Position Information

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AgencySUNY System Administration

TitleManaging Director of School Finance and Operations

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitM/C - Managerial/Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $122000 to $150000 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Unclassified Service

Travel Percentage 5%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Albany

Street Address 353 Broadway

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12246

Job Specifics

Duties Description The Managing Director of School Finance and Operations leads and directs the fiscal oversight for a portfolio of 238+ SUNY authorized charter schools encompassing analysis of school finance, enrollment, facilities, and annual reporting requirements. The Managing Director of School Finance and Operations supervises three direct reports: a Manager of School Finance and Operations and two School Finance Analysts.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Institute Leadership:

- 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.

Team Leadership:

- 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.

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:

- 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 Qualifications:

- 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.

Additional Comments Additional Information:

- Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $122,000-$150,000 annually.
- State Title: Director (Grade MP3) and is a Management Confidential position.
- Occasional travel to charter schools throughout New York State.
- Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time. 13 days of paid holidays per year; 21 days of vacation, and 21 days of sick time accrued each year. Please see our MC benefits summary for additional information: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/MC13-Unclassified-Benefits-at-Glance.pdf

- Management/Confidential appointments work under the leadership and discretion of the appointing authority and are not represented by a union.
-This position will be based in Albany, NY. This position requires full-time in-office work; remote work is not available.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

SUNY System Administration Benefits:

- SUNY System Administration provides an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family through the many life changes you may experience while you work for SUNY. Our nationally recognized benefits include:

- 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.
- Explore our full benefits offerings here: www.suny.edu/benefits

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

How to Apply

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 518-320-1565

Email Address hr@sysadm.suny.edu

Address

Street 353 Broadway

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12246

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease apply at this link:
http://sunysystem.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=196898