Fiscal Performance and Accountability Analyst

Posting Date

Aug 18, 2026, 6:59:40 PM

Central-4934 S Wabash Ave (Options Network)

CPS Non-Union Job Grade : S08

76,000.

Position Type :
Non-Union Position

Exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 330,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.

In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

As the designee for the Chicago Board of Education, The Options Network within the Office of Network Support authorizes and manages a portfolio of 36 Options Schools including charter, contract, Alternative Learning Opportunity Programs (ALOP), and district-run.

Reporting to the Authorization and School Options Director, the Fiscal Performance and Accountability Manager will oversee activities with charter, contract and law compliance, and enforcement areas of public school accounting and finance. The Fiscal Performance and Accountability Manager will review and audit financial statements, quarterly financial statements, budgets and amended budgets. This role will have oversight of fiscal performance scorecards, ongoing assessments, and monitoring and support of operational performance.

This role will also assist in the development of protocols and policies aimed at improving oversight and support.

• Administer fiscal oversight programs and processes
• Establish objectives and internal operational plans designed to assess and measure each CPS- authorized charter and contract public school’s fiscal performance and accountability
• Collaborate with team members to monitor fiscal performance expectations for charter schools authorized by CPS
• Structure and monitor processes regarding school early warning and remediation interventions based on fiscal and operational performance, including annual training cadences for school leadership
• Managing the annual publication of school Financial and Operational Scorecards
• Monitoring fiscal performance and accountability processes implemented to ensure school compliance with requirements dictated by legislation, policy, and school Agreements with the Chicago Board of Education
• Collaborate with Options Network leadership to oversee and provide input for school authorization and renewal processes in relation to finance, legal compliance, governance, teacher licensure, facilities and agreement conditions
• Develop and refine processes to better evaluate fiscal stewardship and the overall financial health of CPS charter public schools
• Design and oversee production of performance reports
• Monitor and report on non-student-related operational performance
• Manage components of the web-based compliance platform utilized by internal and external stakeholders to collect and store documentation submitted by schools to the District
• Lead communication and support collaboration between multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Partner with the Network Chief to ensure alignment across the Options Network strategic vision and shared understanding of challenges and opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

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