Senior Grant Management Financial Analyst

Cleveland Metropolitan School District; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) invites applications for an Administration Grants Manager role. You will provide fiscal and operational oversight of local, state, and federal gifts and grants, interfacing with multiple departments to ensure proper planning and use of funds.

Under the Director, Grants Management, you will develop budgets, create reports, and collaborate with internal and external partners on special projects, while ensuring compliance and accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or other relevant field.
• Minimum of two years of professional experience in accounting, financial management, business management, or auditing, preferably in public or non-profit organizations.
• Valid Ohio driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Proficiency with general office technologies (i.e., PC, tablet), virtual meeting platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams), software packages (i.e., Microsoft Office).
• Proficiency with enterprise technologies & databases (i.e., Workday, eSchoolPlus, SchoolNet, BoardDocs, PowerBI and others) online data management systems, and data collection methodology
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with department executives and administrators in business planning and decision-making.
• Skilled with interfacing with District staff, students, parents, and the general public to address sensitive topics.
• Project management skills necessary to successfully implement a variety of finance projects
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Good customer service, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity and competence.

Responsibilities

• Educates leaders and support staff in departments and schools on the allocation of resources for grant level program budgets and funding sources, including general funds and grant or gift funds
• Establishes and maintains liaison relationship with internal and external stakeholders
• Provides subject matter expertise on key grant related finance tools and processes
• Monitors, reviews and approves or rejects gifts and grant expenditures and makes proactive recommendations
• Utilizes a variety of computer systems to create reports as needed and to analyze budgets
• Documents processes and procedures, implements process improvements and retains documentation as required
• Provides guidance for decision-making on program budgets
• Recommends and implements needed budgeting, purchasing, and accounting procedures
• Supports these budget departments: Position control management, Allovue, Workday Inbox/Journal reviews
• Maintains familiarity with local, state, and federal funding resources, specific grants and their requirements and alignment with school, department and District strategies
• Establishes budgets, monitors and approves spending.
• Creates invoices and prepares reimbursement/cash requests as necessary
• Develops and analyzes data & metrics for the division.
• Develops and extracts reports from databases for delivery to internal and external stakeholders.
• Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests or other reporting obligations.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned
• Participates in professional development activities (i.e. meetings, seminars, conferences, etc.) to improve and remain abreast of professional and legislative advancements & innovations.
• Remains abreast of changing and emerging technologies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Project management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or other relevant field

Tools

Workday

eSchoolPlus

SchoolNet

BoardDocs

PowerBI

Job description

Position Type: Administration and Professionals Date Posted: 2026-09-10 Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Grants Management
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 6
Compensation: $ 61,510.00 - $ 86,114.00

Under the direct supervision of the Director, Grants Management, provides fiscal and operational oversight of local, state, and federal gifts and grants received by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Interfaces with multiple departments and stakeholders to ensure appropriate planning and use of gifts and grants. Establishes and maintains liaisons with private, local, state, and federal entities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Educates leaders and support staff in departments and schools on the allocation of resources for grant level program budgets and funding sources, including general funds and grant or gift funds
• Establishes and maintains liaison relationship with internal and external stakeholders
• Provides subject matter expertise on key grant related finance tools and processes
• Monitors, reviews and approves or rejects gifts and grant expenditures and makes proactive recommendations
• Utilizes a variety of computer systems to create reports as needed and to analyze budgets
• Documents processes and procedures, implements process improvements and retains documentation as required
• Provides guidance for decision-making on program budgets
• Recommends and implements needed budgeting, purchasing, and accounting procedures
• Supports these budget departments: Position control management, Allovue, Workday Inbox/Journal reviews
• Maintains familiarity with local, state, and federal funding resources, specific grants and their requirements and alignment with school, department and District strategies
• Establishes budgets, monitors and approves spending.
• Creates invoices and prepares reimbursement/cash requests as necessary
• Develops and analyzes data & metrics for the division.
• Develops and extracts reports from databases for delivery to internal and external stakeholders.
• Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests or other reporting obligations.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned
• Participates in professional development activities (i.e. meetings, seminars, conferences, etc.) to improve and remain abreast of professional and legislative advancements & innovations.
• Remains abreast of changing and emerging technologies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Level of Supervision No supervisory responsibilities

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, or other relevant field of study
• Minimum of two years of professional experience in accounting, financial management, business management, or auditing, preferably in public or non-profit organizations
• Valid Ohio driver's license and reliable transportation
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and policies
• Proficiency with general office technologies (i.e., PC, tablet, etc.), virtual meeting platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, etc.), software packages (i.e., Microsoft Office).
• Proficiency with enterprise technologies & databases (i.e., Workday, eSchoolPlus, SchoolNet, BoardDocs, Poll Everywhere, PowerBI and others) online data management systems, and data collection methodology
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with department executives and administrators in business planning and decision-making.
• Skilled with interfacing with District staff, students, parents, and the general public to address sensitive topics.
• Project management skills necessary to successfully implement a variety of finance projects
• Strong analytical, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Good customer service, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity and competence.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other District departments and external stakeholders (i.e., parents, legislators, and the general public)
• Ability to efficiently multi-task on a daily basis while meeting deadlines and producing quality results
• Ability to perform with confidence and openness in the face of change, ambiguity, and uncertainty
• Ability to preserve confidentiality of District information

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below represent the work environment typically encountered while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds; occasional light physical effort required. Performing the duties of this job requires the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms Performance of primary duties requires frequent sitting, talking, and hearing. Occasional standing, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, and stooping. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Primary duties are performed in a regular office environment with virtually no exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Local and out-of-state travel may be required for training/meetings.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-838-0070 [e-mail] CMSD is committed to the recruitment and retention of top-notch employees with the determination and drive to create a positive and effective 21st century learning environment for our students. Our departmental goal is to provide personalized support and service to each employee, school, and department. We also strive to build a foundation of employee excellence through rigorous performance standards, staff development and a diverse and dedicated work force that supports the mission and goals of the district.