NYC Public Schools · 1 week ago
Finance Director, Charter Schools, ONPS - 26074
Brooklyn, NY
Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$102K/yr - $125K/yr
4+ years expNYC Public Schools is responsible for overseeing nonpublic and charter schools serving 370,000 students. The Finance Director, Charter Schools will manage financial operations, ensuring timely disbursement of funds and supporting budgetary processes for charter schools.
Primary/Secondary Education
Responsibilities
Supports the management of the day-to-day work of the finance team, ensuring transparent and timely disbursement of payments to each charter school, based on an accurate account of the number of students enrolled
Manages the pass-through of New York State Textbook Law (NYSTL) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds to charter schools
Supports budget and procurement tasks
Contributes to the determination of “big-picture” implementation strategies and corresponding finance strategies; supports clear work process flows
Develops and oversees project timelines, milestones and deliverables with both internal and external stakeholders
Contributes to the development of analytical tools and algorithms to support efficiencies
Troubleshoots operational problems as they arise at individual schools, identifying early warning signs of financial problems at individual schools
Liases with Division of Budget Operations and Review (DBOR) and Division of Contracts and Purchasing (DCP) to ensure the appropriate and timely allocation of funds and to respond to inquiries from NYSED
Contributes to the preparation of high-level reports and presentations for the Chancellor, NYCPS Cabinet members, and other groups on behalf of the Senior Executive Director
Interacts with other NYS charter authorizers regarding fiscal issues and concerns
Troubleshoots, problem-solves, and anticipates issues that affect charter schools in development and ongoing operation
Manages the communication of best practices, e.g., reference guides, memos and training manuals
Provides ad hoc NYSED and senior leadership requests and projects
Prepares and writes correspondence as necessary
Manages other sensitive projects as needed
Qualification
Required
A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies, or a closely related field, or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience, for educational program(s) and/or institution(s) in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research; management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; educational, personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, fiscal management, or a related area, 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in '1' above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory experience described in '1' above
Education and/or experience equivalent to '1', or '2' above. Graduate education in areas other than those mentioned above, may be substituted for the professional experience, but not for the 18 months of managerial experience described in '1' above, at the rate of 15 graduate semester credits from an accredited college or university for 6 months up to a maximum of 1 year of professional experience. However, all candidates must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and 18 months executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory experience, as described in '1' above
Preferred
Graduate degree in business, management, accounting, public policy, economics, education or related fields
Management experience with working knowledge of public education, public charter schools and/or interest in public education
Experience in financial management and governance structures of nonprofit organizations
Project management experience and problem-solving skills related to gathering, organizing, analyzing and presenting data
Ability to anticipate, initiate and prioritize projects in a rapidly-changing environment
Deep understanding of all NYCPS systems, including Galaxy, FAMIS, EIS, etc
Skilled in group problem-solving and working with complex concepts in a dynamic setting
Excellent data analysis and presentation skills
Strong statistical and analytical skills
Excellent writing, editing and communication skills
Ability to organize facts and present information and figures in a clear, concise and logical manner, both spoken and written
Excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with education and non-education personnel internal and external to the NYCPS
Attentive to detail; extremely well organized
Customer service orientation
Ability to work under pressure and meet frequent and changing deadlines
Ability to solve organizational roadblocks
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications
Benefits
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company
NYC Public Schools
New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is the largest public school system in the United States, serving approximately 1 million students across more than 1,600 schools in all five boroughs.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christopher Groll
Chief Executive Officer
Harmon Unger
Deputy CEO for Safety and Security
Recent News
2022-04-12
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