Dallas Independent School District

Project Manager, Bond Finance (226 Days)

Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in finance, accounting, information systems, business administration, public administration, or related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in bond finance, debt management, financial systems, and public sector business, ideally with a technology focus.
  • Experience in project management and collaboration with internal and external teams.
  • Strong knowledge of financial concepts and Oracle ERP platform preferred, alongside reporting tools and data management practices.
  • Understanding of internal controls, compliance, audit practices, and relevant regulatory standards.
  • Ability to analyze business needs and implement technology solutions for operational efficiency.
  • Demonstrated strong communication skills, capable of preparing reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily technology support for bond finance operations and project management.
  • Coordinate adjustments to project budgets and ensure accurate financial balances.
  • Oversee project finances, including budget transfers and monthly reconciliations.
  • Run daily budget reports to maintain accurate project balance records.
  • Manage financial applications related to debt management and compliance optimization.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align on financial project management solutions.
  • Oversee data integrity, system controls, and financial reporting security practices.
  • Monitor system performance and drive automation initiatives for process improvement.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on professional growth.
  • Opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders across multiple sectors.
  • Access to advanced financial applications and reporting tools.
  • Participation in ongoing training and process refinement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Description
• Manage daily technology support for technology bond finance operations, ensuring reliable systems, efficient workflows, project management, and timely issue resolution.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to adjust project budgets, maintaining accurate balances, and timely responses.
• Manage project finances, budget transfers, monthly reconciliation, timely reporting, and training by providing project information to end users and create templates to provide expedient responses.
• Run budget reports as needed, daily or multiple times daily, to ensure accurate project balance recording.
• Manage the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of financial applications used for debt management, bond accounting, reporting, and compliance.
• Coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders and customers, including Finance, Bond Construction, Asset Management, Procurement, and Technology to align solutions with financial project management and audit requirements.
• Coordinate quarterly asset inventory adjustments, monthly and annual financial closing, and required audit adjustments with Finance team.
• Oversee data integrity, system controls, and security practices to support accurate financial reporting and protection of sensitive information.
• Monitor system performance, identify process improvement opportunities, and drive automation initiatives that improve accuracy, speed, and operational efficiency.
• Prepare and review documentation, procedures, and management reports while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, laws, internal policies, and best practices in public finance, bond covenants, and department processes.
• Maintain impeccably detailed electronic filing, sharing with appropriate colleagues, in accordance with mandated records retention.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree required in finance, accounting, information systems, business administration, public administration, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in bond finance, debt management, financial systems, and public sector business, preferably technology
• Experience managing projects and working with internal and external teams in a business and project environment.
• Strong knowledge of financial concepts, Oracle ERP platform preferred, reporting tools, and data management practices that support ongoing bond administration.
• Understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements, audit practices, and regulatory standards applicable to bond finance, district policy, state and federal law, and financial reporting.
• Ability to analyze business needs, improve processes, and implement technology solutions that enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Maintain annual process updates and work with stakeholders to efficiently refine.
• Demonstrated strong professional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports and presentations for leadership and stakeholders.

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