Area Operations & Finance Manager

Area Operations and Finance Manager

Location:

Los Angeles, CA | Employment:
Full-time | Seniority:
Mid-Senior

Green Dot Public Schools seeks a highly skilled Area Operations and Finance Manager to oversee operations, continuous improvement projects, budgeting, and forecasting for a portfolio of schools in the Los Angeles area. The role requires exceptional analytical and communication abilities and a passion for transforming public education.

• Operational Leadership & School Support – Oversee all operational and fiscal functions for assigned schools, ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across enrollment, nutrition services, facilities, security, IT, and financial operations.
• Manage daily non‑academic functions, coordinate between school-based teams and Home Office departments.
• Supervise School Operations Managers, providing coaching, professional development, and capacity building across facilities, nutrition, budgeting, payroll, procurement, data systems, health services, enrollment, compliance.
• Lead operational readiness for the opening and closing of each school year.
• Financial Planning & Resource Management – Partner with principals to develop, monitor, and refine school budgets; conduct financial analyses; prepare monthly year‑end forecast updates.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure strategic, compliant use of resources and oversee restricted funds.
• Strengthen procurement processes, manage vendor relationships, and identify cost savings.
• Analyze operational & financial data to inform school‑level and network‑wide decisions.
• Partner with Attendance Program Manager to set school attendance priorities and oversee ADA strategy implementation.
• Facilities & Safety Management – Oversee facilities budgets, expenses, scheduling, maintenance; support budgeting processes and contribute to capital project planning under $150K.
• Ensure safe, compliant campuses through collaboration with facilities and site operations teams.
• Enrollment & Student Recruitment – Partner with the Director of Enrollment to establish recruitment goals and oversee implementation of strategies; ensure schools execute high‑quality recruitment, outreach, and enrollment processes that meet annual targets.
• Leadership, Collaboration & Team Management – Provide oversight for key operational domains; develop operations staff; build strong working relationships with school leaders and Home Office operations leadership; serve as primary connector between schools and Home Office departments.
• Training, Process Improvement & Professional Development – Partner with Director of Operations to develop and deliver training; lead continuous improvement efforts to streamline processes, strengthen systems, and elevate operational performance across multiple schools; identify and share best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in a fast‑paced, highly analytical professional environment; 2‑3 years managing school operations with charter school experience highly preferred.
• 2+ years of experience managing others in a professional environment.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Experience designing and facilitating differentiated professional development sessions.
• Collaborative, coordinated, supportive relationships.
• Impact and influence stakeholders inside and outside the organization.
• Flexibility and innovation when faced with ambiguity.
• Creative problem‑solving skills.
• Tenacious with a willingness to achieve mission.
• Dependable, sense of humor, rock‑solid commitment to Green Dot’s mission.
• TB test and background check required at time of offer.

Starting salary range: $90,000 – $110,000. Individual education and experience will be considered when issuing offers.

• Full‑time employee benefits effective on the first of the month following hire.
• PPO, EPO and HMO medical, dental and vision plans – 100% employee‑only paid option; multiple tiers for dependents.
• Employee Assistance Program – 100% employer‑paid.
• Life and AD&D insurance – 100% employer‑paid; optional term life & AD&D.
• Short‑ and long‑term disability insurance – 100% employer‑paid.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for…