Finance System Analyst

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2026-11-12

Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

 CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

 Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

 CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

 In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Financial Systems and Sourcing
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 6
Compensation: $61,510.00 - $86,114.00

Responsible for maintaining, updating, and implementing configurations within Finance systems and tools by providing technical and advisory services and guidance aligning accounting, budgets, purchasing, and/or payroll system requirements with district resources and needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead implementation, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Finance tools, systems, and business processes, such as Accounting, OnBase, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, eBidding, ePayables, eProcurement, and legacy systems.
• Primary escalation point for customer-related system issues and work with district end-users to diagnose and resolve Finance functional issues.
• Manage / coordinate multiple projects and successfully prioritize multiple support tasks, including the external systems that integrate and/or interface with Workday in support of Finance (accounting), Procure-to-Pay, and Payroll functions.
• Configure, test, and implement system business processes and functions for Procurement, Supplier Accounts, Supplier Portal and Expenses, and/or Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence modules.
• Collaborate with IT and Communications departments to maintain and update websites and other communications locations (i.e., SharePoint, INSITE) to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure that testing scenarios are created and executed for all configuration updates.
• Assist core users in the preparation, maintenance, and updating of data across multiple systems.
• Assist Finance functional resources with report development or maintenance and data visualization tools.
• Escalate issues and risks to team management and district leadership as needed.
• Employ critical thinking skills and relies on professional experience and judgment to negotiate and execute daily tasks.
• Conduct or support training for district staff, suppliers and external agencies, as necessary, about Finance systems, processes, and procedures.
• Participate in efforts to enhance and improve business processes and effectively use available technology in support of District processes.
• Analyze metrics, reports, and key performance indicators to determine efficiency, cost effectiveness and alignment of Workday functions with District goals.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in a functional or technical support role in a customer-focused, fast-paced environment. Lesser experience may be considered in combination with education, direct public sector procurement experience and Workday-specific experience.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, information technology, computer science, or a related field preferred, or additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), and Workday Pro Certifications, and / or other function area / industry certification preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage/coordinate multiple projects and successfully prioritize multiple tasks with good judgment and in an effective and productive manner.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills and analytical skills.
• Strong customer service ethic delivering with a sense of urgency.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively across functional areas.
• Ability to serve as individual contributor whose work requires consistent exercise of discretion and independent judgment.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business processes preferred.
• Experience updating and testing ERP business processes and functional configurations preferred.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Expected moving, walking and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings

Education

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EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.