Assistant Business Manager (Classified)

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
18 SOUTH PERRY STREET
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601
 

RECRUITMENT BULLETIN #: 25-26-204                                                                                                                                              ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER (CLASSIFIED)                                     JUNE 2026                                                                                                                                                                                                   POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

NOTICE OF POSITION

POSITION:
The Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Gregory Mott, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER (CLASSIFIED)

                                                                            POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

QUALIFICATIONS: 

EITHER:  

(A) A Master's Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or Public Administration may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.  

(B) Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Public  Administration or closely related field and two (2) years of full-time paid  work experience in business administration;   

(C) Associates' degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Public  Administration or closely related field and four (4) years of full-time paid  work experience in business administration;  

OR: (D) An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated in (A),  (B), and (C) above.  

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:  Possession of a valid Driver License to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at time of  application and to maintain the position.  

NOTE: Qualifying work experience under business administration involves the responsibility for  the coordination and direction of human, physical and financial resources. This experience  involves identifying problems, obtaining and analyzing relevant information for decision making. The decision making should have involved significant consequences and have been in  the combination of areas such as organizing priorities, evaluating and acting on financial  decisions and/or organizational behavior, etc. Experience limited to a single discipline such as  accounting, or record retention would not be qualifying.   

NOTE: Your degree or college credit must have been awarded by a college or university  accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by  the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education 

DUTIES:

The Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership, school and community engagement, and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children, the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access, equity, opportunity, and quality across PCSD.

 An employee in this class is responsible for the efficient operation of all business activities of a school district with student enrollment over 1,500.  Within the framework of general financial and operating policies and rules established by the Board of Education, this position has considerable latitude for the exercise of independent judgment. The work is performed under the general direction of the Board of Education and the Assistant Superintendent for Business.  Supervision is exercised over staff members. and heads of operating departments as assigned.  

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  

Typical work activities for incumbents in this title include those listed below in addition to those work activities performed by lower level clerical support titles. They are indicative of the level and types of activities performed by incumbents in this title. They are not meant to be all inclusive and do not preclude a superv