Job Details

Salary : $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 Annually
Location : Natchitoches, LA
Job Type: Unclassified
Job Number: 209110
Department: LA School for Math, Science & Arts
Opening Date: 04/02/2026
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts Seeks Applications for Full-Time Director of Finance, Operations, and Information Technology.

The salary range for this 12-month position is $100,000-$120,000. Job posting will remain open until position is filled.

Application review begins immediately and remains open until the position is filled. Please complete our standard application form and send with a cover letter, resume, contact information for three references, and an official transcript from your final degree-granting institution, to: ...@lsmsa.edu. Please submit your application as one PDF file that includes all the above.

Minimum Qualifications

Required
• Master's degree in business administration, public administration, or equivalent college degree.
• 10 years experience in management of business operations including development and oversight of budgets, preferably in a public setting.
• Knowledge of business-related software programs in accounting, personnel, budgeting, etc.
• Knowledge of physical plant operations, including maintenance and construction.
• Ability to work with a team to develop systems and solutions.

Preferred
• Terminal Degree in Administration and/or Management.
• 15 years experience in management of public agency, institutional, or departmental business operations including budgeting and construction.
• Knowledge of Louisiana's state business operations computer software systems in accounting, personnel, budgeting, etc.
• Knowledge of the legislative process and workings of state government.

Job Specification

Directly supervises:Business Office • Physical Plant Operations • Human Resources • Information Technology

Job Duties and Other Information
The Director of Finance, Operations, and IT (DFO) administers all aspects of the financial, operational, physical plant, and construction operations of LSMSA. The DFO is also responsible for information technology and human resources. Financial operations include developing the annual budget request and making day-to-day decisions on that budget. Physical plant operations encompass the development of the annual capital outlays request and oversight and management of all construction, repair, and maintenance projects and daily operations. Information technology includes decisions and oversight of the school's computer resources, both software and hardware as well as communications and connectivity. Human resource involves the policy-making decisions regarding salaries and benefits, position control, etc. The DFO directly supervises three assistant directors.

The DFO indirectly supervises all purchasing, personnel, maintenance, and other business systems and operations at LSMSA and serves as liaison between LSMSA and various state and federal offices, agencies, institutions, and departments.
LSMSA is a selective admission, public residential high school located in Natchitoches, LA. LSMSA has a 40-year legacy as a preeminent college-level living/learning experience for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. LSMSA, located adjacent to the Northwestern State University campus, is a National Blue Ribbon School which, in 2023 and 2024, was rated No 1 for Best Public High School Teachers in Louisiana according to Niche.com and was named a World's Leading Boarding School by Fortune Magazine in 2023.

LSMSA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or age and prohibits such discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions online at

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Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.