Denver Public Schools Hiring for MANAGER, FINANCE at Denver, CO Full Time

OFFICE OF FINANCE

Traditional 235 work days per year

FTE : 1.0

Salary Range : $89,619 – $109,767

Application Deadline : 1 / 25 / 2024

Essential Functions and Objectives :

Responsible for managing the activities of a team of financial analysts. Provide leadership on the review, reconciliation and monitoring of various departmental and grant budgets.

Provide guidance and feedback to financial analysts as they prepare monthly budget-to-actual variance reports and provide associated analysis to budget managers and leadership.

Train analysts, and review outputs, on complex budget and accounting functions, including journal entries, budget transfers, account reconciliations and account set-up.

Monitor department workflow to ensure efficiency of operations.

• Manage the work of 3-5 financial analysts as they provide financial analysis and reconcile financial data for budget owners.
• Review and provide feedback to financial analysts on all financial information presented to ensure that the analysis is rigorous, relevant and provides a high-level of information to budget managers and leadership.
• Review and approve journal entries and budget transfers, prior to submission, ensuring that they appropriately record financial data for various departmental and grant budgets.
• Develop and document processes and procedures, implement process improvements and retain documentation as required.
• Train financial analyst staff.
• Develops and implements goals, objectives and work standards for the financial analysts.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of spending, including variances, available funds and future period forecasts to the Finance Director and other leadership team members.
• Develop and manage a system for tracking district-wide grants; ensure that identified expenditures are properly accounted for and adhere to prescribed grant rules.
• Manage the district-wide grant forecasting process; develop and manage a multi-year forecasting view that will guide district leadership and allow for proactive decision-making.
• Works with the Finance Director to ensure that the team is operating in an efficient and effective work environment, is demonstrating enhanced productivity and is achieving team objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications :

• Five (5) or more years of professional level experience in budgeting, forecasting, modeling and analysis.
• Two (2) or more years of management responsibility experience.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
• Strong organizational and analytic skills and strong attention to detail.
• Self-starter / leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.
• Ability to develop and interpret data and manage resources.
• Ability to motivate and influence others.
• Ability to effectively lead a team.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office / Google products including Word, Excel, Outlook, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle management of several high-priority projects in parallel.
• High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to lead a high-performing team.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and budget preparation skills are required for the position.
• Ability to effectively communicate various policies and procedures to school staff and department staff.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to multi-task and work independently.
• Ability to work within time constraints and deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Strong service orientation and outstanding interpersonal skills coupled with a history of being a relationship builder and valuable business partner.
• Solutions driven and committed to assist the organization in addressing ongoing challenges in professional, creative and unprecedented ways.
• Strong communication and team leadership skills, with the ability to maintain effective working relations with co-workers and those contacted in the course of work.

Education Requirements :

• High School Diploma / GED is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Additional Information :

• Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off) : http : / / thecommons.dpsk12.org / Page / 1129
• Benefits (including DPS contributions) : http : / / thecommons.dpsk12.org / Page / 1397
• Compensation Structures : http : / / thecommons.dpsk12.org / Page / 244
• Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools

About Denver Public Schools :

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood.

Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation.

DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.