Job Details

Kuna Joint School District 3 District Office – Kuna, Idaho

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Job ID: 5718047

Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: May 15, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

KUNA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3

JOB VACANCY

Job Status: All Applicants

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Kuna District Office

Calendar: 240 Days

Hours: Full Time

Pay: $115,000 - 150,000 per/year; depending on previous experience

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and Public Employees Retirement System

Job Summary: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) manages the short and long-term fiscal operation of the District. The CFO provides leadership, strategic vision, and analysis of the District's finances. The CFO is responsible for results in terms of effectiveness in planning, policies, and programs, and for the achievement of District goals and objectives.

The CFO's work is guided by and must comply with federal and state law, accounting principles, operational direction of the Superintendent, the policy direction of the School Board, and in compliance with state and local regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Masters degree preferred, or equivalent with a combination of education and experience in business, financial management, accounting, or related field, public school finance experience preferred
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred
• Experience working with Collective Bargaining Agreements, preferred
• Minimum of ten (5) years of progressive financial management and leadership experience.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees and provides leadership to all business services functions, including accounting, payroll, purchasing, budget, and audit.
• Leads and directs the budget process; coordinates, plans, and oversees the development of the District budget; monitors budget expenditures to ensure compliance and positive financial status.
• Provide oversight of Federal Program budgets by working with Federal Program Managers on the budgeting, accounting, reporting, financial operations, auditing, compliance, appropriations laws, and internal controls.
• Advises the superintendent and School Board on a variety of business and financial matters.
• Manages and maintains general ledgers for all District funds.
• Oversees grant accounting records including expenditure reporting and auditing of expenditures to submitted budgets.
• Provides leadership in long-range financial planning to include the development of local tax initiatives and strategies.
• Manages bonds to assure the District maximizes its financial resources in marketing, retiring, and refinancing bond obligations.
• Manages all debt, including reporting all continuing disclosures.
• Stays abreast of research on the changing nature of the profession, the field of public financial management, and changing national, regional, and local trends that may impact program areas.
• Maintains an active role in professional organizations at the local and state levels.
• Performs a variety of revenue forecasts and cash flow analysis; prepares revenue and expenditure projections; invests funds for safety of principal, liquidity, and for maximum return.
• Leads and participates in the preparation of annual financial statements, annual budgets, month‑end financial reports, and a variety of state‑required reports in accordance with GAAP and Governmental Accounting Standards.
• Reviews and develops internal control procedures and monitors compliance; serves as a liaison with local and state auditors.
• Prepares and presents audit, budget, financial, and other relevant reports to the School Board.
• Oversees all purchasing and bidding activities. Ensures compliance with all State purchasing laws.
• Encourages innovation. Analyzes data to improve school operations. Serves as an information resource.
• Assists in recruiting, screening, hiring, assigning, supervising, and evaluating personnel for positions in the offices under their responsibility. Assesses, evaluates, and provides for training and professional development of supervised staff.
• Assists and educates administrators and supervisors in managing department and school budgets.
• Serves as a member of the Superintendent's leadership team.
• Attends all School Board meetings; prepares and presents reports/responses related to the financial status of the District and other matters under their responsibility.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in professional development opportunities.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation of staffing analysis and reports. Takes action, in concert with District leadership, to determine allocation and redirection of FTE and to level class sizes.
• Establishes a system for periodic review of policies to determine when modifications are necessary to advance the goals of the department and to serve the overall needs of employees, managers, and the organization.
• Analyze and review school funding legislation and advise the superintendent on potential impacts to the District. May be requested to testify to legislative committees on proposed legislation.
• Participates in the collective bargaining process to include identifying and researching bargaining issues related to the collective bargaining agreements.
• Formulates, follows, and supports the Kuna School District policies and procedures.
• Creates communication, collaboration, and coordination processes that assure all staff are timely and effectively informed of department policies, issues, and guidance that their programs are expected to support.
• Establishes an environment in which all staff members are comfortable and forthcoming in sharing their ideas, needs, and concerns, and in which the staff collaboratively works together to seek solutions and resolutions.

Competency Requirements

Knowledge of

• Accounting, payroll, purchasing, budget, and audit practices.
• Federal and State of Idaho school finance laws and rules.
• Familiar with State of Idaho purchasing and bidding laws
• Financial risk management practices.
• Data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

Ability to

• Demonstrate commitment to equity and strengthening engagement of a diverse community and skill in communicating with a diverse population.
• Understand “client‑centered” support and services.
• Organize work, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Establish effective working relationships at all levels of the organization, partner agencies, and vendors.
• Exercise good judgment and work in an environment with frequent interruptions and deadlines.
• Maintain high ethical standards in all situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Professionally represents the District in interactions with staff, students, parents, and the community.
• Model and enforce the established District and school policies, regulations, and protocols.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Follow District protocol for reporting absences.
• Fulfill other related duties as assigned.

Other Duties

• Serve as the Board of Trustees Treasurer.
• Work with students, parents, staff, and others in a positive, encouraging manner.
• Know and follow district policy and chain of command.
• Act ethically and confidentially in all aspects of employment.
• Perform such school‑related duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Future Operational Department supervision.

Essential Physical Abilities

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions and to communicate effectively on the telephone and in‑person.
• Sufficient visual acuity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions, prepare and review documents and process them in a prescribed order, and organize documents and materials.
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate a personal computer and standard office equipment.
• Sufficient personal mobility, flexibility, and balance, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work in an office environment, occasionally lifting or moving objects that may weigh between 20‑30 lbs.
• Jobs in this class require performing repetitive motions in typing, filing, and handling paperwork; occasionally related job tasks may require, with or without reasonable accommodation, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and lifting.

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Brian Graves, Asst Superintendent
• DISTRICT OFFICE
• Email: bgraves@kunaschools.org