Vice President, Financial Planning and Operations
Core
Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for a national nonprofit network of 279 schools to ensure financial sustainability and support excellent student outcomes.
Role type
Senior VP, Financial Planning and Operations (Nonprofit)
Builds
Annual operating budgets, long-term financial models, multi-year funding strategies, and scalable finance systems for a national education network.
Domain
Nonprofit finance / Education sector
Required skills
Nonprofit finance expertise, education finance experience, strategic financial planning, team leadership, internal controls, process improvement, ERP strategy, regional financial oversight, cash flow management, board reporting
Preferred skills
Multi-state education finance experience, experience scaling finance operations across a network
Technologies
ERP systems, financial modeling tools, data analytics platforms
Responsibilities
Own the annual operating budget and long-term financial sustainability; lead the full annual budget cycle and rolling forecasts; oversee core finance operations including procurement, AP/AR, and payroll; lead financial monitoring and advisory support across the regional network; coach regional CFOs and finance leaders; build and develop a high-performing finance team.
Seniority
Executive (VP), hands-on leadership with strategic oversight