[Hiring] School Finance Manager @EdOps

Role Description

EdOps's School Finance Manager position is ideal for school finance leaders ready to bring their expertise to a portfolio of schools and shape our nationwide finance offering alongside committed and experienced finance peers.

The School Finance Manager serves a portfolio of 5-8 schools, acting as those schools' outsourced CFOs. Responsibilities include:

• Leveraging team members to analyze backwards-looking financial data and deliver strategic financial advice aligned with their schools' mission and goals.
• Building relationships with school leaders and boards.
• Proactively noticing and solving client problems.
• Acting as key members of clients' leadership teams.
• Driving innovations to our products and the development and refinement of best practices in school finance.

Reports to Finance Director or above. Location flexible (this is a remote position). Part-time arrangements possible for exceptional candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience excelling in a School Finance Management role.
• Experience as part of a School Leadership Team or working closely with a School Leadership Team.
• Comfort with accounting; experience navigating accounting software and analyzing financial reports is a must.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge, such as formulas like vlookups and sumifs.
• Strong quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent client communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• General comfort with technology systems (e.g., Google suite).
• Typically, 10-15 years of work or post-secondary educational experience.

Requirements

• Act as an outsourced CFO for a portfolio of 5-8 schools.
• Produce forward-looking financial forecasts, set budgets, and lead finance strategy development.
• Attend finance committee or board meetings to present and explain finance strategy.
• Analyze, model, and solve problems on a wide range of business issues.
• Engage in client listening to proactively identify and solve clients' financial challenges.
• Provide development and informal oversight to School Finance Specialists and School Finance Analysts.
• Actively contribute to EdOps's internal research, development, and innovation of our finance product.

Benefits

• Purpose-driven work focusing on student achievement through operational excellence.
• Chance to work every day with colleagues committed to kids and supportive of each other's efforts.
• EdOps salaries are commensurate with relative experience and geographic location. The range for the School Finance Manager position is $93,642-125,246/year.

Company Description

EdOps is a B-Corp that partners with schools to provide expert support in finance, accounting, and student data management, helping education leaders make informed decisions while minimizing the financial, operational, and compliance burdens of running a school.

• Our team of over 100 professionals serves over 100 independent and public charter schools and networks across D.C., Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York.
• We have a 93% annual client retention rate.
• We strive to be a rewarding, enjoyable workplace where staff can grow professionally and make an impact.