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 this analysis 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 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 and implement 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 analyses and projects to assist leadership in decision-making processes, as well as supporting the Corporate Finance group with K12 and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes. This position does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, allowing the analyst to focus on their analytical and financial modeling tasks.