Financial Analyst (SY24-25)
Boston Public Schools
- Boston, MA
- $106,479 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Managing Relationships. Responds and relates well to people in all positions; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; looks for common ground and solves problems for the good of all.
- Drive for Results. Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; does not give up before finishing, even in the face of resistance or setbacks; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Functional and Technical Skills. Possesses required functional and technical knowledge and skills to do his or her job at a high level of accomplishment; demonstrates active interest and ability to enhance and apply new functional skills.
- Personal Learning and Development. Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve himself or herself; recognizes the need to change personal, interpersonal, and managerial behavior; actively seeks feedback.
- Creativity. Generates many new and unique ideas; makes connections among previously unrelated notions; is unafraid to use unorthodox methods; is seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- Managing Through Processes and Systems. Designs practices, processes, and procedures necessary to get things done; simplifies complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources; creates systems that manage themselves.
- Support school and department leaders in:
- Managing their current year budget to ensure that the funds are used properly and each school/department finishes the year on budget
- Developing their future year budgets that are balanced, meet contractual and legal requirements, and are aligned to each school's academic strategy
- Build capacity within the organization to understand and manage finances. Create and update documentation of financial practices and policies and training documentation for school leaders, department heads, school secretaries and support staff
- Identify and monitor key budget and policy issues and propose potential solutions to improve services and programs
- Represent the Finance Division, serving as the financial point person on strategic initiatives, cross-functional working groups, and key departments
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and/or Budget Director.
- Bachelor's Degree
- 1 - 3 years experience in a relevant field
- Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly in translating financial information into easy-to-interpret, actionable reports, presentations, and findings
- Excellent analytical ability including formal training in statistics or econometrics.
- Demonstrated ability to advise and negotiate comfortably with individuals at all levels
- Ability to prioritize competing demands
- Proven successful experience working in a team-oriented environment
- Experience working with financial systems
- Masters Degree in business, public policy, or related field
- Experience working with PeopleSoft
- Mastery of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Power Point, Word), relevant analytical software (e.g. SPSS or STATA)
- Working knowledge of micro-economics