Director of Budget Services and Financial Planning
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INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE

333 S Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate for Director of Budget Services and Financial Planning will provide leadership to the District by making fiscally sound decisions and bringing the best public financial planning practices to the District. This individual will be an executive-level professional with public school fiscal experience, possessing a strong financial technical background. A comprehensive understanding of budgetary cycles and experience in planning, directing, and coordinating the budget activities of a large, multi-billion dollar public or private organization is essential.

It is vital that the ideal candidate has a strong analytic background and the professional financial planning experience necessary to evaluate the District's long- and short-term financial planning options and decisions. The candidate should also have the orientation and experience to develop, recommend, and implement budget solution strategies and key initiatives. The ideal candidate will need to navigate through a complex organizational landscape with finesse and confidence.

As Director of Budget Services, this individual will interact internally with Board of Education members and staff, the Superintendent, and other senior staff on budgetary issues. The candidate must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, as well as organizational savvy. This person will be a decisive and resilient leader, capable of effectively communicating and explaining complex budget and fiscal issues to a variety of stakeholder groups.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Some typical duties include:

• Preparation, administration, and control of the annual General Fund budget and all special fund budgets, and preparation of all student enrollment and attendance reports required by the State.
• Interpreting the District budget and providing financial support to individuals, government and business organizations, professional groups, and the public.
• Directing and participating in financial and procedural analysis of legislative and collective bargaining proposals and providing data for District representatives.
• Participation at the executive level in the development and implementation of internal Division policies, procedures, and planning.

BENEFITS

Benefits include paid health insurance premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans; membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS); 24 days of paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, and paid sick days.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university, including or supplemented by courses in finance, accounting, auditing, school business administration, public administration, school finance, governmental accounting, or economics.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience in executive or management positions with financial management responsibilities for a school district with multiple business functions, or an organization or firm with at least 1,000 employees.

APPLICATION PROCESS

In order to be considered as an applicant for this position, you will need to submit an online application including a resume and cover letter. Your cover letter is a VERY important component in our application process as it will become part of the next step in our process. Please make sure that you describe in detail, your experience, education, and training that most closely relate to the Director of Budget Services and Financial Planning.

Be sure to include:

Your executive/management experience directing the activities of budget services and financial planning, including the size of the operation, number of staff directed, and your experience related to planning, organizing, directing, and reviewing the functions of budget planning and administration.

Your executive/management level budget experience directing the analyses of economic forecasts, enrollment trends, legislative, legal, and other metrics in order to develop multi-year revenue and expenditures.

Your budget and fiscal experience leading an operation in a challenging financial environment and your solutions to those challenges.

If applicable, your professional fiscal and budget experience working in public, private, or charter schools and/or the public sector.

It is important that you provide a concise, organized, and easy-to-read response to these questions before you “submit” your online application.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

As this is a Senior Management recruitment, successful candidates are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list in alphabetical order. Hiring departments may make job offers to anyone on the Eligibility List. Eligibility Lists are typically active for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this selection process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) ###-#### for more information.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer-related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints, contact our Equal Opportunity Section at (213) ###-####.

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