Manager, Financial Services

School District of Philadelphia • Philadelphia, PA

2d • $66,535 - $87,774

About The Position

This is supervisory financial work coordinating and overseeing budgeting activities for the assigned office. The Manager participates in and oversees staff engaged in evaluating the cost of provided services and programs, with a focus on decreasing program costs without negatively impacting the quality of educational programs and services. The role creates and maintains systems and methods to monitor and track charges and expenditures, analyzes financial trends, and collaborates with other personnel to develop and implement effective policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four years of full-time, paid, professional experience preparing, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating financial information in a large public jurisdiction or private corporation.
• Knowledge of best fiscal and business practices.
• Knowledge of Excel and/or other software applications for creating financial spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of research methods and data analysis.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of budget formulation, evaluation, and administration.
• Ability to perform cost comparison analyses and participate in negotiations to reduce fees and charges.
• Ability to exercise discretion and tact in sensitive situations.
• Ability to maintain records and files and compile information.
• Ability to prepare narrative, financial, and statistical reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, oversee, and monitor development and balancing of operating and specific grant budgets in compliance with federal grant management policies and procedures.
• Analyze costs, identify available funds, estimate expenditures, and ensure funds are available to support program initiatives; develop systems to monitor costs and ensure initiatives adhere to budgetary constraints.
• Support activity managers and program initiatives by collecting and analyzing financially related data.
• Work with representatives of other District offices and departmental staff to develop and implement procedures consistent with other offices’ policies.
• Research costs of comparable services and programs, maintain cost comparison assessment records, review financial records, analyze program costs, and manage financial aspects related to placement settings.
• Participate in negotiations to reduce service charges based on research into comparable providers’ expenditures; document savings from negotiated program changes or fee reductions and provide reports to superiors as requested.
• Develop and implement systems to monitor and track program charges and expenditures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager