Finance Manager

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Green Dot California Central Office, Los Angeles, CAtime type:
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JR0000916### Thank you for your interest. If you are a Green Dot internal employee, please apply using the Jobs Hub on the Workday Home Page. If you are a Green Dot contract/independent worker, please apply through the External Posting URL.OPPORTUNITY   The Finance Manager, collaborating closely with the Director of Finance, has the opportunity to   shape and make possible the achievement of our long-term vision.

To realize the envisioned impact on reform, we must successfully create and execute our financial strategy as well as manage our day-to-day finances. The Finance Manager will help create a pathway to sustainability by working with operations, grant managers, and schools to improve processes and tools to produce actionable, timely and accurate financial statements and analysis.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES   Develop a deep understanding of the organizations funding models, state and federal education funding sources, key expense drivers, and optimization opportunities.   With the Director of Finance, oversee financial strategy, planning, and analysis, including.   Oversees and guides the budgeting process for schools and the Home Office. Works with department heads and senior management to ensure strategic alignment with organizational goals.

Enhances budgeting tools and identifies process improvements.   Manages grant budgets and funding projections. Assists in preparing grant proposals and ensures compliance with funding guidelines. Plays a larger role in strategic fund management.   Preparing quarterly forecasts and presenting to management and the board.   Modeling strategic opportunities, such as new schools, facility financing, regional expansion, and grant applications   Standard and ad hoc analysis and reporting of financial and operational aspects of the organization for management and the Board of Directors   Responsible for managing and implementing a wide variety of strategic planning projects by working with multiple departments aimed at improving organizational efficiency and seeking creative solutions to some of the organization’s most challenging issues.  

Assess current financial and accounting processes and identify areas for improvement, including streamlined processes that reduce time and errors from manual data entry and allow more time for value-adding analysis.   Oversee development of detailed and interactive multiyear projection models consisting of Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flows on an individual school as well as organization-wide level, used to build annual budgets and forecasts.  

Develop deep understanding of Finance Team’s service and work with school administrators and business managers to ensure the highest quality of service is achieved.   Additional duties as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS  As an ideal candidate you:
have bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience   have a minimum of 4-8 years in finance or accounting, including oversight of financial planning and analysis.   are experienced in managing projects.   drive strategic decisions with a mix of financial and operational data analysis.   have an excellent ability to develop and manage financial models and systems that provide actionable data and can be maintained and improved by staff.  

are creative and thoughtful about how to manage financial behavior.   maintain positive relations with colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership, central office staff and school-site administrators and staff.   can simultaneously manage multiple projects while maintaining a firm grasp of individual project details.   are dependable, humble, have a sense of humor, and a rock-solid commitment to Green Dot’s mission and the communities we serve.  

will need to pass a TB test and background check at the time of offer.
JOB REQUIREMENTS  

Work Hours:

This position requires consistent attendance during scheduled hours, as flexibility is limited by classroom or operational requirements.   Breaks:
Breaks are structured within the workday and must align with operational needs and student care requirements. Extended or frequent breaks may not be feasible in this setting.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to perform the job.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS  The starting salary range for this role is $90,000 - $100,000. Please note that candidates who are new to their role or newly promoted can expect offers between the minimum and the mid-point of the range. To allow for salary progression over time, offers at the top of the range are rare. Individual education and experience will be considered when issuing offers.
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