Managing Director of Financial Partnership in Denver, Colorado at Rocky Mountain Prep

The RMP Promise

Rocky Mountain Prep is a movement of educators, families, scholars, and advocates committed to changing public education in Colorado by democratizing college access for historically marginalized students and families. We operate twelve college-preparatory schools serving students from early childhood through twelfth grade, and we are fundamentally a world-class learning organization that invests deeply in every educator who joins us. Teachers engage in ongoing coaching and professional development, supported by clear expectations, transparent feedback, and opportunities to strengthen their craft and advance along individualized career pathways grounded in our PEAK values. Rooted in a culture of rigor and love, RMP promises to coach, develop, and champion every team member so they can do their best work and grow as professionals, people, and leaders.

About the Role

Every RMP role ladders up to five organizational priorities. The Managing Director of Financial Partnership sits primarily inside Financial Sustainability, but our budgeting and training work also directly enables Staff Engagement & Enablement and Student Achievement by giving school leaders and NST (central office) staff the clarity and tools to run strong, financially healthy schools and departments.

2026–27 DRIVING GOALS FOR THIS ROLE

Each member of the organization is held accountable for goals that ladder to our network priorities. In this role, you will own the following:

• Budget Accuracy: Maintain less than 5% variance between budget and actuals across RMP school and network-support budgets, with monthly variance analysis and corrective forecasting.
• Stakeholder Budget Literacy: Design and deliver an ongoing learning & development curriculum that builds budget fluency across both school leaders and NST (central office) budget owners — reading, forecasting, and managing their own budgets — measured by leader confidence surveys and reduced budget-related escalations.
• Financial Sustainability: Support the network's enrollment and philanthropy goals (5,100 enrollment / $4M philanthropy) by ensuring campus and grant budgets are accurate, timely, and audit-ready.
• Board & Executive Reporting: Prepare and, when needed, present clear, board-ready financial materials that translate complex budget data into decision-useful narratives for the Board of Directors and executive team.
• Staff Retention: Contribute to RMP's 75% staff retention goal by giving school leaders, ops staff, and NST staff the financial clarity and support that reduces operational stress.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Partnership & Budget Literacy (Learning & Development)

This is the anchor of the role: building a network of budget owners — both school leaders and NST (central office) department leads — who are genuinely fluent in their own budgets, not just recipients of reports.

• Design and facilitate a structured budget-literacy training curriculum for both principals and NST (central office) budget owners, including onboarding training for new leaders and refresher sessions tied to the budget calendar.
• Train principals and NST department leads to read, interpret, and act on their budgets — building their independent capacity to forecast and manage their controlled expenditures.
• Provide monthly reports to principals and NST budget owners on their schools' or departments' year-to-date financial performance, paired with a working session (not just a document drop) to build understanding.
• Develop tools, templates, and job aids that make budget forecasting accessible and repeatable for non-finance leaders across schools and NST.
• Serve as the primary financial partnership point of contact for principals and NST department leads on spending management and financial decision-making.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the existing FP&A process and budget-management system; identify and implement improvements, including ways to scale training as RMP grows.
• Track and report on budget-literacy outcomes across school and NST budget owners alike (e.g., leader confidence, self-service accuracy, reduction in errors) as a core measure of program success.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Assist the MD of Finance and Planning in developing and maintaining the annual budget for RMP schools, including forecasting revenue from public funding, grants, and donations, and managing staffing, district fee, instructional materials, and facilities expenses.

• Prepare monthly P&L reports for RMP schools and NST, including variance analysis against budget and forecast for the remainder of the year, with a standing target of maintaining variance under 5%.
• Develop monthly salary, variable pay, and substitute-teacher cost analysis and forecasts.
• Review monthly financial outcomes and discuss risks, opportunities, and variance drivers with the ED of Finance and Planning.
• Build financial models to support ad hoc, network-level decision-making.

Board & Executive Reporting

• Translate FP&A results, variance analysis, and forecasts into clear, board-ready materials as needed, in partnership with the ED of Finance and Planning.
• Present financial updates to the Board of Directors or executive team when called upon, with the same clarity and "no surprises" standard expected of all RMP leaders.
• Anticipate the questions Board members and executives will ask about variance, sustainability metrics, and grant compliance, and prepare supporting detail in advance.

Governmental & Private Grant Budgeting and Management

• Collaborate with RMP's grant managers to build and maintain budgets for governmental and private grants.
• Develop partnerships with school districts' grant teams; ensure RMP schools meet district requirements for grant budgets and submit fund request forms before the monthly deadline.
• Collaborate with RMP's private grant managers to ensure reimbursements are submitted promptly per foundation and grant letter requirements.
• Communicate with RMP's Controller to ensure grant revenues and expenditures are allocated to the correct locations and reconciled quarterly.
• Report governmental and private grant budget status — including reimbursements, receipts, and spending — to the ED of Finance and Planning monthly.

Risk Identification & Options Analysis

This role is not just a reporter of financial data — it is a forward-looking partner that helps RMP leadership anticipate what's coming and choose a clear path. You bring problems and options together, never one without the other.

• Monitor budget performance, enrollment trends, grant timelines, and staffing costs monthly to proactively identify financial risks before they become crises — at both the campus and network level.
• When a risk is identified, develop and present a range of concrete options with clear tradeoffs — giving the ED of Finance and Planning and school leaders the information they need to make a timely, informed decision.
• Flag budget exposure from mid-year enrollment shifts, grant underspend or overspend, and variable compensation variances; partner with the Controller to validate underlying actuals before escalating.
• Build scenario models (e.g., enrollment decline, staffing changes, grant loss) that quantify the financial impact of key decisions and allow leadership to stress-test plans before committing.
• Bring a risk lens to board and executive reporting — ensuring that financial materials surface not just current performance but forward-looking exposure and the options available to address it.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Financial decisions at RMP do not happen inside a single team. This role is the connective tissue between the accounting function, school leadership, central office departments, and the development team — making sure the full picture is always in the room.

• Partner closely with the Controller/MD of Accounting on monthly close, payroll accuracy, and grant reconciliation — ensuring that the actuals feeding into variance analysis are accurate and that both teams are working from the same numbers.
• Collaborate with school principals as ongoing financial thought partners: reviewing campus budget performance together, building shared forecasts, and translating financial data into decisions principals can act on.
• Work with NST (central office) department leads — including HR, Operations, and other budget-holding teams — to align departmental spending with network-level plans and surface risks or trade-offs that cross departmental lines.
• Partner with grant managers and the Development team to ensure that grant budgets are built correctly, spending is on track, and reimbursement timelines are met — coordinating with the Controller on allocation and reconciliation.
• Serve as a resource across functions when a financial question touches multiple teams: model the data, facilitate the conversation, and help the group land on a shared understanding and a clear next step.

Auditing & Compliance

• Prepare supporting materials and documentation for audits and board reports — ensuring underlying data, schedules, and backup are accurate, well-organized, and readily accessible.
• Maintain records and respond to auditor requests related to FP&A, grant budgeting and management, and financial partnership with school leaders and NST (central office) staff.
• Maintain records and respond to compliance requests for governmental and private grants.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in financial planning, budgeting, accounting, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial data and communicate insights to a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience developing budgets, financial forecasts, and data-informed recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Strong organizational, project management, and relationship-building skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial management systems.
• Commitment to Rocky Mountain Prep's mission, values, and belief that every student deserves an excellent education.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. Rocky Mountain Prep uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, MBA, CFA, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience in K–12 education, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, or public sector finance.
• Experience managing governmental or private grant budgets and compliance.
• Experience supporting multi-site organizations or complex operating environments.

Success Metrics

Salary

This is a full-time position with a salary range of $120,000 to $170,000, based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

At Rocky Mountain Prep, taking care of our team is essential to building joyful, academically excellent schools. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Paid Time Off – including vacation, personal, and sick days
• 5 Weeks of Paid Organizational Holidays – including Winter and Summer breaks
• Comprehensive Health Insurance – medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of medical coverage for employee-only plans.
• Retirement Through PERA – Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
• Paid Leave of Absence Options – including parental, medical, and disability leave
• Mental Health & Wellness Support – to help you thrive personally and professionally
• Pre-Tax Accounts – flexible spending accounts (FSA), dependent care accounts, and health savings accounts (HSA)

*A detailed list of benefits is here.

Why RMP?

At Rocky Mountain Prep, you won’t just find a workplace, you’ll find a movement grounded in love, excellence, and equity. We believe that every child deserves access to a world-class education and that every adult deserves the coaching, care, and opportunity to grow while delivering it. High expectations and deep belonging define our culture: we celebrate diversity as a source of strength and push one another to create classrooms and teams where everyone can thrive. You’ll be part of a joyful, mission-driven community that balances data with heart, rigor with grace, and ambition with humility. At RMP, we cultivate the curiosity, confidence, and character that fuel lifelong learning and meaningful leadership.

Demonstrate Eligibility to Work in the United States

All employees must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States at the time of hire. Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time. RMP is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds.

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