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MISSION:  The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:  The Manger of Financial Accountability is a key position in the office of School Finance and the Financial Compliance Division as their role impacts the financial operations of 1,200 charter schools and school districts across Texas. The Manager of Financial Accountability supervises a team of four to five hardworking individuals and reports to the Director of the Financial Compliance Division.   The Manager is responsible for leading the team that assigns financial ratings to all districts and charters. Additionally, this position performs highly advanced, hand-on auditing work that includes monitoring charter schools and school districts’ financial and operational strength. The Manager corresponds with school district and/or charter school personnel, school district or charter...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   As part of the Office of Governance and Accountability, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is a department within the Division of Governance: Compliance and Investigations. This team is made up of high-performing individuals committed to improving outcomes for Texas students.  The position entails advanced regulatory investigative work related to alleged violations and noncompliance with laws and regulations pertaining to the Texas educational system, including the Texas Administrative Code and Texas Education Code.  This position involves planning, organizing, and conducting regulatory complaint reviews and investigations of various categories: curriculum, administrative, governance, finance, and other statutory compliance.  This position will work closely with school district...

MISSION:  The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:  The Assistant Director of Forecasting and Fiscal Analysis has a key role in promoting financial transparency and financial best practices in school districts by publishing easily accessible comparative expenditure reports for school districts and campuses. The assistant director has primary responsibility for the agency's online financial information tool (FIT), PEIMS financial reporting, and 5 sets of financial reports submitted to the federal government regarding Texas school district and campus financial information.  This position also provides bill analysis and fiscal notes for legislative sessions and is responsible for the timely provision of data requests and public information requests for Foundation School Program (FSP) and school district expenditure data.   The...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Director of Teacher Compensation Strategy will play a critical role in the planning and implementation of House Bill 3’s Teacher Incentive Allotment, which aims to provide a pathway for outstanding Texas teachers to earn six-figure salaries. As part of the implementation of the Teacher Incentive Allotment, this individual will play a key role in the creation of guidance documents and overall technical support provided to districts to guide them in developing pathways for their teachers to earn six-figure salaries and strengthen their recruitment and retention of effective teachers. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to district human capital and finance teams to weigh options and make informed decisions that align to the goals of the Teacher Incentive Allotment. This...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:  The Texas Education Agency (TEA) Contracts and Purchasing Division (CPD) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join a team of procurement professionals committed to improving educational outcomes for all public-school students in the state. This position is part of the procurement team who draft and advertise complex solicitations and facilitate the vendor selection (evaluation) process for those solicitations. The team develops approximately 40 solicitations (RFP, RFQ, SOW and RFO) each year. Individual members of the team will publish 8-12 solicitations each year and manage an average workload of 5-6 solicitations in development, publishing, and/or evaluation activities at any given time.  This position may support other team or division members with...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Lead Budget Analyst is responsible for planning, assigning, assisting, and supervising the Budget Team with the preparation of required state and agency budgetary reports to ensure compliance with the General Appropriations Act and other applicable state and federal statutes. The work includes coordinating, examining, monitoring, and analyzing operating budgets and providing technical assistance to TEA staff and the Budget Team on budgetary matters. This position reports to the Assistant Budget Director and works under minimal supervision to performs highly advanced managerial budgetary work. Please note that a resume and tailored cover letter are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   This position reports to the Director of Operational Due Diligence of the Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF), a $34B public fund endowment. Provides highly complex financial analysis, risk assessment, and operational due diligence work related to underwriting third party investment managers and PSF service providers. Responsibilities will include implementing and executing tailored, ongoing risk assessment and mitigation plans; monitoring third party advisors; and participating in the investment selection process. A successful employee must be honest and ethical in all work, recognize the requirements of confidentiality, and be intellectually curious about business internal controls and best practices in the financial industry. The professional selected for this position will work...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   This position is in the Permanent School Fund (PSF), a $34 billion perpetual public fund endowment that helps finance the state’s public schools. The Investment Operations Specialist (Financial Analyst II) performs highly complex (senior-level) financial analysis and regulatory work that requires researching, verifying, compiling, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating portfolio transactions. This individual will play a critical role in conducting research on portfolio capital changes and preparing portfolio reports timely and accurately. In addition, the Investment Operations Specialist will interact with outside service providers and custodians to validate portfolio valuation data on a daily and monthly basis for financial reporting and will support strategic projects and process...