School Finance and Accounting Specialist

School Finance and Accounting Specialist

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The school finance specialist position is ideal for an individual looking to apply accounting, finance, business, and analytical skills to the social sector. You will have the opportunity to support schools with their day-to-day operations as well as help drive strategic decisions with data‑driven insights.

Reports to a Finance Team Manager. Location flexible.

EdOps is a B‑Corp which partners with schools to provide expert support in finance, accounting, and student data management, helping education leaders make informed decisions while minimizing the financial, operational, and compliance burdens of running a school. Simply put, we make it easier for school leaders to increase student achievement. Our experience working with a wide range of schools – from newly authorized charter schools to independent schools with century‑long histories, and from microschools to multi‑campus networks – allows us to provide high‑quality finance, accounting, and student data support across diverse educational environments.

Our team of over 100 professionals currently serves over 100 independent and public charter schools and networks across D.C., Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York. We are serious about being the best possible partners to schools, and it shows in our 93% annual client retention rate. We work hard at being a rewarding, enjoyable workplace where staff can grow professionally and make an impact.

We are looking for education focused, accounting and finance loving, collaborative people to join our team.

• Serve as outsourced accountant for a portfolio of schools.
• Oversee all day‑to‑day full‑cycle accounting and compliance aspects of the schools, including accounts payable, payroll, grants administration, and regulatory compliance.
• Close the books monthly/quarterly/annually and prepare monthly financial statements.
• Project manage schools’ annual fiscal audit, completing necessary end‑of‑year statements and schedules, serve as schools' primary contact during field work and assist with 990 preparation.
• Solve problems that arise in accounting, compliance and related processes.
• Partner with schools to identify and implement best practices in accounting, compliance and related processes.
• Liaise with the state education authority (SEA), and the charter authorizer as relevant.
• Partner with EdOps School Finance Manager to provide high quality customer service.
• Invest in other members of the EdOps team, supporting their efforts and demonstrating a desire to contribute to the growth of the internal team.

By Year 1 you will:

• Solve small, real problems for schools on a daily basis.
• Learn the accounting and finance cycle of school finance
• Learn the ins‑and‑outs of annual school fiscal compliance reporting
• Work with several schools in different stages of growth and with different academic models.
• Own the day‑to‑day financial and monthly accounting close process for multiple schools.
• Independently manage the annual financial cycle for a portfolio of schools.
• Serve as an integral part of several internal teams demonstrating a strong desire to help.

By Year 2 you will:

• Continue to solve small and real problems for schools every day.
• Refine skills learned in year 1 resulting in independent and proficient completion of cyclical compliance reporting and annual fiscal audit.
• Develop deep expertise in charter school accounting and financial compliance reporting.
• Potential to develop a specialization (e.g. facilities finance, quality assurance, regional expertise, etc.) that supports the broader team.

• Find joy in solving accounting and financial problems for individual schools. The little things make schools actually work.
• Care about education and outcomes for students as much as you care about well‑designed accounting processes.
• Able to zoom in and out between high level strategic perspective and detailed, daily accounting and financial work.
• Desire to be involved in the accounting and financial processes from input to analysis. Strong in…