Financial Program Manager

About the role

This is a remote position where the selected employee will work from home. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce oversees and enhances education quality for Ohio’s 1.7 million students, providing resources and supports to raise student achievement, accelerate learning, connect K‑12 to postsecondary, expand workforce experiences, and ensure students are ready to learn. Contact: Morgan Webb (morgan.webb@education.ohio.gov). Unposting Date: Oct 8, 2026, 3:59:00 AM.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to fiscal consultants and support staff in the Office of Budget and School Funding, Financial Analysis and Oversight.
• Supervises staff directly involved in the financial forecast process.
• Plans, develops & manages administrative programs for fiscal distress, fiscal caution, fiscal watch and fiscal emergency school districts.
• Supports & improves submission, compliance, & use of school district financial forecast data.
• Develops and updates training materials, website content, and monitoring and tracking system; ensures retention policies and accessibility standards are maintained for department files.
• Collaborates with agency staff (legal, data managers, EMIS) and external entities (school administrators, other state agencies, bond counsel).
• Directs administrative action required to respond to questions & inquiries from superintendents, treasurers, & data acquisition sites regarding fiscal distress plans.
• Provides status reports to legislator & DEW administrators.
• Interprets laws & administrative rules; develops policy, procedures, processes & guidelines; and analyzes forecasts.
• Plans, develops, and manages administrative programs for school districts in fiscal distress, fiscal caution, fiscal watch, and fiscal emergency.
• Interprets laws and regulations, consults with the Department’s legal counsel for advice and disseminates information to promote compliance.
• Develops, implements and redesigns financial analyses, written plan templates, financial recovery plan templates, presentations and/or other guidance materials.
• Recommends districts for fiscal oversight designation and release; monitors compliance with state laws and regulations regarding fiscal oversight, financial recovery plans, fiscal solvency and financial integrity.
• Facilitates development of school district‑specific written plans and financial recovery plans.
• Critically examines and/or edits documents for compliance, accuracy, quality and clarity.
• Evaluates and approves/disapproves school district written plans and financial recovery plans.
• Serves as chairperson or secretary/monitor to an assigned Financial Planning and Supervision Commission on behalf of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (pursuant to Section 3316.05; 3302.10 ORC).
• Prepares materials for Financial Planning and Supervision Commissions: reviews local board of education actions and develops commission agendas; recommends approval/disapproval of local board actions, proposed expenditures and budget revisions; prepares commission meeting minutes and maintains official commission records.
• Responds to public information and record requests; interprets laws and regulations, consults with the commission’s legal counsel, the Attorney General, for advice and disseminates information to promote compliance; and provides facilitative leadership to “fiscal emergency” commission members.
• Manages and supports the agency processes for establishing requirements and approving requests for bond financing.
• Reviews requests for bond‑related approvals to determine financial impact and makes recommendations; ensures requests comply with statutes, policies, and requirements; recommends approval.
• Coordinates with bond counsels, school treasurers, and the Office of Chief Legal Counsel to resolve any concerns to obtain agency approval.
• Develops and maintains bond financing applications; communicates status and prepares official approval documents.
• Collaborates with OBM, Department of Taxation, and Auditor of