Financial Analyst

About the position

The Financial Analyst supports finance and executive teams with various forms of financial analysis. This analyst is a member of the finance team for Macmillan Learning, taking responsibility as the primary Finance business partner for specific business units. The Financial Analyst applies strong financial skills and experience in business finance partnership, FP&A, reporting, and ad-hoc analysis. The Financial Analyst is an equal collaborator and contributor within a very active and dedicated team of professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, relevant and accurate reporting of the result of various divisions' performances against historical, budgeted and forecasted results to create transparency to Sr. and Executive Management and to facilitate decision making toward the achievement of the budget and strategic plans.
• Prepare reclasses and accruals as part of month-end close process.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders, and provide Finance and Business support to various functions and departments (ex: Sales, G&A, Customer Experience, Editorial, Production). This includes creating and analyzing both standard and ad-hoc reports, providing guidance on areas of potential concern.
• Prepare monthly flash report which includes analysis of sales, expenses and operating income, and variances to Budget, Forecast and prior year.
• Prepare and Review sales analysis by format, channel, customer, division.
• Prepare bridge analysis for revenue and operating income.
• Manage Budget and Forecast process including overhead expense, balance sheet, and cash flow planning.
• Develop budget/forecast templates and other supporting schedules for Board book/presentations, as well as loading data into SAP.
• Provide Finance support to the High School team, including sales budgeting/forecasting, royalty review, preparation of title P&Ls, and other ad-hoc analysis.
• Prepare sales reporting and analysis, including Daily Sales report by division, channel, account, etc., for senior management, as well as validating, processing, and coordinating inquiries into 3rd Party Digital Sales reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree.
• Experience ensuring data accuracy and deliverables on time.
• Demonstrated expertise in Excel, pivot table, vlookup, Powerpoint, Google Sheets, Google Slides.
• Experience demonstrating ability to multitask.
• Experience communicating complex financial and process information verbally and in writing to diverse audiences.
• Experience performing quantitative analysis.
• Demonstrated drive to learn more and solve problems in detail.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SAP, Cognos, PowerBI.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in finance, accounting, or business.
• 3 years' experience in Corporate Environment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
• Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, Election Day, and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!