PAUL R. SROKA, MBA

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OBJECTIVE

School District Business Manager bringing 20+ years’ direct experience in school financial operations, administration service, and ancillary operations.

CAREER EXPERTISE

Budgets Purchasing Multiple software applications

Revenues and cash flow Investing excess funds Bid specifications, recommendations

Financial reporting Labor contract negotiations Inventory

Payroll Financial audits Transportation contracts

CERTIFICATIONS

Commission K-12 Superintendent, Pennsylvania Department of Education

Administration of School and Operations (SFO)

Association of School Board Officials (ASBO)

MANAGERIAL / ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

Business Manager, Jeanette City School District, Jeanette, PA 11/2014-Present

Prepare annual $19.9 million budget, invest excess funds, control purchasing and inventory; supervise food service and maintenance departments. Handle human resource function for the classified staff.

File all PDE Transportation Data and Subsidy Reports

Assist the school board in contract negotiations with the bargaining units as integral part of the district’s negotiating team and handle all grievances.

Submit PLANCON filings and filing of state forms such as the PDE-363, PDE-2028 and PDE-2057; also acts as the school district’s open records officer.

Business Manager/Board Secretary, Fort Cherry School District, McDonald, PA 2002-10/2014

Prepared $17 million budget; supervised purchasing, inventory, transportation, food service, personnel, retiree benefits and maintenance departments.

Provided oversight of payroll that was processed internally by seeing and reviewing all documents throughout the preparation and submission work done by staff personnel.

Arranged for completion of all pre-audit preparation work.

Submit PLANCON filings and filing of state forms such as the PDE-363, PDE-2028 and PDE-2057; also acts as the school district’s open records officer.

Payroll Accountant, Baldwin-Whitehall School District, Pittsburgh, PA 1997-2002

Processed bi-weekly payroll for 800 employees, posted payroll entries in ledger, wired state and federal taxes; administered benefits program; made 1099 payments to foster parents.

Prepared and maintained personnel files, workers compensation, and unemployment claims.

Posted reconciling entries to the General, Payroll and Athletic Fund accounts.

Completed pre-audit prep work and assisted in budget development.

Payroll/Human Resource Assistant, Pressley Ridge Schools, Pittsburgh, PA 1995-1997

Processed bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll for 650 employees in private school system that had operating facilities in 4 states; utilized ADP software.

Maintained personnel files, workers compensation and unemployment claims; conducted exit interviews.

COMPUTER SKILLS LEVEL

Excel; Word; DOS; Great Plains; MUNIS; Pentamation; Pro-Soft Accounting, PowerPoint, ADP

EDUCATION

MBA, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA GPA: 3.38 2005

BS, Business Management, LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA GPA: 3.00

Letter of Eligibility Program, University of Pittsburgh, PA GPA: 3.75 2011

ACTIVITIES: College Football / Basketball Official Fitness Golf Competitive Sports