Bangor School Department

Director of Business Services – Central Office

Experience as a school business manager and/or CPA certification preferred.
Receives and acts on budget recommendations and requisitions; assists the Superintendent in the preparation of the proposed fiscal year budget; computes the costs that make up the budget; prepares the budget document; provides budget control for monitoring expenditures and receipts.
Uses knowledge of the Maine School Funding Law and school finance in the preparation and administration of the school budget.
Provides fiscal control for grant funds received from government, state and federal sources.
Directs and facilitates the purchasing process.
Directs and facilitates the contracted services secured by the School Department, such as bus transportation, architectural and engineering services, and repair or construction contracts.
Establishes and supervises the accounting system and maintains the internal auditing system.
Supervises the Business Office clerical staff.
Monitors unemployment and workers’ compensation/appeal process.
Reviews mileage and expense claims for all employees.
Participates in long range planning on items of system wide significance such as utilization of buildings, redistricting, and overall budget planning.