Finance Team Manager – Independent Schools

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96.2k - $128k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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EdOps

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

💼 Consulting

Education • Consulting • Analytics

EdOps is a company dedicated to supporting educational institutions through a range of specialized services, including finance and accounting, student data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and assistance with school start-up and charter applications. Their mission is to reduce the financial, operational, and compliance challenges faced by schools and to empower educational leaders with data-driven insights to enhance student outcomes. EdOps operates with a strong focus on operational excellence to further student achievement.

📋 Description

• Manage a team of finance professionals, analysts, and finance specialists • Train and coach staff through standard training sessions and ongoing development • Guide and support staff career paths through discussion, navigation, and collaborative planning • Develop and conduct annual reviews and mid-year deep dives for direct reports • Address underperformance and develop performance improvement plans as necessary • Decide staff promotion timing with Director approval • Create and maintain an inclusive and fair team work culture • Resolve staff issues and inform leadership about trends • Provide project management to ensure client work is completed on time and to expected quality standards • Support accounting reviews of schools and implement team-specific quality-control mechanisms • Problem-solve complex accounting and finance work • Serve as an outsourced controller for at least one school • Oversee day-to-day full-cycle accounting and compliance activities • Close books monthly, quarterly, and annually and support preparation of monthly financial statements • Oversee federal, state, and local grants administration • Serve as the primary contact during annual financial audits and Form 990 preparation • Support annual budgeting with School Finance Managers • Liaise with state education authorities as needed • Contribute to improving finance service-line efficiency and accuracy • Gather information, identify trends, and recommend improvements to products and processes • Collaborate with the Director of People Operations on people-operations practices • Participate actively in recruiting new staff

🎯 Requirements

• Experience managing teams of finance or accounting professionals • Strong organization and time management skills • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities while meeting deadlines • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy • Experience with accounting systems, such as QuickBooks Online, and capacity to learn new systems • Ability to write and clearly document processes and procedures • Intermediate Excel skills • Ability to interface professionally with clients • Typically 10+ years of work or post-secondary educational experience • 3+ years of management or supervisory experience • Experience working with schools or non-profit organizations is a plus • Audit experience is a plus • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Strong independent problem-solving ability • Ability to serve clients in a customer service role

🏖️ Benefits

• Part time arrangements possible for exceptional candidates • Opportunity to develop management skills • Opportunity to work with supportive colleagues committed to kids • Salaries commensurate with relative experience and geographic location • Inclusive company culture where everyone can be themselves at work • Professional growth and development opportunities