FP&A Analyst

Stride K12 - Lansing, MI

Full-time

Lansing, MI

Educational Services

About the position

The Financial Analyst is a pivotal role within the organization, tasked with providing comprehensive financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting across multiple Business Units. This position requires a proactive individual who can research, collect, review, and monitor financial data to construct timely and accurate financial models. These models are essential for enhancing operational efficiencies and optimizing resource utilization, ultimately driving increased company profits. The ideal candidate will possess excellent problem-solving skills and thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment. They should be energetic, flexible, and self-motivated, capable of adapting to the evolving needs of the business. In this role, the Financial Analyst will engage in 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 expected, along with the recommendation of actions based on thorough data analysis and comparative assessments. The analyst will be responsible for 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 provide accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline, document key financial processes, and identify opportunities for process improvements. Collaboration with business leads is crucial, as the analyst will summarize and analyze key data to facilitate better business decisions. Additionally, the role may involve leading special projects and analyses to assist leadership in decision-making processes. Support for the Corporate Finance group regarding K12 and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes is also a key responsibility of this position.

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 the 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, including 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, both written and verbal.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.) and web proficiency.