Director, Operational Finance - Washington, United States - DC Pubic Schools

Description

Position Overview

The Office of Fiscal Strategy (OFS) is a catalyst for ensuring excellence, equity, and efficiency to ensure DCPS achieves our goals for our students.

We want employees who recognize and embrace the importance of a strong partnership between schools and Central Services.

When Central Services runs efficiently, and provides high-quality customer service, our school-based employees can concentrate on educating our children and leading our schools.

By combining financial planning with strategic planning, this office supports DCPS with actively identifying resources, costs and budget and aligning them with our mission and goals.

The Office of Fiscal Strategy is organized into three divisions:

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  Finance: Ensures school and central office finances are allocated and expended in alignment with the agency's strategic plan, in a manner that fosters transparency, maximizes funds, promotes equity, and ensures compliance with requirements.

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School Funding: Oversees the annual budget formulation process for DCPS schools, including the allocation of resources, engaging and collaborating with internal and external budget stakeholders, and publishing school budget reports and information. The team ensures that the allocation of resources is aligned to the agency's vision and strategic priorities. School Finance also works closely with school leaders and school finance professionals to support schools with managing and spending funds efficiently.
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Budget Strategy: Oversees annual development and implementation of agency budget, including coordination of new policies and programs as directed by DCPS leadership. Budget Strategy works to solve long-term budget challenges, improve budget processes across the agency, and serves as key relationship holder with OCFO
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Monitoring and Program Support: Exists to ensure implementation, guidance, and compliance of federal government mandates that Local Education Agencies (LEAs) must provide to schools. The team works with school leaders and service providers to understand best practices for operating a successful federal program in public and private schools, and oversees fiduciary responsibilities as outlined in ESSA, Titles I-IV.
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Contracts & Acquisitions: Provides procurement services to schools and Central Services programs through contract and purchase order processes in alignment with District and Federal procurement laws and regulations. Manages and facilitates the procurement of goods and services for all DCPS schools and central services, that fosters transparency, maximizes buying power, promotes equity of spending with local vendors, and ensures compliance with contractual requirements.
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Procurement Operations: Oversees the DCPS purchase card program which allows for the quick procurement of small amounts of goods and services. Addresses anti-deficient or improper procurements through the ratification process. Work closely with schools and Central Services programs to assist with day-to-day procurement questions and issues to ensure efficient procurement practices.
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Complex Contracts Unit: Ensures all contracting and procurement activity valued at $100,000 and above is consistently executed in accordance with the District of Columbia and Federal laws and regulations. Directs the development, coordination, facilitation, management, and milestone planning for the acquisition of goods and services required by DCPS. Liaises with program and school points of contact, serving as the primary point-of-contact on large and/or complex procurements.
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Small Purchasing Unit: Ensures all contracting and procurement activity valued under $100,000 is consistently executed in accordance with the District of Columbia laws and regulations. Facilitates the processing and fulfillment of small purchases in coordination with the needs of schools and Central Office program customers.
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Core Team: Works to improve organizational effectiveness and to ensure daily fiscal operations are managed efficiently across DCPS Central Services. The Core Team advocates for DCPS Programs by shepherding cross-team collaboration with procurement, budget, and HR teams. Core Team provides oversight to ensure equitable, transparent, and compliant personnel and non-personnel spending through quality customer service.

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Director, Core will lead DCPS' efforts to ensure consistent, efficient, and equitable budget management, procurement, and staffing practices across offices and divisions.

The Director provides leadership to the Core team, maintains excellent interpersonal relationships with office leaders and other relevant stakeholders.

The Director collaborates closely with colleagues in the Office of Fiscal Strategy and Office of Employee Services to ensure effective use of central services resources.

The Director, Operational Finance (Core) will report to the Chief, Fiscal Strategy.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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