Director of Finance

Michigan-Association-of-School-Boards; Saint Clair (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Management Consulting, LLC seeks a Director of Finance to direct and implement the fiscal functions for a network of public schools. The role focuses on developing and maintaining budget information, ensuring compliance, and supporting executive decision-making through precise financial analysis.

The position demands strong leadership in budgeting, cash flow management, and financial planning to drive efficiency and accountability across school districts served by the organization.

Qualifications

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, directs, and evaluates the organization’s fiscal functions.
• Prepares financial reports as required by state and federal agencies having jurisdiction over public school funds.
• Develops credibility for the finance group by providing timely analysis of budgets and financial trends.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains personnel and position budget information for the annual budget.
• Directs and implements the fiscal functions of the organization and public schools it manages.
• Monitors state and federal legislation as it pertains to the company and the school districts it manages.

Job description

Deadline: December 28, 2026
District/Organization: Summit Management Consulting, LLC
Position/Type: Central Office – 1st Line Admin, full time
Salary: Competitive with most other school districts

Summary/Objective

The Director of Finance is responsible for directing and implementing the fiscal functions of the organization and the public school’s it manages, for developing and maintain personnel and position budget information for the annual budget and maintaining compliance for the Finance department based on established standards.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, directs, and evaluates the organizations fiscal functions and performances.
• Understands Public School Fund Accounting strongly preferred.
• Prepares financial reports as required by state and federal agencies having jurisdiction over public school funds.
• Evaluates and advises on the impact of long-range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action. Will also provide feasibility studies as needed.
• Develop credibility for the finance group by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial reports and financial trends in order assist the CEO and the Boards of Directors in performing their responsibilities.
• Enhance and/or develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation.
• Monitors State and Federal legislation as it pertains to the company and the school districts it manages.
• Establish credibility throughout the organization and with the Boards as an effective developer of solutions to business challenges.
• Continual improvement of the budgeting process through education of department managers on financial issues impacting department budgets.
• Optimize the handling of bank and deposit relationships and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash position.
• Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.
• Will be responsible for executing the company’s financial strategy.
• Develops plans for growth to increase company profits while also looking at ways to reduce expenditures.
• Will assist the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to develop financial plans, school budgets and find growth opportunities.
• Be an advisor from the financial perspective on any contracts into which the organization may enter.
• Process journal entries and other general ledger transactions. Will also process the journal entry allocation or all schools, and maintain accurate and up to date information for all payroll information.
• Ability to create, read, interpret, and analyze financial statements.
• Responsible for accuracy with payroll and maintaining knowledge of the payroll systems.
• Identify investment opportunities and manage mergers and acquisitions.
• Evaluate the finance division’s structure and team plan for continual improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of the group as well as provide individuals with professional and personal growth with emphasis on opportunities (where possible) of individuals.
• Work with the auditors to make sure compliance is met.
• Oversees the purchase of all supplies, materials, and equipment, in keeping within the budget.