About Digital Promise Global

• Develop multi-year financial models and scenario planning tools aligned to strategic goals and roadmaps.
• Deliver insights and recommendations that shape strategic decisions, revenue generation, cost efficiencies, and sustainability strategies.
• Serve as a thought partner to leaders across the Powerful Learning team, translating complex financial data into actionable strategy.

• Contribute to the annual budget planning process in collaboration with department leads, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Oversee forecasting processes, monitoring progress against budget and adjusting plans based on evolving needs.
• Create user-friendly budget tools and training resources to build financial capacity across teams.

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, with commentary on trends, performance, and key drivers.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations that make financial data accessible to internal stakeholders.
• Communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial audiences to support informed decision-making.

• Partner with the Director of Financial Strategy & contracts and Project Director, Contracts and Finance Management to ensure contracts are financially sound, deliverables are aligned to budget, and timelines are tracked.
• Monitor and analyze contract spending against budget; identify potential issues or cost overruns.
• Support contract planning and evaluation by assessing the financial impact of vendor proposals and partnership models.
• Maintain systems and trackers that provide transparency and accountability for contract-related financials.

• Serve as a liaison between Finance and teams such as Strategy, PMO, Operations, and Evaluation to ensure financial data informs project management and decision-making.
• Partner with the operations team to track all funding and ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.

• Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes, tools, and policies that enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, grant requirements, and procurement policies.
• Support audit preparation and organizational reporting needs.

• Contribute positively to the culture of the team, department, and organization

• Manage multiple competing priorities and rapidly adapt and respond to district and school requests and timeline changes
• Possess excellent project management skills with an emphasis on attention to detail, timelines, and quality of work
• Lead projects and the development of SOPs as needed
• Engage in Digital Promise projects that promote and advance digital equity and contribute meaningfully to achieving the organization’s impact goals
• Keep key stakeholders in the loop of key action steps needed to drive the work forward
• Influence and motivate others, building connections, anticipating barriers and inspiring action across various contexts to ensure work objectives are met
• Stay abreast of project milestones, weekly project updates, risks and issues

• Monitor, track, and report progress on relevant goals for self

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Public Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis and planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial systems.
• Experience managing contracts or overseeing a contract management function.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional initiatives and building collaborative systems.
  Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with financial tools 
• Understanding of public or philanthropic funding and compliance requirements.
• Experience developing financial capacity-building resources.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
• Knowledge of functions, features, limitations, and practical applications of the technologies available to support student learning experience and program management (i.e., Asana, Microsoft & Google suites, Salesforce, Qualtrics, etc.)

• Ability to research, analyze, and provide a solution to newly identified issues
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible to project situations

• Highly collaborative, organized, and execution-oriented with strong presentation skills

• Experience with communication and customer relationship systems such as Slack, Salesforce, and Asana
• Excellent written and oral communication skills appropriate for role, as well as impeccable interpersonal skills
• Skill in applying principles of active listening, such as focusing on what someone is saying, deferring judgment, and responding appropriately

• Skill in acquiring new knowledge through professional development activities for one's self, such as participating in coaching, attending professional conferences, self-directed reading, and monitoring industry trends

• An interest in redesigning learning systems
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional team members to ensure information is shared, projects are completed on time, and goals are reached
• Stellar organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage completing tasks, deadlines, requirement, and decisions
• A team mentality, with a creative and positive, "can-do" spirit