Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Afton Partners is an impact-driven consultancy that works with clients across education and workforce development to improve systems, policies, and practices. The Manager will support the public charter school finance practice through financial projection modeling, fiscal data analysis, client consulting, and the maintenance of analytical tools that strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
Responsibilities
- Collaboratively design and structure highly complex data analytic models by identifying and applying the appropriate tools
- Conduct financial, enrollment, personnel, and other analyses to inform recommendations that will support school leaders’ financial planning and related decisions
- Assess the long-term financial health of an organization, including significant drivers of performance and risk, through modeling, research, benchmarking, interviews, and other means
- Efficiently and consistently review your own work and the work of others by reviewing financial and other outputs and input assumptions for accuracy, reasonableness, and feasibility
- Develop effective communication and recommendation materials for clients
- Communicate independently with clients on tactical project topics such as project plans, data requests, scheduling, and meeting preparation
- Maintain and refine standardized financial models, templates, and analytical frameworks used across client engagements to ensure consistency, accuracy, and efficiency
- Identify opportunities to streamline internal processes and communication materials, introducing new tools or approaches that improve the quality and efficiency of the team's work
Skills
- This position requires proficiency in financial modeling, financial analysis, and communication
- Successful candidates will have demonstrated the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights and can navigate multiple concurrent projects or client requests
- A minimum of four years of relevant work experience in education or non-profit finance, financial services, management consulting, or similar roles
- Advanced financial acumen and financial projection modeling skills, developing projections with minimal supervision, using reasonable and well-researched assumptions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly in virtual environments
- Intermediate project management skills, leading work streams, meeting project deadlines, anticipating challenges, and driving toward solutions
- Strong self-awareness and commitment to continuous improvement, including the ability to give and receive feedback effectively
- A strong interest in our client partners' mission and communities
- Familiarity with GASB and FASB accounting concepts
- Alignment with [Afton's core values](https://aftonpartners.com/about-us/)
Benefits
- Remote position within the United States
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
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