Senior Financial Analyst

About the Opportunity

"We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances." - Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

The Senior Financial Analyst role will involve duties across all facets of the FP&A function, including forecasting, budgeting, and monthly and quarterly reporting of key financial and operating metrics. This individual will play an integral part in helping the FP&A team adapt and mature as the Company grows organically and through acquisitions by assisting in the implementation and maintenance of business intelligence solutions, creating new policies and procedures, constructing models for new products and improving existing analysis, models and procedures. The Senior Financial Analyst reports directly to the Manager of FP&A.

This is a critical and challenging position. The ideal candidate will be adept at working with synthesizing complex data in order to present clear conclusions and supporting evidence to aid strategic decision-making.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will support the following areas:

• Financial Planning & Reporting
  
  • Assist with development and management of budgeting/forecasting processes, identifying risks and opportunities
  • Assist with the preparation and analytics of monthly and quarterly financial results versus budget and prior periods
  • Support the preparation of financial models and analytics related to potential business deals
  • Help drive process improvements and better aligning corporate planning process to meet Company strategic priorities
• Financial Analysis
  
  • Collect and manage quantitative data to help the team create meaningful reports to drive sound business decision making, operating efficiencies, and answering any variance questions
  • Assist with performance measurement tracking and insights, including but not limited to; key performance indicators, budget vs. actual flux, financial statement analysis, trends/drivers, benchmarking, and other ad hoc related activities
• Financial Systems
  
  • Assist with maintaining tools and technology utilized by Finance and Operations
• Perform other tasks and projects as required

About you:

• BA/BS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Advanced Excel skills required; proficiency with BI360, Adaptive and Great Plains strongly preferred
• Experience performing financial statement analysis and financial modeling
• Firm foundation in economics, finance, statistical analysis, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning
• Strong and refined communication and presentation skills, and the ability to collaborate successfully with executives and employees at all levels of the organization
• The ability to influence up, down, and across the organization, explaining problems and proposing solutions in an easy-to-understand way
• The ability to progress through a steep learning curve quickly and the perseverance to chip away at problems a piece at a time until you reach a breakthrough
• Strong work ethic, self-drive, and a positive attitude
• The ability to thrive in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and service-oriented
• Comfortable to operate in metrics driven/analytic culture

Our Benefits:

Life benefits - time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

Health benefits - stay well & thrive

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance

Career benefits - keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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