Senior Director of Finance - Inspira Education
New York City, NY
About the Job
About Inspira Education
Inspira Education is one of the fastest-growing edtech startups in the US. As the world's leading network of top admissions consultants in medical, legal, business, and college studies, we're building software and services in one place—disrupting long-entrenched institutions with products and experiences that strive to provide an equal platform for candidates from diverse backgrounds worldwide. We help college applicants and parents with the highest quality content, tutoring, and advising services for their college and graduate school applications.
We believe that diversity drives learning. To meet our mission, we encourage, support, and celebrate different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. As a fully distributed (remote) team, we challenge one another to find the most effective way to empower learners, teachers, and parents. Your name, race, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and age are not barriers; they are why we want to work with you. We invite talented and creative candidates who value the importance of nurturing a student's boundless curiosity to join us on this journey.
We operate globally across five brands - Inspira Futures, Inspira Advantage, Quad Education, Juris Education, and Foundation Learning. As one of the fastest growing edtech firms in the world, we are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms and investors in the world including Craft Ventures, Jeff Fluhr (Founder of Stubhub), David Sacks (Former COO of PayPal and Founder of Yammer), Kygo (World renowned DJ), among others.
The Role
The Senior Director of Finance will be responsible for directing financial planning and analysis (FP&A) across Inspira's core operations. This role will drive strategic budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, while also contributing to M&A due diligence, particularly in assessing recurring revenue streams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial leadership and experience with recurring revenue models in high-growth industries. This role can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term strategic plans
- Manage financial reporting to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with internal and external requirements
- Oversee cash flow management, financial statements, and performance metrics, ensuring regulatory compliance
- Work closely with upper management to provide financial insights and recommendations to support operational growth and efficiency, identifying trends to make suggestions for financial optimization
- Execute assessment of recurring revenue models, identifying trends to make recommendations for financial optimization
- Play an active role in M&A, conducting financial due diligence and supporting the integration of acquired entities
- Conduct recurring revenue analysis during M&A due diligence
- Provide strategic financial guidance, identifying risks and opportunities for growth through acquisitions
- Coordinate and mentor a finance team, fostering continuous improvement and excellence in financial management practices
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in FP&A or financial management roles, with involvement in M&A processes
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and recurring revenue research
- Demonstrated aptitude in leading complex financial analysis and problem-solving
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and influence executive decisions
- Advanced proficiency in financial software, ERP systems, and Excel
Why you'll love Inspira
- Amazing people with a great vision and values
- Remote-first team across the US and Canada
- 100% coverage of health, vision, and dental benefits
- Flexible Paid-time Off
- Learning and Development Budget for Employees
- Retirement Savings Plans
- Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups like OWN (Outreach Women's Network), AAPI, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Gender+, LatinX, Black Excellence, Disability Community, and Veterans
- Note: certain benefits are not provided to 1099 contract workers
Interested in learning more about Inspira Education, please visit Inspira Education Group.
Inspira Education Group does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reason prohibited by law in providing employment opportunities and benefits.