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 is essential for researching, collecting, reviewing, and monitoring financial data to construct timely and accurate financial models. These models are designed to enhance company profitability by improving operational efficiencies and optimizing resource utilization. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who possesses excellent problem-solving skills, thrives in a challenging environment, and is characterized by their energetic, flexible, and self-motivated nature. 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 a key responsibility, ensuring that the financial outlook remains accurate and actionable. The analyst will recommend actions based on thorough data analysis and comparative assessments, providing valuable insights to the organization. Financial analysis and modeling are core components of this position, requiring the ability to pull and consolidate large data sets, build financial models from scratch, and enhance existing models. The Financial Analyst will also be responsible for delivering accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline, documenting key financial processes, and identifying opportunities for process improvements. Collaboration with business leads is essential, 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 support leadership in decision-making processes, as well as assisting the Corporate Finance group with K12 and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes.