We aim to free our schools to focus on our students by centralizing and coordinating certain functions, like curriculum and talent development, finance, operations, recruitment and more. This enables us to provide services more efficiently—capturing and sharing best practices across the network—and at a lower cost than a single school would on its own. Our Network Support teams provide the exemplary services our schools need and deserve.
To learn more about joining Achievement First’s Network Support team, please review the job openings below.
Featured Role: Chief Financial Officer
Achievement First (AF) seeks an innovative and transformational Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to shape and execute a financial strategy that builds on AF’s strong cash reserves and robust balance sheet, ensuring long-term sustainability. This forward-thinking leader will drive operational excellence and reinforce AF’s financial resilience for years to come. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and serving as a key member of AF’s Executive Leadership Team, the CFO is a strategic advisor to the CEO, senior leaders, and members of AF’s seven boards. This role requires forward-looking insight into emerging trends and the ability to optimize financial systems, processes, and team effectiveness to match AF’s complex, multi-entity, multi-state operating structure.
As AF operates across three states with seven legal entities, each subject to unique laws and funding structures, the CFO will need to navigate regional complexities, align resources with student success outcomes, and oversee a combined budget of approximately $360M. The CFO will lead a team of twenty-one, including two direct reports, the Controller and Associate Chief of Financial Planning, focusing on enhancing financial infrastructure, increasing efficiency, and delivering top-tier service to AF’s network office and 41 schools. Responsibilities include financial analysis and reporting, accounting, budgeting, payroll, purchasing, treasury, risk management, and grant management, as well as compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
Read the full job description and apply here.
