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School Finance Manager at EdTec Inc. - Alameda County

Application Deadline

8/25/2020 11:45 PM Pacific

Date Posted

6/25/2020

Contact

Alex Hasselbrink
510-663-3500

Number of Openings

Add'l Salary Info

DOE

Length of Work Year

12 month work year

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Summary

EdTec Inc. (edtec.com) is a social enterprise committed to improving public education by supporting charter schools with business, operations, and performance services. EdTec is growing on a national scale and currently works with schools in California, Tennessee, New York, Georgia, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Louisiana. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Emeryville), with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, NYC and Denver. Our mission is to drive quality in the charter school movement by providing the people, expertise, and systems that equip school leadership with operational support, business insights, and performance analyses to promote effective decision-making. EdTec provides a comprehensive range of services in the areas of charter petition development, back-office services, school data and compliance, school software, and consulting services. Our work supports our vision to have the greatest positive impact on the quality of public education. Currently we provide services to over 300 charter schools, many of them located in low-income, inner-city areas and/or with high English Language Learner populations. We are seeking a School Finance Manager who will share our enthusiasm to support these schools with high-value services, so the school leaders may 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.

Requirements / Qualifications

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 in California.

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

Credential Requirements:

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