Director of Finance, Grants Management

July 22

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Rocketship Public Schools

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A collective of parents, teachers, & leaders working to transform the future for students in low-income communities.

Rocketship Model • Eliminating the Achievement Gap • Parent Empowerment • Leadership Development • Public Elementary Charter School

501 - 1000

Description

• Lead the annual grants management cycle for each of the five Rocketship regions, including planning and budgeting, expense management and reimbursements, and ongoing reporting. • Develop and implement systems improvements to modernize and streamline Rocketship’s systems of grants management, with a focus on payroll tracking tools, revenue accrual reporting, and reimbursement processes. • Maintain a close working relationship with other members of the Network Support Team (NeST—Rocketship’s centralized office that operates in support of our schools and regions), school directors, and all school staff (teachers, school leaders, support staff, etc.) to provide actionable data and engage in strategic financial decision making. • Work with the CFO and other stakeholders to define and implement the grant revenue and expense components of the annual budgeting process. • Oversee preparation and submission of authorizer and government compliance reports related to public grants. • Prepare materials and analyses for the annual audit including supports for the Single Audit • Lead a team of grants analysts, establish team priorities, set expectations and manage team deliverables. • Provide coaching and development to team members to support growth • Optimize the grants management process, reporting and system functionality, identifying and integrating improvements • Analyze and review progress reports towards grant goals, in close partnership with other Finance Department and Accounting leadership • Partner with cross functional business leaders to establish budgets, build forecasts and communicate results • Support the preparation of reports and presentations for internal and external audiences (i.e. Authorizers, Senior Leadership, Board Members, and Budget Managers) • Successfully represent Rocketship’s financial needs, interests and results with internal (school leaders, regional leaders, executive team) and external stakeholders and develop trust and leverage influence with external organizations and allies • Ensure the finance team is viewed as a positive support to the organization’s mission and that it is fully aligned with Rocketship’s values: Authenticity, Community, Tenacity, Innovation, and Excellence.

Requirements

• A belief in the mission and education model of Rocketship Public Schools with the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, flexible and autonomous environment. • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, MBA preferred • 7+ years of experience in public grants management and compliance. • Expert level understanding of federal K-12 grant compliance requirements. Experience with California K-12 grant compliance is highly preferred. • 3 + years of experience directly managing finance team members, driving towards KPIs and establishing metrics • Strong understanding of, and experience with, accounting principles and financial statements • Ability to manage a high volume of deadlines and reporting requirements across multiple entities. • Advanced Excel skills • Significant experience modeling and forecasting with Adaptive Insights or other Business Intelligence tools • Experience with accounting systems, such as Intacct, SAP, Netsuite • Ability to partner cross-functionally, through strong relationship building • Ability to strategize and deliver results, create metrics and drive accountability • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Highest level of integrity and good judgment • Comfortable working under pressure • Possess a service-oriented, positive attitude • Excellent communication skills especially with critical data, influencing and negotiation skills to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and the school network including presentations to team, senior management, board or other internal and outside partners. • Experience and comfort working in a fast growing organization • Possess a commitment to the Rocketship DEI Vision