Director of Finance
Please download the opportunity statement, which contains information about Live Oak School and the position, as well as required application materials to prepare in advance. All applications must be submitted online. Please review the How to Apply section below for further application instructions.
SUMMARY
Live Oak School, a K-8 independent school in the heart of urban San Francisco, believes that the best learning happens when students are actively engaged in the process — thinking deeply, exploring ideas, and trying on strategies for solving problems. The school’s approach to teaching and learning is deeply rooted in progressive tradition and informed by contemporary research. Live Oak anchors its instructional program around the students as individual learners, determined to prepare them for the opportunities that will define the lives of graduates in the twenty-first century.
The finance office at Live Oak is an essential business unit, comprising three people: a director of finance, and two full-time staff positions reporting to the director: a controller and an employment resources manager. In addition, the facilities department, which is outsourced to a third-party management company, rolls up to the director of finance. At a school like Live Oak, all administrators serve both strategic and hands-on functions, and they lean into opportunities to support and engage the academic program. Live Oak is led by an outstanding, highly respected, dedicated, and mission-centered head of school, who has worked at the school since 2001 and served as its head since 2009.
Live Oak School now seeks a director of finance to oversee all aspects of the school’s finance and budget management, human resources, and facilities. The director is a member of the head of school’s strategy steering team and has frequent touch points with the board of directors via three standing committees. Five years ago the school nearly doubled in physical size and student enrollment. Many leaders at the school have already started to imagine further expansion via real estate acquisition, for which the director of finance would be an essential partner. Live Oak School looks forward to welcoming the next director of finance later this summer.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Priority Deadline: June 9, 2024
Semifinal Round: Early-to-mid June
On-site Final Round: Mid-to-late June
Decision Announced: Early July
Start Date: Summer 2024
Salary Range: $240,000 to $270,000
Reports to: Head of School
Classification: Full-time, Exempt
We invite you to watch our interview with Virginia Paik, Head of School at Live Oak, who talks about what drew her to Live Oak, the different roles she has had at the school, the unique and special community, the commitment of the school's progressive program to teach to the whole child, the outstanding leadership team, and the importance of this director of finance role as the school explores some ambitious and mission-critical goals.
We invite you to watch our interview with Virginia Paik, Head of School at Live Oak, who talks about what drew her to Live Oak, the different roles she has had at the school, the unique and special community, the commitment of the school's progressive program to teach to the whole child, the outstanding leadership team, and the importance of this director of finance role as the school explores some ambitious and mission-critical goals.
How to Apply
- If you have not done so already, download the opportunity statement.
- Prepare your application materials, which are described on the last page of the opportunity statement.
- Click on Apply Now, which will take you to our application portal on Ed Tech Recruiting, where all applications will be processed.
- Follow the instructions on that application portal to upload your documents.
- Applications received on or before June 9 will receive priority review.