The Senior Financial Analyst role will play a key part in supporting the organization's financial planning and budgeting processes. This includes preparing information for financial statements and reports, developing financial models, and preparing projections. The role requires a focus on detailed Excel-based work and report generation to support the company's financial operations and growth.

Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

• Review and analyze financial statements and reports monthly. Create monthly detailed financial reports, such as enrollment and attendance for distribution.
• Generate and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and assist with variance analyses.
• Prepare monthly performance measurement tracking and reports, including KPIs, budget vs. actual analysis, financial statement analysis, trends, and benchmarking.
• Work closely with accounting and operations to ensure accurate revenue and cost categorization.
• Assist in the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes by preparing financial models and updating data inputs. Conduct variance analysis to identify gaps between budgeted and actual performance, recommending solutions to improve financial outcomes.

Data Management & Reporting:

• Collect and analyze large data sets to produce meaningful financial reports.
• Perform detailed Excel-based work, including financial modeling and data reconciliation.
• Support variance analysis and ensure accurate data inputs for reports.

Other Responsibilities:

• Help maintain and update tools and technology systems used by the Finance team.
• Perform other tasks and projects as required.

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Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance related field.
• Three to five years of related experience that includes complex financial analysis and work in Excel.
• Ability to effectively communicate financial information to non-financial managers.
• Ability to take direction and then work independently to complete tasks while considering broader implications or necessary additional analysis.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Excel and proficiency in other Microsoft Office applications. Knowledge of and proficiency in an ERP system.
• Ability to perform highly detailed work under tight deadlines and manage competing priorities. Capable of managing numerous simultaneous projects with specified due dates.
• Familiarity with Adaptive, Great Plains, BI360 is a plus.