Responsibilities

Lead Financial Strategy and Long-Term Sustainability
Strengthen Budgeting, Forecasting, and Monthly Financial Management
Ensure Strong Financial Management, Compliance, and Internal Controls
Strengthen Enrollment, ADA, LCFF, and Revenue Assumption Discipline
Lead Facilities, Debt, Grants, and Capital Finance
Strengthen Vendor, Contract, Procurement, and Cost Controls
Build a Responsive, Agile, and School-Centered Finance Department
Serve as a Strategic Partner and Trusted Communicator
Lead and Develop the Finance Team

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, public administration, or a related field required.
MBA, CPA, or related advanced credential strongly preferred.
Significant progressive financial leadership experience in public education, charter schools, nonprofit finance, public-sector finance, or a similarly complex public funding environment strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, audits, compliance, internal controls, cash flow management, and long-range financial planning.
Experience managing complex budgets, multi-site organizations, public funding streams, grants, payroll, procurement, facilities financing, and/or debt obligations strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting, public-sector finance, GAAP, audit processes, charter school finance, LCFF funding, ADA, enrollment-driven revenue, and public accountability standards.
Experience strengthening finance teams, improving workflows, building scalable systems, improving service delivery, and supporting organizational change.
Experience managing external accounting, back-office, audit, payroll, banking, bond, or financial advisory partners preferred.
Experience with facilities financing, bond transactions, debt compliance, capital project budgeting, cash flow forecasting, lender reporting, rating agency communications, and Board-level financial analysis strongly preferred.
Experience developing enrollment-sensitive financial models, ADA projections, revenue forecasts, staffing affordability analyses, school viability analyses, and school-level financial dashboards preferred.
Proven ability to build and lead teams, strengthen systems, manage workload, develop staff, and support leaders through complex financial decisions.
Strong analytical, communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, and executive leadership skills.
Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial audiences, including school leaders, department heads, Board members, and community stakeholders.
Demonstrated commitment to Magnolia’s mission, values, public stewardship, equity, transparency, and student-centered decision-making.

Required Skills

Strategic financial leadership
Fiscal discipline and public stewardship
Long-term sustainability mindset
Budget ownership and assumption discipline
Enrollment, ADA, LCFF, and revenue forecasting
Cash flow and risk management
Debt, capital, and facilities affordability analysis
School viability and scenario modeling
Board-facing decision support
Strong internal controls and compliance mindset
Systems thinking and process improvement
Responsive and agile service delivery
School-centered support orientation
Team development and workload management
Cross-functional collaboration
Vendor, contract, and procurement accountability
Sound judgment, integrity, and confidentiality

Pay range and compensation package

Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Magnolia is committed to diversity and inclusivity in its hiring practices and encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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