EdOps is hiring a School Finance Specialist

EdOps is seeking a School Finance Specialist to act as a trusted financial partner for a portfolio of schools. In this role, you will serve as an outsourced accountant and advisor, managing day-to-day operations and providing strategic insights to drive student achievement through operational excellence.

What You'll Do

• Oversee all day-to-day full-cycle accounting and compliance for schools, including accounts payable, payroll, grants administration, and regulatory requirements.
• Close the books monthly, quarterly, and annually, preparing monthly financial statements.
• Project manage schools’ annual fiscal audits, completing year-end statements and schedules, and serve as the primary contact during fieldwork.
• Analyze, model, and solve problems on a wide range of business issues.
• Liaise with state education authorities and charter authorizers as relevant.
• Partner with an EdOps School Finance Manager to deliver high-quality customer service.
• Invest in other team members, supporting their efforts and contributing to internal team growth.
• Own the day-to-day financial and monthly accounting close process for multiple schools.
• Independently manage the annual financial cycle for your portfolio.

What We're Looking For

• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge, including formulas like vlookups and sumifs.
• Direct work experience and/or a degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Strong quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate with people at every organizational level and a desire to help others do their best work.
• Strong client communication and interpersonal skills, capable of presenting information to people with varying financial literacy.
• General comfort with technology systems, such as Google suite and financial software.
• Typically, 5-8 years of work or post-secondary educational experience.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of how schools operate.
• Experience with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Intacct, or Blackbaud.

Technical Stack

• Excel
• Google Suite
• QuickBooks
• Intacct
• Blackbaud

Team & Environment

You will join a growing team of 100+ professionals and report directly to a Finance Team Manager.

Benefits & Compensation

• Purpose-driven work focused on student achievement through operational excellence.
• The opportunity to work daily with colleagues committed to kids and supportive of each other’s efforts.
• Annual salary range: $64,931-$89,605.

Work Mode

This position is based locally in Washington, DC.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are 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.