Business Service Manager

Overview

We are excited to consider your application for anticipated vacancies in the 2025-2026 school year. We are thrilled that you’re considering applying for openings expected in the 2025-2026 school year at Friendship Public Charter School. Our formal interview process will begin in January 2025, for our confirmed vacancies only. Non-vacant positions may still be posted during this time. 

Friendship Public Charter School operates a dynamic network of college-preparatory charter schools headquartered in Washington, DC. We proudly serve more than 4,800 preschool through 12th-grade students and support a growing network of alumni as they complete college. Our mission is to provide students with a world-class education that fosters ethical, literate, well-rounded, and self-sufficient individuals. We aim to inspire students to reach high academic standards, enjoy the learning process, succeed in their endeavors, and contribute actively to their communities. For 25 years, thanks to the dedication and expertise of our outstanding faculty, our students have excelled—achieving high graduation rates, college acceptance, and success both academically and socially.

We are seeking professionals who are responsible, confident, respectful, caring, committed, persistent, and patient to join our community for the 2025-2026 school year, starting in August 2025. At Friendship, we believe that every child has the potential to reach and succeed in college—and we invite those who share this belief to apply.

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Responsibilities

FINANCIAL 

• Manages and documents banking, collection of cash, purchasing, payables, and fixed assets for the school; • Follows all employment processing procedures as established by Human Resources; 
• Gathers, interprets, adjusts and disseminates short-term and long-term budget information; • Determines budgetary constraints, parameters for financial expenditures, and allocation of funds; • Must participate in discussion of management estimates;  

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE 

• Orders, receives and distributes supplies; 
• Follows payment and invoicing procedures as outlined by Finance department; 
• Maintains vendor relationships;
• Acts as a liaison between school staff and the community office, including, but not limited to Site Services (security,  food services, facilities maintenance, and copy services), Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Extended Learning,  Technology, Sponsored Programs, Health Services, and Academics; 
• Reports any workers compensation, property, or liability claims to the appropriate party; 
• Assists with employment processing including onboarding, leaves of absence and separations; • Responsible for booking travel for school staff and students; 
• Oversees inventory of curriculum materials;
• Walks the school daily to observe, discuss and report any maintenance or security issues; • Enters any facilities service requests into School Dude software;
• Coordinates submission of requests and collection of information/payments from internal and external groups to use  the school facilities; 
• Collaborate with SIMS to support enrollment efforts for the school. 

LEADERSHIP

• Provides regular professional development and briefings to school staff and leadership regarding business processes  and procedures;
• Meets regularly with the school’s leadership team to determine how best to meet supplies, services, and personnel  needs within budgetary constraints;
• Shares leadership skills and knowledge with other Business Managers during regular Finance Department meetings; • Interacts with school’s leadership team to assist with developing or revising school policies and procedures; • Serves as a point of reference on inquiries and problems associated with the business operations of the school; and • Helps develop policies that enhance the operations of the school.

Qualifications

• Experience in a grade school setting;
• Bachelor’s degree required; M.P.P., M.B.A. preferred; 
• 3-5 years of relevant experience required; 
• Knowledgeable of employment practices; 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; 
• Outstanding attention to detail; 
• Ability to manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders; 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment; 
• Commitment to providing every child a world-class education;  
• Microsoft Office, Google Suite and Excel required; and VENA Budget software products preferred.

FPCS’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment decisions at FPCS are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience and suitability.