Senior Budget Manager

Newport News Public Schools; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the Budget department, directing all budget functions and coordinating operating and capital budgets under the supervision of the Director of Budget & ERP.

The role involves supervising staff, preparing budgetary data for reports and state submissions, and ensuring compliance with fiscal policies. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or a related field.
• 2–5 years of progressively responsible experience in budget preparation and administration in a public or governmental setting.
• Experience with automated financial systems and Microsoft Office Professional 97 or later software.
• Comprehensive knowledge of budgeting and accounting principles, practices, methods and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervises budget staff engaged in budget functions and activities to include completion of budget documents, compilation and submission of budgetary data for budget award opportunities, monthly school board transactional reports and annual state reports.
• Responsible for the effective supervision and administration of the Budget staff to include selection, training and performance management.
• Oversees and facilitates the accounting analysis and review of expenditures and the preparation of operating budgets for departments and business units.
• Manages the collection and analysis of data needed to develop the preliminary budget projections for revenues and expenditures in preparation of the final budgets.
• Performs complex financial analyses and interpretation of historical, operational and transactional data used to support the budget development process.
• Analyzes departmental budgetary transfer requests to understand needs; collect budget information, translate and accurately model current and future initiatives under different scenarios. Recommends appropriate alternatives or changes to funding levels.
• Maintains, monitors and reports on position data from the position control system and participates in teacher allocation meetings.
• Prepares monthly salary and benefit projections as well as analysis of variances of actual revenues and expenditures from the budget.
• Ensures efficient and effective implementation of division budget policies and guidelines, to include monitoring expenditures to ensure compliance and adherence to budget limitations.
• Oversees the financial system accounting and finance year-end processes to ensure successful transition to new fiscal year.
• Supervises the addition, inactivation and transactions of the general ledger accounts to ensure compliance with internal management and state reporting requirements.
• Assists in the development of budgetary presentation slides and communication material for school board/city council meetings.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Skills

Communication skills

supervision

Budgeting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Newport News Public Schools is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the Budget department, directing all budget functions and coordinating operating and capital budgets under the supervision of the Director of Budget & ERP.

The role involves supervising staff, preparing budgetary data for reports and state submissions, and ensuring compliance with fiscal policies. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.