MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

Rhode Island

Salary range up to $115,000 plus generous benefits

Apply to:

Managing Director

c/o Deborah Perry

YWCA Rhode Island

514 Blackstone Street

Woonsocket RI, 02895

or ywcaofnri@aol.com

Send resume with three references.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Managing Director will oversee the business and human resources operations of an expanding charter school organization. He/she will also be responsible for preparing various financial statements and reports, preparing and overseeing an annual budget, and working with the auditors. The Managing Director will focus on business operations, forecast and analysis, and setting business, financial, and operational goals.



The Nowell Leadership Academy is a charter school breaking the mold of the traditional public high school in Rhode Island in an effort to offer a rigorous, yet flexible alternative pathway to high school graduation using a blended model of virtual and on-site instruction.

Position Type: Full-time Positions Available: 1

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sheila "Skip" Nowell Leadership Academy is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

•A minimum five (5) years successful experience at an executive level in Business or Finance field


•BA or higher in Finance, Business Administration, Management, Accounting, or related field


•CPA or MBA is a plus


•Experience in managing a budget in excess of $2,000,000

•Broad experience and knowledge in Business/Financial management

•Broad experience and knowledge handling multiple projects/deadlines simultaneously 


•Experience working with a board of directors

•Thorough knowledge of MS office products, including Excel and PowerPoint


•Experience working with financial software

•Experience working with databases, Access or UCOA

List of Preferred Qualities

Managing Director should have:

•Commitment to provide a nurturing environment for non-traditional and under-served students

•Relevant experience in leadership

•Self-directed, enthusiastic, and goal oriented


•Capacity to represent school with public personnel and private foundations, solicit money and people to lend their name to the board of supporters

•Strong written and oral communication skills

•Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 




•Dedication to articulating and representing values of school

•Foresight and imagination to conceive what a school will look like in 5 years or more into the future

Additionally, the Managing director should be able to: 



•Work under tight deadlines while still maintaining attention to detail, quality, and accuracy

•Manage and complete projects independently

•Motivate, inspire, empower and earn the trust and respect of colleagues

•Manage staff individually and in teams

•Elicit excellence from staff

•Advocate for innovative, flexible education

The Successful Managing director shall:

•Love the life of the mind and spirited exchange of ideas

•Be personally secure and have solid core values

•Listen critically and have genuine respect for other viewpoints in the achievement of consensus

•Have patience and the ability to guide people to reach consensus rather than use top-down management practices, plus have confidence in the decision- making process

 •Be a prudent fiscal manager with intuitive knowledge of trade-offs that schools confront

SUMMARY OF RESONSIBILITIES:


• Accounts Payable

• Process Purchase Requisitions for approval
• Maintain budgets for each department
• Process for payment
• Review and resolve statements/discrepancies
• Obtain and maintain vendor bids, leases and contracts.   New vendors and contracts to be approved by Head of School

• Accounts Receivable and preparation of deposits 
  • Bill Districts Quarterly-Make correction for new students and changes in residence
  • Process deposits-record/maintain and process bank deposits into software
• Human Resources
  • Process new employees
  • Maintain personnel records-Payroll/Health/403b/Retirement/HRA
  • Payroll – Submit to Payroll Company two times per month.
  • Benefits – Manage contacts and contracts with those vendors
  • Administer support paperwork for payroll and benefits and in accounting software
  • Retirement plans – Submit bi-monthly paperwork to Employees State Retirement System and sends payments and oversees payroll company submission of payments.  Same for 403b retirement plans.
  • Field and research Health/Dental/HRA/personnel questions for staff
  • Leave request forms – Process forms for signature by Head of School
  • Maintain Leave Records
  • Preparation of staff employment agreements
  • Insure compliance with State and federal labor laws and practices
• RIDE UCOA/Auditor General/RIDE reporting
• General ledger updates and journal entry in accounting software
  • Reconcile Bank statements/investment/Capital accounts
• Budget preparation and assistance to Head of School and Board of Directors
• Accounting manual – Develop and update school office/administrative accounting procedures manual based on GAAP in coordination with Head of School and auditors
• Grant reporting and document maintenance as assigned per procedure
  • Process/Maintain Quarterly Report
• Assist in preparation of documents for annual audit and submit required documentation to Office of the Auditor General
• Assist in preparation of documentation for tax filing
• State reporting and data collection and preparation
• Medicaid
  • Submit Quarterly Administrative Claiming Report
  • Maintain records for reimbursements to Department of Human Service
• Recommend policies and procedures to improve fiscal operations
• Prepare monthly financial statements, treasurer's reports and attend Board of Directors meetings

• Manage all Business Office personnel 


• Oversee facilities maintenance and acquisitions

• Work closely with school technology staff


• Maintain documentation in accordance with applicable laws


• All other duties as assigned