School Finance Manager

Posted Jul 18

Description

EdTec Inc. (edtec.com) is a social enterprise committed to improving public education by supporting charter schools with business, operations, and performance services. Our work supports our vision to have the greatest positive impact on the quality of public education.

EdTec is growing on a national scale. Currently, we provide services to over 300 charter schools across seven states, many of them located in low-income, high-needs communities. We are seeking a School Finance Manager who will share our enthusiasm to support our partner schools with high-value services, to empower the school leaders to focus their attention where it matters most – on providing an excellent education for their students. Ideal candidates will have an entrepreneurial approach, be a self-starter, and have comfort with fast-growing organizations.

We are business experts, educators, policy makers, and parents who are passionate about education. EdTec is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where all employees are respected for the unique talents, skills, and experiences they bring to the table and have access to what they need to thrive. We strive to build a team that is passionate about our mission and values and reflects the diversity of the charter schools we support in order to provide the best possible service delivery and advance the charter school movement.

EdTec Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

We are looking for a School Finance Manager to:

  • Work with school clients as an outsourced Chief Financial Officer. The role of the School Finance Manager is to work with the school leadership to provide advice on strategic business decisions, help the school understand charter school finance rules, facilitate multi-year budget planning, and prepare monthly financial statements and analyses for use at school board meetings and drive decision making. The School Finance Manager will also have the opportunity to work on special projects as needed, which can include facility planning, strategic plan development, grant writing, charter development, and executive searches.
  • Build relationships in the charter and charter authorizing communities.

Requirements

Responsibilities include:

  • Be a lead contact person for school clients, including managing the client relationship and working with the EdTec accounting, payroll, AP, and admin teams to provide excellent customer service
  • Prepare in partnership with the accounting team monthly financials statements, including YTD income statements, cash flow statements, and variance analysis for school clients
  • On a monthly basis, create presentations analyzing the key issues in the financial statements and offer recommendations for changes in the school operations
  • Analyze, model, and solve problems for school clients on a wide range of business issues
  • Manage the budget development and tracking for client schools
  • Ensure that all school reports and disclosures comply with applicable governmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies
  • Maintain current knowledge of relevant financial management procedures and practices
  • Develop a functional expertise in one or more areas of school business operations
  • Work on special projects as needed

Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree preferred or equivalent public/private sector business or school operations experience
  • 4-8 years of work experience
  • Strong communication, written and analytical skills
  • Customer service orientation or experience in client services
  • Expertise with Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and forecasting
  • Experience in business development and marketing initiatives
  • Ability to travel occasionally and work non-standard hours to attend board meetings, etc.
  • Commitment to education and knowledge of charter schools a major plus
  • Please note that this is a remote position, but our ideal candidate will be in the Central or Eastern time zone

Benefits

At EdTec Inc, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. The minimum salary for this position is $72,000. Ultimately, we determine compensation based on your experience and geographic location.

We offer excellent benefits (health, dental, vision, flexplan, 401k).