Accounting Manager

EdOps Accounting Manager

EdOps’s Accounting Manager position is ideal for accounting professionals who are interested in using their skills to serve a portfolio of clients in a leadership role within a mission-driven context.

The Accounting Manager position is designed for individuals who have strong accounting and project management skills. The position meets the leadership and support needs of the schools we serve that have particularly complex accounting and technical demands. The Accounting Manager leads the team providing the accounting portions of the service to these schools, executes on the more complex aspects of the accounting work, and performs quality review functions for the team’s work.

Reports to Senior Manager or above. Location flexible (this is a remote position). Part time arrangements possible for exceptional candidates.

Who we are:

EdOps is a B-Corp which  partners with schools to provide expert support in finance, accounting, and student data management, helping education leaders make informed decisions while minimizing the financial, operational, and compliance burdens of running a school. Simply put, we make it easier for school leaders to increase student achievement. Our experience working with a wide range of schools – from newly authorized charter schools to independent schools with century-long histories, and from microschools to multi-campus networks – allows us to provide high-quality finance, accounting, and student data support across diverse educational environments. 

 Our team of over 100 professionals currently serves over 100 independent and public charter schools and networks across D.C., Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York.  We are serious about being the best possible partners to schools, and it shows in our 93% annual client retention rate. We work hard at being a rewarding, enjoyable workplace where staff can grow professionally and make an impact.  We are looking for education focused, accounting and finance loving, collaborative people to join our team.

What you will do:

• Oversee work of our accounting teams on several complex client engagements (e.g. networks of schools). Project manage the work of the EdOps team as it performs monthly, quarterly and year-end close activities and compliance work within our overall accounting scope.
• Document all accounting workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and leverage on the client engagement.
• Complete complex accounting and compliance tasks required for engagement that are beyond experience of more junior team members.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with external auditor for client audit and tax filing preparation work. Project manage completion of PBC requests by EdOps and client team members.
• Review work product of accounting team for quality and accuracy. Ensure financial statements provided to clients align with US GAAP or GASB.
• Assess existing internal controls for clients. Advise on control changes and execute on related documentation efforts. Monitor control compliance for workflows under EdOps’s purview
• Lead training efforts for project team members on non-standard systems and processes used by the client. Create documentation for new systems and procedures learned on engagement to contribute to EdOps’s overall body of knowledge

What you will accomplish:

• By Year 1 you will have:
  • Led project teams to execute on all elements of accounting close cycle for two-three complex school clients.
  • Executed as team leader on annual financial audits and compliance requirements
  • Assessed and, where necessary, improved the control environments for your school clients.

• By Year 3 you will have:
  • Moved beyond executing on accounting workflows to optimizing their efficiency, aligning all elements of the processes with the appropriate staffing resources.
  • Organized at least one client to a degree that it can be transitioned to a new team leader, freeing you to take on a new client challenge.
  • Contributed to EdOps’s overall expertise in school financial management by documenting lessons learned with respect to new systems or complex process needs you are encountering.

Who you are:

• Accounting professional who enjoys the work and is committed to delivering on the accuracy, clarity, and integrity that strong accounting can bring to organizations.
• Find meaning in applying your professional skills in support of mission-driven organizations.
• Strong in independent problem solving. We are a very collaborative community that supports each other, but our Accounting Managers are independent and solve new problems every day.
• Enjoy leading teams and helping them grow and navigate challenges they encounter in their work.
• Energized by being in a customer service role. We are here first and foremost to serve our school clients.

• Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Open to learning and growing in these areas together so that each of us can contribute to building a culture of equity and support our schools in advancing these values. Please see more on EdOps's commitment here.

What you need:

• Accounting degree or CPA.
• Experience managing accounting teams, either as part of an audit firm or within the finance function of a company/school district. Audit experience a plus.
• Ability to project manage multi-faceted engagements and general familiarity with project management software tools.
• Strong organization and time management skills. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities while meeting deadlines.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Experience with basic enterprise-class accounting systems (e.g. Intacct, Blackbaud) and capacity to learn new systems.
• Ability to write and clearly document accounting processes and procedures.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Ability to interface professionally with clients.
• Typically, Accounting Managers have 10+ years of work or post-secondary educational experience, including 3+ years of management or supervisory experience.

What you get:

• The chance to challenge and develop your accounting skills while using them to help schools be better.
• Opportunity to work every day with colleagues who are committed to kids and supportive of each other’s efforts.
• EdOps salaries are commensurate with relative experience and geographic location. The range for the Accounting Manager position is $93,642-125,246/year
• Check out other perks of working at EdOps here. And some details on benefits here.

We know that a team from a wide range of backgrounds with different life experiences, identities, opinions, and talents makes us better able to innovate and deliver on our mission of supporting schools to improve student outcomes. Every day we work to build an inclusive company culture where everyone can be themselves at work and do their best work.

Apply:

If you are skilled in your field, excited by our mission, ready to learn, and looking for a place where you can be yourself, we want to hear from you! 

What you can expect from the hiring process: