Director of Finance

Overview
Hiring for an award-winning and respected consulting and technology firm focused on the education sector that offers an integrated suite of services for schools and public school districts. We have one single goal: to maintain a relentless focus on student achievement by maximizing teacher’s potential to do great things with kids. We are undergoing an exciting transformation that will allow the company to better help teachers and the students they serve.

Position
Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Finance is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our accounting and financial reporting, managing company risk and compliance, forward projecting revenue, and expenses for Insight Education Group and Insight ADVANCE. The Director of Finance oversees the day-to-day financial management of our client contracts (including billing, project reporting, vendor management, and maintaining state business licenses). This position will work closely with senior leaders in cross-functional areas of the business.
This is a tremendous opportunity for a finance and operations leader who has a naturally collaborative working style and is passionate about attending to details.

Please note, you MUST submit a cover letter with your resume to be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

Strategy, Vision and Leadership

• Advise the executive team and other key members of management on financial planning, budgeting, cash flow, investment priorities, and policy matters
• Contribute to the development of company’s strategic goals and objectives, as well as the overall management of the organization
• Maintain continuous lines of communication, proactively keeping the CEO informed of all critical issues
• Represent the organization externally, as necessary, particularly relating to business and operations issues
• Assist in developing business metrics that help drive success
• Oversee the development and management of business partnerships

Team Development/Leadership

• Oversee, direct, and organize the work of the finance team
• Ensure staff members receive timely and appropriate training and development on financial processes

Financial Management

• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; and oversee all financial, project, and program accounting
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors, and assess any changes necessary
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning processes in conjunction with the CEO; administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status
• Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting
• Implement a robust contracts management and financial management/reporting system
• Ensure that the contract billing and collection schedule is adhered to and that financial data and cash flow are steady and support operational requirements
• Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices

Qualifications

• A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills that support and enable sound decision making
• Knowledge of accounting rules and concepts, including project accounting and SaaS accounting
• Previous responsibility for the quality and content of all financial data, reporting, and audit coordination for either a division or significant program area
• Ability to translate financial concepts to programmatic colleagues who do not necessarily have finance backgrounds
• Knowledge of accounting and reporting software (Great Plains) and Salesforce—including creation of custom reporting and executive dashboards
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• A multi-tasker with the ability to wear many hats in a fast-paced environment
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the mission of improving educational outcomes for all students

Education Requirements

• Minimum of a B.A., ideally with an MBA/CPA or related degree
• At least 7 years of overall professional experience; ideally 6+ years of broad financial and operations management experience

Location

Insight Education Group is a virtual company. We seek to hire the best person for the position, regardless of location. The location for this position is flexible.

The majority of the time this position will work from home; however, this role will require limited travel to company retreats and other meetings as needed.

Compensation

The starting salary for this position is $90,000-$100,000.

Insight Education Group provides competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package including a performance-based bonus based on individual and firm success, health care coverage, and access to 401(k) accounts.

Company Core Values

• We strive to address equity every day, in all that we do. Equity is the driving force behind all of our decisions, including: hiring diverse professionals, empowering teachers and school leaders, creating tools and culturally responsive resources, and participating in and facilitating conversations around bias, prejudice, and race. We will forever be champions of equity.
• We are a team of leaders. We are all independently strong but collaborate intentionally to approach our work with purpose, flexibility, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• We are educators. As former teachers, administrators, and district leaders, we are a team of educators who value continual reflection and refinement in all that we do, we work collaboratively with partners to generate innovative solutions to systemic challenges.
• We are lifelong learners. In order to be catalysts of change, we have to stop pretending that the status quo is working and commit to permanently impacting the educational landscape through our own continuous development.
• We thrive in a dynamic environment. We are flexible and adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of our partners while being motivated by their success, the success of our organization, and each other.
• We place a high value on supporting one another and having fun. We’re an all hands-on deck, inclusive group that recognizes the importance of a positive team culture. Simply said, we love what we do, who we work with, and we have fun in the process.

Company Description:

We are an international educational consulting organization that partners with education leaders to develop the strategy and confidence to lead bold change—and we provide the wrap-around and embedded supports to make change happen. As former teachers, coaches, school leaders, and high-level district and state administrators, we appreciate the challenges, nuances, and opportunities of implementing large-scale change and we know the keys to making them stick.

Since 2000, we have partnered with schools, districts, charter management organizations, and states in the US and abroad through some of their largest challenges, including:

• successfully turning around chronically underperforming schools through a variety of evidence-based school improvement supports,
• training aspiring and current leaders to be strategic and get the right things done through leadership academies and executive coaching, and
• helping to change the culture of teacher growth to one of trust through PLCs, professional development, and instructional coaching.

The efficacy of our work has been documented in prominent studies such as:

• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Measures of Effective Teaching Project
• Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research’s The Best Foot Forward Project
• RAND Corporation’s Improving Teaching Effectiveness: Access to Effective Teaching
• Georgia’s Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)’s 2015-2016 End-of-Year Evaluation Report for the Reading Mentors Program

We continuously seek individuals from diverse backgrounds who are committed to implementing large-scale change in schools and districts nationally so that every child has access to a high-quality education. Insight is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. Insight does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.