and financial reporting.
- Develop and maintain internal controls and financial policies.
- Mentor and lead the accounting team, fostering professional growth.
- Collaborate with senior leadership on financial strategy and risk management
- Drive system implementations and process improvements for operational excellence.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA or CMA preferred).
- Experience: Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive accounting/finance experience, with at least four (4) years in a leadership role. Public accounting experience is a plus.
- Expertise: Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial forecasting, audits and internal controls.
- Systems: Proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
- Leadership: A strategic thinker with excellent communication and team management skills.
- This position is contingent on the ability to pass a background and credit check upon accepting an offer.
- Employee must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds, hand truck available to assist.
- Must be able to sit at computer for long periods of time and have the dexterity to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator, and operate standard office equipment.
- Employee is personally responsible for following health and safety guidelines, instructions, and policies.
- Work occasional extended hours, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays for activities that are required to be done after-hours.
- Limited vacation during peak periods
Why Join CSBA?
- Hybrid Work Model - Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely two (2) days a week.
- Impactful Role - Work directly with leadership to shape financial strategy.
- Growth & Development - Lead a talented team in a collaborative environment
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you are an ambitious professional looking for a role where you can make a real impact, we encourage you to apply!
About CSBA
The California School Boards Association is a nonprofit education association representing the governing boards who oversee public school districts and county offices of education. With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school governing boards to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well-being of the state's more than 6 million school-age children. CSBA provides policy resources and training to members and represents the statewide interests of public education through legal, political, legislative, community, and media advocacy.
CSBA employees are highly skilled, with a desire to excel and help strengthen school board governance and maximize student achievement. They are strategic in their trade, embrace challenges, and offer new and innovative ideas. CSBA creates a supportive, dynamic environment for its employees to grow and succeed. Our core values of integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, excellence, service, and innovation guide the way to achieving the Association's goals.
Benefits
At CSBA, we proudly offer a competitive compensation package to our full-time exempt and non-exempt employees, including the following benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- CalPERS Retirement
- 457 Retirement Plan
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Vacation
- Floating Holidays
- Sick
- Employee Assistance Program
Apply Today
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to meaningful work, apply today! We are excited to hear how your expertise can further our mission and advance the education and well-being of the state's more than 6 million school-age children within public education in California.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSBA is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable Federal and State law. CSBA prohibits discrimination of any person employed or seeking employment with CSBA on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry , age (over 40), marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, reproductive health decision making or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
E-Verify
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
E-Verify Works for Everyone
888-897-7781 dhs.gov/e-verify