Stride K12 - Juneau, AK
posted 3 months ago
The Senior Financial Analyst at Stride, Inc. plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting across multiple departments. This position is responsible for preparing and reviewing complex financial data and reports, as well as monitoring trends to formulate strategies and provide insights to key executive stakeholders. The analyst will engage in budget and cost reviews, analyzing variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans, and using insights to iterate on forecasts while advocating for operational improvements. In addition to budget reviews, the Senior Financial Analyst will prepare monthly consolidations, review, and reconciliation of business unit financials. The role involves extensive financial analysis and modeling, requiring the analyst to pull and consolidate large data sets, build financial models from scratch, and enhance existing models. The analyst will also be responsible for preparing financial reporting and analytics, developing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and conducting variance analysis. Collaboration with Accounting and Corporate Finance is essential for the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes. The position requires interaction with business leads to summarize and analyze key data, providing financial support and managing financial communications with key individuals. A strong understanding of proper business practices and best practices in the use of ERP systems, particularly in financials, is necessary for success in this role. This position does not have formal supervisory responsibilities, but it is critical for the analyst to work effectively as part of a team, demonstrating excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with strong time management and organizational skills. Experience with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is also a key requirement for this role.