Managing Director of Fiscal Accountability and Controller

About the role

SUNY Charter Schools Institute seeks a dynamic and experienced financial professional to provide leadership and direction to oversee the fiscal operations of its vast portfolio of 241 authorized charter schools across New York State.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Leadership Team to support the Executive Director to establish and execute the Institute's strategic priorities.
• Oversee a comprehensive fiscal monitoring program for the fiscal operations at SUNY authorized charter schools, beginning in the charter application process and continuing throughout the charter lifecycle including pre-opening and opening of schools, operating charter schools, charter renewal, and non-renewal decisions and closure procedures.
• Represent the Institute concerning all school finance matters to the SUNY Trustees' Committee on Charter Schools.
• Build strong relationships across the statewide and national charter sector to identify and foster key partnerships to disseminate tools and best practices to support charter school boards and school leaders in operationalizing high quality financial oversight practices.
• Supervise three Finance Team members and provide ongoing training and support to enable staff to perform oversight responsibilities.
• Direct all processes for review of proposed facility agreements/financing arrangements, including responding to questions from underwriters, rating agencies, bond holders, bond counsel, grantors, banks and other financial services providers.
• Represent, or prepare staff to represent the Institute in all charter school financial and compliance matters with the New York State Education Department, the New York City Department of Education, charter school fiscal services contractors, charter associations, other educational entities, and professional societies.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree.
• 7-10 years of progressively responsible senior level experience in accounting or finance.
• Experience creating, monitoring and documenting organizational systems and protocols for internal operations, financial compliance and/or school operations data monitoring.
• Supervisory and team leadership experience required.
• Must demonstrate strong writing, analytical, organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Charter school experience in charter school finance, oversight and/or authorizing practices.
• Experience with not-for-profit accounting.
• CPA and/or advanced degree strongly preferred.

Additional Information

Salary is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, education, training, and certifications. The range for this position is $150,000-$170,000 annually.

State Title: Director (Grade MP3) and is a Management Confidential position.

Occasional travel to charter schools throughout New York State.

This position supervises three direct reports: a Manager of School Finance and Operations and two School Finance Analysts.

Excellent Benefit Package which includes: NYS health insurance, free dental and vision coverage, competitive retirement options, tuition assistance, parental leave at full pay, and generous vacation, sick, and holiday time.

13 days of paid holidays per year; 21 days of vacation, and 21 days of sick time accrued each year.

Please see our MC benefits summary for additional information.

Management/Confidential appointments work under the leadership and discretion of the appointing authority and are not represented by a union.

This position will be based in Albany, NY.

This position requires full-time in-office work; remote work is not available.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.

SUNY System Administration Benefits: SUNY System Administration provides an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family through the many life changes you may experience while you work for SUNY. Our nationally recognized benefits include:

• Retirement: The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
• Health Insurance: Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
• Time Off: Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
• Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.

Explore our full benefits offerings here: www.suny.edu/benefits.