The State University of New York · 6 hours ago
Managing Director of School Finance and Operations
Albany, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$122K/yr - $146K/yr
7+ years expThe State University of New York is seeking a Managing Director of School Finance and Operations to lead fiscal oversight for a portfolio of charter schools. The role involves supervising finance teams, overseeing fiscal operations, and guiding digital transformation efforts to enhance financial reporting and compliance.
Charter SchoolsEducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Serve as a member of the Leadership Team to support the Executive Director to establish and execute the Institute's strategic priorities
Oversee a comprehensive fiscal monitoring program for the fiscal operations at SUNY authorized charter schools, beginning in the charter application process and continuing throughout the charter lifecycle including pre-opening and opening of schools, operating charter schools, charter renewal, and non-renewal decisions and closure procedures
Represent the Institute concerning all school finance matters to the SUNY Trustees' Committee on Charter Schools. Present findings, support recommendations, and respond to questions from Trustees, charter schools and other parties in public session
Direct the development of differentiated monitoring treatments based on organizational capacity of education corporations, and apply additional oversight requirements including corrective action plans, and investigations, as necessary
Guide the lnstitute's Digital Transformation efforts on financial and related school operation information to enable analysis, reporting and sharing to multiple audiences
Build strong relationships across the statewide and national charter sector to identify and foster key partnerships to disseminate tools and best practices to support charter school boards and school leaders in operationalizing high quality oversight practices
Supervise three Finance Team members and provide ongoing training and support to enable staff to perform oversight responsibilities. Prioritize and delegate recurring and ad hoc tasks and projects across the team throughout the school year based on renewal cohort, risk, capacity, and other factors. Provide training and ongoing feedback to staff to develop their analysis as well as writing skills to be able to contribute directly to public facing reports
Oversee and lead the development of written guidance for charter school reporting of audits, financial management, facility reporting, and other compliance reporting requirements
Direct all processes for review of proposed facility agreements/financing arrangements, including responding to questions from underwriters, rating agencies, bond holders, bond counsel, grantors, banks and other financial services providers
Represent, or prepare staff to represent the Institute in all charter school financial and compliance matters with the New York State Education Department, the New York City Department of Education, charter school fiscal services contractors, charter associations, other educational entities, and professional societies
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
7-10 years of progressively responsible senior level experience in creating, monitoring and documenting organizational systems and protocols for internal operations, financial compliance and/or school operations data monitoring
Supervisory and team leadership experience required
Must demonstrate strong writing, analytical, organizational and communication skills
Preferred
Charter school experience in charter school finance, oversight and/or authorizing practices
Experience with not-for-profit accounting
CPA and/or advanced degree strongly preferred
Benefits
NYS health insurance
Free dental and vision coverage
Competitive retirement options
Tuition assistance
Parental leave at full pay
Generous vacation, sick, and holiday time
13 days of paid holidays per year
21 days of vacation
21 days of sick time accrued each year
Retirement: The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
Health Insurance: Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
Time Off: Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.
Company
The State University of New York
The State University of New York is a system of public institutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$113.05MKey Investors
Lumina FoundationDasny
2024-07-17Grant· $0.05M
2023-09-13Debt Financing· $113M
Leadership Team
Robert Griffin
Founding Dean
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