BUSINESS MANAGER

Harmony Public Schools; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Public Schools is seeking a campus operations administrator responsible for managing business programs, facilities, attendance, nutrition, transportation, and purchasing at the campus level.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s Degree or 2+ years in a related field, with strong communication, budgeting, reporting, and vendor-management capabilities to support school operations and CIP initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university OR Minimum 2 years of experience in a related field.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff.
• Strong data analysis, budgeting, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Supports mission, vision, and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Manages campus operations and business programs, including facilities, attendance, nutrition, transportation, purchasing, budgeting, payroll, and records.
• Oversees daily attendance, nutrition programs, and free/reduced lunch processing.
• Coordinates purchasing, vendor agreements, and forecasting of expenditures.
• Prepares payroll changes, reviews pay stubs, and assists in CIP development.

Skills

Effective communication

Relationship building

Computer skills

Data analysis

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or 2+ years related experience

Job description

JOB GOAL:

Responsible for managing campus operations and business programs, initiatives, and procedures.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university OR Minimum 2 years of experience in a related field

Duties And Responsibilities

• Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Takes responsibility for managing campus operations and business programs, initiatives, and procedures including, but not limited to, facilities, student attendance, child nutrition, student health, transportation, purchasing, budgeting, accounting, payroll, timekeeping, reimbursements, etc.
• Oversees daily attendance at the campus.
• Oversees child nutrition programs at the campus and ensures that they are implemented according to regulations
• Oversees timely and accurately processing of free/reduced lunch applications
• Arranges bus transportation for certain school events as needed
• Oversees registrars in admission of new students, re-enrollment of current students, maintenance and timely processing of student record at campuses that don’t have student recruitment coordinator.
• Oversees the school’s purchasing/procurement process (requisition, purchase order, receiving goods and services, invoice processing) by following HPS purchasing guidelines.
• Maintains current agreements for all contracted services.
• Manages purchase orders for the campus. Cleans-up cancelled/unused items and fulfills used ones in order to help with accurate forecasting of future expenditures.
• Ensures that invoices are processed in a timely manner so that clean credit history is maintained.
• Processes reimbursement requests in a timely manner.
• Takes responsibility for sorting, distributing and uploading receipts-invoices for the district accountant to further process.
• Prepares, approves, and submits monthly payroll change forms (time sheets, insurance paperwork, etc.)
• Reviews paystubs and timesheets for all campus employees for each pay period and checks extra duty payments, status of active and terminated employees, and substitute records.
• Assists campus and district leadership in the development of the Campus Improvement Plan (CIP).
• Ensures timely completion of work orders from school principals and administrative office for building and ground maintenance and construction work.
• Assigns work schedules of renovation, remodeling and repairs of the facility.
• Manages activity fund for the campus. Oversees the deposits, withdrawals, and monthly reconciliations. Encourages campus-wide fundraising activities. Oversees uniform sales. Prepares monthly activity fund reconciliation according to HPS guidelines.
• Maintains time and effort documents and submit them timely to the district / central office
• Coordinates correction/reclassification of grant expenditures with the grants department
• Informs grants department immediately regarding position/duty changes of employees paid by the grant fund.
• Prepares reports and presentations.
• Reviews daily cash receipts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Light Work: may require the occasional light lifting.
• Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
• Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
• Moderate travel is required.