Director of Finance
Location: Onsite, Dallas, TX
Reports to: Executive Director
Supervision: 3.5 FTE (Accounting, Payroll & Benets, Admissions & Tuition)
Posting Date: 07/15/26
Position Overview
The Director of Finance at Lumin Education is a key member of the leadership team responsible for overseeing nancial health and operational efficiency. This role contributes to our mission of transforming education by creating learning environments that inspire and nurture children from all cultural and economic backgrounds. We strive to be a compassionate, dynamic learning community that demonstrates integrity, respect, and sustainability, guided by Montessori principles. This role ensures compliance, supports strategic initiatives, and drives organizational sustainability. The Director plays a critical role in managing the annual nancial calendar, guiding all planning, reporting processes, and key deadlines to ensure alignment across departments and organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities
Finance & Accounting
- Prepare and present annual nancial reports, budgets, and forecasts to the Board of Directors.
- Lead all aspects of nancial management, including audit preparation and compliance with 990 and 1099 lings.
- Develop and oversee organizational and departmental budgets, ensuring alignment with grant compliance, including federally funded grants.
- Conduct nancial planning and analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Create and maintain nancial models to support strategic decision-making and business planning.
- Provide in-depth nancial analysis and strategic guidance to the Executive Director and Board to inform decision-making.
- Establish and implement nancial policies and reports to enhance transparency and accountability.
Tuition & Admissions
- Collaborate with the School Director to develop tuition structures and oversee billing, refunds, and payment compliance.
- Support enrollment strategies aligned with organizational goals.
Payroll & Benets
- Oversee payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with nancial
policies and regulations.
- In coordination with the HR Department, manage benets administration, including annual package negotiation and effective communication of benets options to staff.
Qualications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related eld.
- 7+ years of increasing responsibility in nance, accounting, or operations leadership, including management experience in budgeting and nancial analysis, preferably in the nonprot sector.
- Strong knowledge of nonprot accounting standards, grant compliance, and audit preparation.
- Proven experience in working collaboratively with multiple departments.
Key Competencies
- Strategic nancial and operational leadership with a focus on sustainability and growth.
- Excellent nancial acumen, collaboration, and communication skills across various departments.
- Strong process improvement and compliance management abilities.
- Procient in managing timelines and critical deadlines through an organized annualized calendar.
- Effective personnel management and conict resolution skills, with the ability to lead teams with professionalism, sound judgment, and emotional maturity.
- Strong change management capabilities, with a thoughtful approach to implementing incremental improvements that respect existing structures while advancing more efficient ways of working.
The responsibilities outlined are illustrative and not exhaustive. Additional duties may be required.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please complete our brief candidate survey and submit your resume.
Complete the survey using this link: Candidate Survey
Email your resume to [email protected] after submitting the survey.
Both steps are required for your application to be reviewed. Qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. This opportunity is open to all eligible and qualied applicants; however, please note that sponsorship is not available for this role.