Senior Financial Analyst - Elsmere Education

Winner of Top Workplaces by Denver Post, Elsmere Education partners with colleges and universities to strengthen their mission through expanding their educational offerings, allowing them to serve more students by providing strategy, marketing, recruiting, program development, and retention enablement services. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a flexible remote work policy, we are seeking talent that fully embodies our core values of partnership, transparency, curiosity, integrity, value creation, respect, and inclusion. Join us to help us carry out our mission of unlocking the power of learning, transforming lives.

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA). The SFA will report to the VP of Finance and help with all aspects of financial forecasting, reporting, analysis, strategic decision support, and assist with month end close processes. The SFA must have an extensive background with excel and financial modeling - and a strong desire to provide analysis for key decisions across the organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Become a key member of our finance team, where you will perform various FP&A processes to support key strategic decisions, drive growth, and ensure financial objectives are achieved
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for management, investors, and the Board of Directors.
• Active participation in month close processes.
• Own and improve on Elsmere Education's consolidated three-statement financial model
• Partner with department leaders on actual vs. budget variance analysis
• Proactively identify potential risks to future growth and revenue by monitoring KPIs
• Partner with University Partnerships team to build financial models for new clients
• Assist with new pricing and TAM/SAM analysis for our new EPaaS technology offering
• Perform extensive decision support for key business initiatives, including internal and external (M&A) investment thesis
• Effectively manage numerous projects at a given time in a fast-paced, fluid environment

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or experience with financial modeling
• Experience building Board of Directors presentations, investor relations, and M&A analysis
• Exceptional Excel technical capabilities, love of spreadsheets, and financial modeling
• Experience with QuickBooks and Ramp is a plus
• BA or BS in Finance or Accounting
• Self -starter, ability to thrive, and be highly effective in a fast-paced and fluid environment
• High level of attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize demands to meet deadlines
• High level of maturity to handle sensitive financial information
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• High-energy, good reader and writer, entrepreneurial, talented, not easily bored, competitive

Key Benefits:

• Opportunity to participate in building something important
• Casual work environment in Cherry Creek
• Experienced management team that enjoys the work - and loves education
• Competitive salary
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401K plan
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Flexible work model
• Wellness Program
• Community giving/volunteer program

Salary: $105,000-$115,000

Job Posting closing on October 5, 2024.

*To ensure the safety of all employees, guests, and their families Elsmere Education has adopted a COVID-19 vaccination policy. Our policy provides individual exemptions due to qualifying medical conditions (ADA) and sincerely held religious beliefs (Title VII).*

Purpose: Unlocking the power of learning, transforming lives.

Elsmere Education is a values- and mission-driven organization that continually strives to be a diverse and inclusive global community. We welcome and celebrate the perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs of our employees, institutional partners, and students to foster a spirit of inclusivity so all can thrive. Our goal is to create an environment of curiosity and self-expression while demonstrating openness and celebration of other's viewpoints. We encourage all employees and university partners to bring their authentic presentations of self. Elsmere is focused on unlocking the power of learning and transforming lives.