Senior Manager of Revenue and Procurement

About the role

Founded in 2013, InspireNOLA Charter Schools is currently the highest-performing charter school management organization in New Orleans. Currently, InspireNOLA operates seven public charter schools and serves more than 5,600 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade, the majority of whom are African American and qualify for free or reduced lunch. With a focus on providing outstanding instruction and differentiated support to meet the needs of all students, InspireNOLA is achieving outstanding results and is a model for excellence within the education community. The work of our team makes a profound and enduring contribution to the revitalization of New Orleans.

Position Summary: The Senior Manager of Revenue and Procurement is responsible for overseeing the critical intersection of business spending and revenue optimization. In this role, you will hold dual responsibility for driving cost efficiency in vendor operations while implementing strategies to maximize resource utilization and prevent loss of revenue. Focus will be on the special revenue operations of the company, to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of grant accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported special revenue financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes revenues, expenditures, cost projections, and other financial information to provide strategic direction, make recommendations, maximize the effective use of funds, and ensure operations remain within budget.
• Oversees the management, reconciliation, and reporting of revenue accounts, including local, state, federal, and other special revenues.
• Manages the claims process to ensure the timely, accurate, and compliant submission of local, state, and federal special revenue claims.
• Conducts financial analysis and research to validate accounts payable expenditures, identify variances, and support sound financial decision-making.
• Prepares and maintains financial analyses, recurring reports, and special reports using Microsoft Excel and other financial reporting tools.
• Performs monthly revenue account reconciliations and support quarter-end and year-end closing activities for all funds.
• Coordinates the upload and download of financial data between the integrated financial management system and analytical/reporting tools.
• Oversee accounting, financial reporting, monitoring, and compliance activities for local, state, and federal grants.
• Ensure grant expenditures and financial activities comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, grant terms, and organizational policies, including the requirements of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance.
• Collaborates with grant programmatic staff to reconcile grant expenditure records to