Financial Program Manager

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

This is a remote position where the selected employee will work from home.

Management Consulting: Provides leadership and direction to fiscal consultants and support staff in the Office of Budget and School Funding, Financial Analysis and Oversight

· Supervises staff directly involved in financial forecast process;

· Plans, develops & manages administrative programs for fiscal distress, fiscal caution, fiscal watch and fiscal emergency school districts;

· Supports & improves submission, compliance, & use of school district financial forecast data;

· Develops and updates training materials, website content, and monitoring and tracking system; ensures retention policies and accessibility standards are maintained for department files;

· Collaborates with agency staff (legal, data managers, EMIS) and external entities (school administrators, other state agencies, bond counsel);

· Directs administrative action required to respond to questions & inquiries from superintendents, treasurers, & data acquisition sites regarding fiscal distress plans;

· Provides status reports to legislator & DEW administrators;

· Interprets laws & administrative rules;

· Develops policy, procedures, processes & guidelines; and

· Analyzes forecasts.

Fiscal Oversight: Plans, develops, and manages administrative programs for school districts in fiscal distress, fiscal caution, fiscal watch, and fiscal emergency

· Interprets laws and regulations, consults with the Department’s legal counsel for advice and disseminates information to promote compliance; 

· Develops, implements and redesigns financial analyses, written plan templates, financial recovery plan templates, presentations and/or other guidance materials;

· Recommends districts for fiscal oversight designation and release;

· Monitors compliance with state laws and regulations regarding fiscal oversight, financial recovery plans, fiscal solvency and financial integrity;

· Facilitates development of school district-specific written plans and financial recovery plans;

· Critically examines and/or edits documents for compliance, accuracy, quality and clarity;

· Evaluates and approves/disapproves school district written plans and financial recovery plans.

Serves as chairperson or secretary/monitor to an assigned Financial Planning and Supervision Commissions on behalf of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (pursuant to Section 3316.05; 3302.10 ORC).

· Prepares materials for Financial Planning and Supervision Commissions:

· Reviews local board of education actions and develops commission agendas;

· Recommends approval/disapproval of local board actions, proposed expenditures and budget revisions;

· Prepares commission meeting minutes and maintains official commission records.

· Responds to public information and record requests;

· Interprets laws and regulations, consults with the commission’s legal counsel, the Attorney General, for advice and disseminates information to promote compliance; and

· Provides facilitative leadership to “fiscal emergency” commission members.

Bond Finance Duties: Manages and supports the agency processes for establishing requirements and approving requests for bond financing.

· Reviews requests for bond-related approvals to determine financial impact and makes recommendations.

· Ensures requests comply with statutes, policies, and requirements; recommends approval.

· Coordinates with bond counsels, school treasurers, and the Office of Chief Legal Counsel to resolve any concerns to obtain agency approval.

· Develops and maintains bond financing applications; communicates status and prepares official approval documents.

· Collaborates with OBM, Department of Taxation, and Auditor of State;

Unusual Working Conditions: Requires travel throughout State of Ohio & may require overnight stay. (Must be willing & able to secure a valid Driver’s License OR supply your own transportation).

This is a remote position where the selected employee will work from home.

Management Consulting: Provides leadership and direction to fiscal consultants and support staff in the Office of Budget and School Funding, Financial Analysis and Oversight

· Supervises staff directly involved in financial forecast process;

· Plans, develops & manages administrative programs for fiscal distress, fiscal caution, fiscal watch and fiscal emergency school districts;

· Supports & improves submission, compliance, & use of school district financial forecast data;

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