Senior Product Manager – Education Financial

PowerSchool Group LLC • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Imagine leading the transformation of financial systems that power thousands of schools across the country. As our Principal Product Manager, Education Finance, you won’t just manage features—you’ll help drive modernization across two mission-critical products, ensuring educators and administrators have the tools they need to focus on what matters most: students.
We’re looking for a Financial Product Manager with deep knowledge of cash accounting and fund accounting to lead the development of financial features for school districts and charter networks. This role is ideal for a CPA or CMA who understands the complexities of GASB reporting, student activity funds, encumbrances, and grant compliance, and wants to shape technology that simplifies district finance operations.
You will own discovery, prioritization, and delivery for features that support cash-basis workflows, fund-level reporting, fund balance controls, encumbrances, grants, and multi-entity structures. Partner closely with customers, design, engineering, and go-to-market teams to translate complex accounting requirements into intuitive, compliant, and scalable product experiences.

Requirements

• CPA, CMA, or equivalent designation.
• Hands-on experience with cash accounting (cash receipts/disbursements, bank reconciliation, cash controls).
• Expertise in fund accounting for K‑12: fund structures, encumbrances, interfund transfers, grant compliance.
• Familiarity with GASB reporting and K‑12 audit cycles.
• Experience with financial systems or ERP modules (GL, AP/AR, Banking, Grants).
• Strong product management skills: roadmap planning, discovery, backlog management.
• Analytical and data fluency: able to define metrics, perform root-cause analysis

Nice To Haves

• Experience in school district finance or public sector accounting.
• Knowledge of student activity fund controls, grant drawdowns, and encumbrance workflows.
• Exposure to audit requirements and internal control frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product vision and multi-quarter roadmap for cash and fund accounting capabilities (e.g., cash receipts, disbursements, bank reconciliation, fund balance tracking).
• Prioritize initiatives using data, customer insights, compliance requirements, and financial impact; manage trade-offs across scope, schedule, and quality.
• Partner with and conduct deep-dive discovery with CFOs, controllers, grant managers, treasurers, and fund administrators to capture end-to-end workflows (from cash transaction origination to fund reporting).
• Translate user pain points into clear problem statements, epics, and acceptance criteria
• Write detailed requirements that reflect the solution to the root cause of the problem you are solving and partner with engineering and QA to refine
• Ensure features support internal controls (segregation of duties, approvals), audit trails, and compliant reporting
• Ensure documentation and training materials are accurate and accessible
• Equip Sales, CS, and Marketing with positioning, demos, and other go-to-market activities as required
• Define success metrics and drive adoption through feature instrumentation, feedback loops, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) plan
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees