Director of Business Services

POSITION: Director of Business Services

Eastern Suffolk BOCES is seeking an experienced leader who values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is positioned to provide outstanding fiscal leadership to a highly complex regional organization with 51 component school districts, 8,600 students, 2,700 staff members, and a budget of over $500 million. The successful candidate will have a record of success in financial management and planning for a BOCES, school district and/or public entity. This critical position is a member of the Administrative Council, the core decision-making group within the agency, and reports directly to the Associate Superintendent of Management Services.

LOCATION: Hines Administration Center, Patchogue, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion practices throughout the agency.

• Lead and support the activities of the business office, including accounting, purchasing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable/billing, BOCES aid, and grants departments.

• Ensure regulatory compliance while implementing best practices and innovation.

• Administer the development of the Agency’s administrative and capital budgets.

• Support the creation and monitoring of program-level budgets.

• Facilitate year-end closing, audits, and required financial reporting.

• Oversee the co-op purchasing program and insurance consortium.

• Model strong organizational skills and distributed leadership to promote team empowerment through collaboration.

• Use data-based decision-making processes to drive success.

• Promote agency wide efforts to ensure all employees are seen, valued and heard.

• Engage with professional and self-improvement practices, modeling active growth.

• Participate in the development, revision, and execution of the agency’s strategic plan.

• Liaison with component school districts; providing necessary financial and aid information.

START DATE: September 1, 2026

SALARY: $186,000.00

Job Qualifications

• NYS SDA/SBA or SDBL Certification

• CPA and/or Accounting Degree - Preferred

• A minimum of five years’ experience in a school district or BOCES business department

Position Start Date:09/01/2026

Application Deadline:06/15/2026