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: employment@lsmsa.edu. Please submit your application as one PDF file that includes all the above.

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 www.lsmsa.edu/nondiscrimination.