Financial Manager, FSG - 26704

NYC Public Schools; New York (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Public Schools seeks a Financial Manager to join the Financial Strategies Group. You will design and present complex financial analyses to support policy decisions across NYCPS divisions.

Lead cross-functional projects, research funding formulas, and develop reporting tools in Excel/Access. Expect to drive data-driven decision making and innovative analytics within a large public education system.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or JD with 2 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 4 years professional experience in budget, finance, or related area.
• Graduate education can substitute for experience as specified, but does not replace required executive/managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs, conducts, manages and presents complex financial analyses to support NYCPS leadership policy decisions.
• Researches and improves school funding formulas for sustainability and equity.
• Leads strategic financial planning initiatives aligned with long-term policy priorities.
• Oversees cross-functional projects ensuring alignment of financial policy and operations.
• Develops standards and governance for financial reporting and modeling.
• Drives innovation in analytics, including advanced modeling and automation.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Budget knowledge

Communication skills

Excel advanced

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in economics, finance, accounting, or related field

Juris Doctor with relevant experience

Bachelor's degree with 4 years professional experience

Tools

Excel

Access

VBA

Statistical software

Job description

Position Summary: The Financial Strategies Group (FSG) is responsible for producing sound and timely analysis to support financial policy decision making. Working cross functionally within the Division of School Budget Planning and Operations (DSBPO), FSG develops financial strategies aligned with New York City’s Public School’s (NYCPS) educational priorities; addresses specific financial policy and resource allocation questions, and develops data driven actionable policy recommendations. FSG’s research and analysis contributes to the development of budget allocation formulae and expenditure trend forecasting.

Under the direction of the Executive Director and the Managing Director, with latitude for independent judgment and initiative, the Financial Manager is responsible for overseeing, conducting, and presenting complex, cross functional analyses to be used for strategic decision making purposes. The Manager will develop financial and other operational reporting products and provide analytical support services to internal clients. The Manager will regularly be asked to conduct analyses of confidential information and will work closely with the members of the School Budget Division’s executive team to develop department level policies. Performs related work.

Reports to: Managing Director

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships: Divisions of Finance, Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning, English Language Learners and Student Support, Human Resources, District Planning, Student Enrollment, Teaching and Learning, Field Support, and Strategic Partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Working both independently and closely with other team members, designs, conducts, manages and presents complex financial and other data analyses in support of NYCPS’s leadership policy decisions.
• Researches and presents viable improvements for school funding formulas to ensure school operational sustainability and financial equity.
• Leads the development and execution of strategic financial planning initiatives aligned with NYCPS long term policy and operational priorities.
• Oversees cross functional projects, ensuring alignment between financial policy, operational goals, and regulatory requirements across departments.
• Establishes and enforces analytical standards, governance frameworks, and quality control processes to ensure consistency and integrity of financial reporting and modeling.
• Drives innovation in financial analytics, including the adoption of advanced modeling techniques, automation tools, and data driven decision making frameworks.
• Utilizes complex spreadsheet and database applications including the use of advanced Microsoft Excel formula methods and Access database functions to maintain, develop, apply financial policy.
• Undertakes research and compiles reports on effective and efficient service delivery structures for key NYCPS cost driver operations (e.g., General and Special Education instructional and related services; English Language services for English Language Learners, Academic Intervention Services for struggling pupils, CTE program offerings, New School and Charter models).
• Quantitatively assesses the impact of policy changes in special education and related service delivery by school.
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports quantitative and qualitative information on program effectiveness.
• Provides knowledge base of current research and best practices on school finance and budget administration.
• Coordinates and compiles reports and data in response to inquiries from the media and external stakeholders.
• Provides analytical and project management support to other units within DSBPO, Finance, other NYCPS departments, and external oversight agencies for key strategic initiatives.
• Develops and delivers training to analysts in other units within the Department to build capacity in sound modeling, analytical practices, and presenting results.
• Assists in the development of data warehouses and consistent, actionable reporting solutions and tools that strategically streamline and automate the production of core/standard management reporting and information.
• Assists in the online postings of all documents and financials required to support budget transparency, including but not limited to school allocation memoranda, guidance for principals and borough/citywide staff, and financial reports as required by city, state, and federal law, ensuring accessibility of web pages and documents.
• Identifies budget issues and trends and make recommendations for strategically addressing situations as needed.
• Manages special assignments that may include analytical support needed to assist in responses to inquiries from OMB and other fiscal monitors.
  

Qualification Requirements

Minimum

• A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies, or a closely related field, or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience, for educational program(s) and/or institution(s) in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting economic or financial administration, fiscal or economic research; management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; educational, personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, fiscal management, or a related area, 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", or "2" above. Graduate education in areas other than those mentioned above, may be substituted for the professional experience, but not for the 18 months of managerial experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 15 graduate semester credits from an accredited college or university for 6 months up to a maximum of 1 year of professional experience. However, all candidates must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and 18 months executive, managerial, administrative, consultative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above.
  
  

Preferred

• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills that allow for interpretation of budgetary, financial, and related management information.
• Advanced Excel and Access skills.
• Advanced experience with very large data sets.
• Knowledge of VBA.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical software.
  
  

Salary: $110,969 - $128,502

We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply.

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