FP&A Analyst

Stride K12 - Tallahassee, FL

Full-time

Tallahassee, FL

Educational Services

About the position

The Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting for multiple Business Units within the organization. This position is tasked with researching, collecting, reviewing, and monitoring financial data to construct timely and accurate financial models aimed at enhancing company profitability through improved operational efficiencies and resource utilization. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who possesses excellent problem-solving skills, thrives in challenging environments, and is energetic, flexible, and self-motivated. In this role, the Financial Analyst will conduct budget and cost reviews, analyzing variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans. They will utilize insights gained from these analyses to iterate on forecasts and advocate for operational improvements. Regular updates to forecasting and budget projections are essential, as is the ability to recommend actions based on thorough data analysis and comparative assessments. The analyst will engage in financial analysis and modeling, which includes pulling and consolidating large data sets, building financial models from scratch, and enhancing existing models to ensure accuracy and relevance. The Financial Analyst will also be responsible for providing accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline, documenting key financial processes, and identifying and implementing process improvements. Collaboration with business leads is vital to summarize and analyze key data effectively. The ability to consolidate large sets of analytical data and present it in an easily interpretable format is crucial for driving better business decisions. Additionally, the analyst will lead special projects and analyses to assist leadership in decision-making and support the Corporate Finance group with K12 and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct budget and cost reviews, analyzing variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans.
• Update forecasting and budget projections regularly.
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses.
• Perform financial analysis and modeling by pulling and consolidating large data sets, building models from scratch, and improving existing ones.
• Provide accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline.
• Document key financial processes and identify and implement process improvements.
• Collaborate with business leads to summarize and analyze key data.
• Consolidate large sets of analytical data and present it in an easily interpreted format to drive better business decisions.
• Lead special analyses and run projects to assist leadership with decision making.
• Support Corporate Finance group with K12 and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or a relevant field.
• Two (2) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience and knowledge in several functions within Finance (Budgeting, Consolidation, Performance Reporting, and financial analysis).
• Understanding of accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Strong research and analysis skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team with a customer service orientation.
• Very good communication skills - written and verbal.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.) and web proficiency.