Strategic Finance & Operations Director — Hybrid

Lunenburg Public Schools; Lunenburg (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Lunenburg Public Schools in Massachusetts is seeking a Director of Finance and Operations for a hybrid role. The position leads financial and operational functions, reporting to the Superintendent and working with Town officials to ensure transparent use of resources for student learning.

The ideal candidate brings strong financial leadership, budgeting, auditing, and procurement expertise, with a track record of managing complex district finances and supervising staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field.
• Significant successful experience in financial management, budgeting, accounting, or school business administration.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex organizational budgets.
• Strong knowledge of accounting practices, internal controls, financial forecasting, procurement, and audit preparation.
• Experience supervising personnel and leading organizational systems and processes.
• Advanced proficiency with financial management systems, spreadsheets, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial information clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
• Record of professional integrity, sound judgment, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet firm deadlines.
• Massachusetts School Business Administrator licensure, or eligibility to obtain the appropriate license within a mutually agreed-upon period.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, presentation, administration, and monitoring of the District’s annual operating and capital budgets.
• Provide the Superintendent and School Committee with timely, accurate financial reports, projections, analyses, and recommendations.
• Develop multi-year financial forecasts and expenditure models to support strategic planning and responsible decision-making.
• Monitor salaries, benefits, special education costs, grants, revolving accounts, student activity accounts, and other District funding sources.
• Conduct regular variance analyses and clearly explain material differences between budgeted and actual revenues and expenditures.
• Oversee year-end closing activities, purchase orders, encumbrances, and reconciliation of District financial records.
• Maintain effective internal controls and ensure appropriate authorization, documentation, and segregation of financial responsibilities.
• Identify financial risks, emerging cost pressures, and opportunities to improve efficiency and sustainability.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial materials for School Committee meetings, Town Meeting, audits, collective bargaining, and other public processes.
• Ensure compliance with Massachusetts General Laws, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements, municipal finance procedures, School Committee policies, grant requirements, and generally accepted accounting practices.
• Oversee state and federal financial reporting, including the End-of-Year Report and other required submissions.
• Manage the fiscal administration of grants, revolving funds, circuit breaker reimbursements, special education accounts, and student activity funds.
• Support the District’s annual audit and respond promptly to audit findings and recommendations.
• Develop, document, implement, and regularly review financial procedures and business-office practices.
• Maintain accurate, accessible, and auditable financial records.
• Coordinate with the Town finance office to reconcile school and municipal financial records and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.

Skills

Financial management

Budgeting

Procurement

Audit preparation

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Communication of financial information

Organizational skills

Project management

Ethical stewardship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

Massachusetts School Business Administrator licensure or eligibility

Master’s degree (preferred) in finance or related field

Tools

MUNIS

Financial management software

MS Excel

Job description

Lunenburg Public Schools in Massachusetts is seeking a Director of Finance and Operations for a hybrid role. The position leads financial and operational functions, reporting to the Superintendent and working with Town officials to ensure transparent use of resources for student learning.

The ideal candidate brings strong financial leadership, budgeting, auditing, and procurement expertise, with a track record of managing complex district finances and supervising staff.