Director of Finance

Company Description

KIPP is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students.  Our schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students in Baltimore City.  KIPP Baltimore was founded in 2002 with the opening of KIPP Ujima Village Academy Middle School.  In 2009, KIPP Harmony Academy was launched, and they now collectively serve more than 1,500 kindergarten through eighth-grade students each day.  Both schools are operated by KIPP Baltimore, whose mission is together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

In addition to the high-quality academic opportunities that students receive while attending KIPP Harmony Academy and KIPP Ujima Village Academy, KIPP Baltimore also makes a long-term investment in our students both while they are at KIPP schools and beyond through the KIPP Forward program.  KIPP Forward supports and guides students to gain admission to college-preparatory high schools and helps them succeed and stay on the path to and through college and careers. Today, our KIPP Forward program serves more than 1,100 KIPP alumni. More than 90 percent of our alumni have graduated from high school within four years and 70 percent have matriculated to college.  

KIPP Baltimore is part of the national Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), a network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in educationally underserved communities throughout the United States. KIPP is a non-profit network of 280 college-preparatory, public charter schools serving nearly 175,000  elementary, middle and high school students.  

ROLE OVERVIEW:

KIPP Baltimore seeks a strategic and dynamic Director of Finance.  The Director of Finance will be a key member of KIPP Baltimore’s leadership team, reporting to the Chief Operating Office, providing senior leadership for all financial functions and business operations within KIPP Baltimore.  In doing so, the Director of Finance will be charged with executing on the strategic financial vision for KIPP Baltimore.

The Director of Finance must possess an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to rapidly and creatively adjust plans based on the changing needs of KIPP Baltimore, including plans for sustainability and eventual growth. As such, the Director of Finance must have an eye for innovative financing and a drive to relentlessly navigate the restrictions placed on various streams of revenue in order to best serve KIPP Baltimore.  The Director of Finance will play a critical role in ensuring KIPP Baltimore is equipped with the financial resources necessary for all students to learn, grow, and achieve transformative life outcomes.

Job Description

KIPP Baltimore seeks a strategic and dynamic Director of Finance.  The Director of Finance will be a key member of KIPP Baltimore’s leadership team, reporting to the Chief Operating Office, providing senior leadership for all financial functions and business operations within KIPP Baltimore.  In doing so, the Director of Finance will be charged with executing on the strategic financial vision for KIPP Baltimore.

The Director of Finance must possess an entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to rapidly and creatively adjust plans based on the changing needs of KIPP Baltimore, including plans for sustainability and eventual growth. As such, the Director of Finance must have an eye for innovative financing and a drive to relentlessly navigate the restrictions placed on various streams of revenue in order to best serve KIPP Baltimore.  The Director of Finance will play a critical role in ensuring KIPP Baltimore is equipped with the financial resources necessary for all students to learn, grow, and achieve transformative life outcomes.

Director of Finance responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Execute on the strategic financial vision for KIPP Baltimore:
  • Serve as a thought-partner to school and regional leaders in all aspects of financial decision making through strong financial reporting and analysis
  • Refine and develop as needed, document, and implement organization-wide processes, reports and dashboards to support effective communication on all finance matters across the organization
  • Maintain a nuanced understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to school finance and business operations in Maryland
  • Develop and maintain pro-forma financial models that will inform decision making by school and regional leaders
  • Develop a strategic financial plan reflecting educational priorities and sustainability

• Manage finance fun