Director of Early Childhood Education Finance

Director of Early Childhood Education Finance - 27251

Administrative Education Analyst

G5

Division of Finance, Administration, and Human Resources

Manhattan

11/11/2026

This position is in a civil service competitive class that is subject to examination. Position is only open to current City employees with permanent NYC civil service status as Administrative Education Analyst or permanent in an equivalent title that is eligible for transfer under 6.1.9 to
Administrative Education Analyst
. This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program.

Position Summary: The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for directing, controlling and setting policy for all financial operation activities for the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) system and managing the over $40 billion operating budget.

Within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Early Childhood Finance team manages the Early Childhood portfolio and is responsible for financial planning, budget oversight, revenue management, fiscal governance and strategic analysis. The Early Childhood Finance team is the primary Finance Office liaison with the Division of Early Childhood Education, which has a budget of over $3 billion and provides high-quality early care and education to children from birth through age five and beyond, including infant and toddler care, 2-K ,3-K and Pre-K.

The Director of Early Childhood Education Finance will be part of the team of the Executive Director of Early Childhood Finance. The position will serve as a senior financial leader responsible for overseeing strategic planning, fiscal stewardship, revenue optimization, analysis of funding requests and initiatives, and overall budget management related to the early childhood portfolio. The position performs complex analyses involving large data files, and makes recommendations on funding proposals to senior management.

Performs related work.

Reports to: Executive Director of Early Childhood Finance

Direct Reports: N/A

Works closely with members of the other offices under the Chief Financial Officer, the Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE), the Division of Contracts and Purchasing (DCP), the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and the City’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Externally, works with the NYS Education Department (SED) and other state and federal funding oversights.

• Conduct and participate in strategic planning and assist Executive Director in setting and meeting team goals.
• Identify budget issues and trends and make recommendations for strategically addressing situations, as needed.
• Assist in new need development and review, in coordination with the Division of Early Childhood Education.
• Coordinate with, and provide responses to inquiries from, OMB and fiscal monitors. Prepare plan briefings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and monitor expense projections, compare to budget, and make recommendations based on findings.
• Oversee funding availability for contract registration and payment activities and support registration processes as needed.
• Forecast revenue and identify opportunities to maximize revenue and improve claiming practices. Coordinate with grant oversights (NYSED, OCFS) as applicable, in collaboration with the Finance Resource Management team.
• In collaboration with the Division of Early Childhood Education and the Schools Finance team, develop and review School Allocations Memorandums and Details for school and center-based early childhood programs. Make recommendations as appropriate.
• Ensure that business planning and budgeting processes and controls are consistent,…