Director of Finance Operations

Austin Achieve Public Schools is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school preparing Austin youth to attend and excel at top universities.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance Operations is responsible for the strategic leadership and operational oversight of all payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, and financial systems functions for approximately 460 employees and all vendor payments for Austin Achieve. This role ensures the integrity, efficiency, and scalability of financial operations as the organization continues to grow across multiple campuses.

This is an exciting time to join Austin Achieve as we build our finance team and continue to grow to serve more scholars across multiple campuses. The ideal candidate is passionate about our mission and committed to excellence in financial stewardship, while proactively supporting all team members and community partners with humility, a customer service mindset, and a collaborative spirit.

This individual will lead critical financial operations, strengthen internal controls, and drive system and process improvements while supporting stakeholders across the organization.

The Director of Finance Operations will provide both strategic direction and hands‑on leadership, overseeing end‑to‑end payroll and accounts payable functions, procurement operations, and financial systems. This role will also manage and develop finance team members and partner closely with the Chief Financial Officer, Comptroller, Finance Managers, Human Resources, and budget owners. As Austin Achieve grows to serve more scholars, the opportunity to manage team members may be available if desired.

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, and financial systems
• Build, manage, and develop a high‑performing finance operations team, including accounts payable and payroll staff
• Partner with the Chief Financial Officer, Comptroller, and other Finance Directors to enhance financial operations, scalability, and internal controls
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across financial processes, workflows, and systems

• Responsible for timely and accurate payroll processing including salaries, hourly wages, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions
• Responsible for maintaining accurate personnel records in partnership with Human Resources to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing through a defined process for initiation, adjustments, cancellation, and final preparation prior to payment approval
• Ensure compliance with all payroll‑related regulations and reporting requirements
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with reporting new employee updates to the OAG and supporting TWC hearings in partnership with the Human Resources Manager

• Provide full oversight of the accounts payable function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant processing of all vendor invoices and payments
• Oversee vendor onboarding and maintain strong vendor relationships
• Lead and monitor the purchasing process, including approval workflows and budget alignment
• Ensure accurate three‑way matching of purchase requests, invoices, and receipts
• Establish and enforce accounts payable and procurement policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Monitor accounts payable aging, resolve discrepancies, and ensure proper expense coding and documentation

• Ensure compliance with all local, Texas, and federal financial reporting requirements, including but not limited to ESSER, ARP, ESSA/Title, IDEA, e‑Rate, 940/941, TRS, TWC, and PEIMS
• Oversee payroll tax filings, retirement and benefit contributions, and year‑end…