ABOUT ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 26 high-performing, middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles’ Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind-body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.LAalliance.org.

ROLE SUMMARY

Reporting to the Vice President, Fiscal Strategy, the Director, Fiscal Strategy will play a critical role as Alliance’s strategic implementation and training lead for fiscal operations. The Director, Fiscal Strategy leads the Procurement Team at Alliance, serves as project manager for cross-functional projects between Procurement and Accounts Payable functions, and acts as in-field support to school and home office leaders on fiscal compliance matters. The ideal candidate for this position will be a strong project manager with a proven track record in overseeing a function and navigating complex, multi-level challenges while providing strong customer service across diverse needs. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced professional to take a leadership role in helping Alliance achieve our mission of ensuring equity and excellence for students in Los Angeles.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide Data-Driven, Department Leadership 

• Leads the vision, goals, and strategy for procurement function while actively participating in day-to-day execution. Oversees and supports team responsibilities including vendor relations and compliance documentation, purchasing, contract management, and customer service inquiries. Provides both strategic guidance and hands-on supervisory support to the Manager, Fiscal Strategy;

• Supports and improves strong internal controls, and provides customer service to schools and Home Office stakeholders;

• Leverages data-driven leadership to improve customer service and strengthen fiscal compliance across the organization with cross-functional stakeholders;

• Ensures school and Home Office leaders are provided with high-quality, timely operational support and customer service. 

Lead Key Fiscal Strategy Projects

• Serves as project manager for the nine-month-long, Fiscal Oversight auditing process, taking a lead role in collecting documentation, auditing fiscal compliance within documentation, acting as main point of contact for external auditors and Alliance stakeholders, and identifying future opportunities to reduce risk;

• Leads and actively contributes to cross-functional compliance projects, including annual contract renewals and price negotiation, annual review of fiscal policies and procedures, and vendor sourcing initiatives;

• Identifies, codifies, and shares best practices in fiscal operations across Alliance schools and the Home Office.

Increase Fiscal Compliance

• Serves as internal expert on all aspects of Alliance fiscal policy and requirements;

• Develops and implements policies, creates resources, and conducts training to support compliance and monitors their effectiveness. 

• Provides virtual and in-person implementation support and coaching on an ad hoc basis in collaboration with the Operations Team;  

• Proactively works to prevent and resolve compliance-related issues, while seeking to understand operational constraints and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

• Belief in and alignment with Alliance’s core beliefs and educational philosophy;

• Compliance, procurement, and/or audit experience;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with successful experience in developing strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders;