CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Operations Manager
Program: Business Services
General Purpose:
Under the direction of the Chief Financial Officer, to provide direction and support for
disbursement, purchasing and risk management activities for CREC programs and to
participate in long-range planning, needs assessment, research and evaluation activities
of the agency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Maintains detailed analysis and maintenance of agency payable services including all
disbursements to ensure that all CREC expenditures meet audit standards. Reviews all
purchase orders for proper payment procedures and proper budget coding. Resolves
conflicts between program needs and audit requirements.
2. Manages the payroll function to ensure that all audit requirements are met and that
employees are paid in an appropriate and timely manner.
3. Supervises professional and support staff including recruiting, hiring and training,
assigning and reviewing work, evaluating performance, disciplining and
counseling. Manages fiscal resources of the unit to keep within program budget.
4. Administers and manages agency insurance and risk management program
activities. Acts as co-chair of the Quality Assurance Safety & Operations
Committee. Monitors the organization’s local safety committee activities and provides
guidance and technical information.
5. Develops, manages and markets the agency cooperative purchasing
activities. Assesses the purchasing needs of CREC and CREC member
districts. Collects and organizes data to refine and expand service offerings.
6. Markets and promotes the services of the Business Services Division to internal and
external clients through training programs, visits to program sites and monitoring of client
needs.
7. Manages facility and custodial and conference operations for CREC Central. Acts as
facilitator for the LAG Facilities Committee.
8. Initiates and maintains linkages between CREC and LEAs, business and industry and
other organizations related to purchasing, payroll and other functions to keep current with
trends and needs. Represents CREC on the Capitol Region Partnership Cooperative
Purchasing Committee and participates in Connecticut PRIMA and DAS Procurement
Advisory Group.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
BS/BA in business or public administration with MS preferred and five years experience
with automated payables and purchasing systems or equivalent combination of education
and experience. Must be proficient in the use of personal computers and administrative
computing on multiple platforms. Requires excellent communication, interpersonal and
supervisory skills. Must be skilled at conflict resolution.
Supervision
Directly supervises 8 people. Responsible for setting standards, planning, assigning and
reviewing work, hiring new employees, training, counseling and evaluating performance.
Working Conditions
Normal.
These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed rather than give an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.
Date: 4/99