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Our School

Houston Classical Charter School ( Houston Classical ) was chartered by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to open in Houston in August 2020 beginning with kindergarten and first grade.

The school has an accomplished and committed Board, which includes a founding Board and a Head of School. We are looking for experienced, dedicated, and motivated individuals who are excited by the challenge of being part of a new school.

Houston Classical is founded on the idea that scholars can learn at a high level notwithstanding their zip code or background.

Mission of Houston Classical

Houston Classical's mission is to ensure all scholars K-8 are successful through a classical approach, rigorous academics, character development, and structured environment to ensure success in high school, college and in life.

Roles and Responsibility for Finance Director

• Setting the strategic vision for the finance function and overseeing all aspects of financial operations
• Serving as the financial point of contact for leadership, our board, and external partners, working closely with all leaders to solve our organization's highest priorities and most critical challenges
• Preparing for and leading the Board of Directors Finance Committee meetings
• Managing the internal finance team, who will be carrying out all day to day financial activities
• Planning and executing a strategic plan to bring the organization's finance and accounting functions fully in-house and growing the team's capacity
• Developing a robust annual budget across all schools and entities and managing spend to ensure the organization is financially healthy at all times
• Working with the finance team to build models for analysis of financial feasibility of potential real estate deals or projects
• Monitoring financial activity across the organization to ensure that fraud and risk are minimized
• Managing the annual audit process
• Ensuring the organizations' financial records, data, and reports are accurate and compliant
• Work with back office providers to ensure accurate reporting, expenditures, timely reports, and any all items that may financially affect the organizations.

Expectations

• The Finance Director will have a weekly check-in meeting with the Schools CEO
• The Finance Director is an advocate for our school design when it comes to our finance department
• The Finance Director is deeply self-reflective, passionate and committed to world-class schooling and excellence;
• The Finance Director has meticulous attention to detail and excellent project management skills
• The Finance Director is a leader with conviction who knows how to build relationships across teams and can inspire their school community
• The Finance Director has grit and courage in the face of really difficult work; and
• The Finance Director is a proven people manager with the ability to set measurable goals to promote advancement of their school community

Qualifications & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships
• Willingness to learn and grow
• Whatever it takes mentality
• Self-starter
• Organized
• Efficient
• Model consistent professionalism
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral)
• High Capacity for problem solving in ever changing settings
• Bachelor's degree (required)

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls;

reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Houston Classical Charter Schools to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizen status, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as provided by law), sexual orientation, gender (sex), or any other protected class, and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation as required by civil rights law.