Finance Analyst - Northbrook, United States - Savvas Learning Company LLC.

Description

Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 5:00 AM

Savvas Learning Company is a global education company that produces award-winning learning solutions that empower educators and engage students with the highest quality content.

Recognized as an industry leader, we serve millions of K-12 learners with innovative, student-centered educational programs that turn today's classrooms into active learning environments.

By embracing technology, personalized learning, and immersive experiences delivered across multiple platforms, we design our learning solutions to be more accessible and relevant to each student.

Our comprehensive solutions for core curriculum, and supplemental and intervention programs - supported by an array of professional development services - allow teachers to use data to inform classroom practices and tailor instructions to an individual's abilities and learning styles.

This is a business partnering role supporting the Services and Customer Care groups.

You will serve as a business partner and strategic advisor to leaders by managing data and performing reporting and analysis to enable them to make more effective and informed decisions.

You will also assist with management of capacity planning and utilization analysis.

You will be responsible for month-end close activities, quarterly forecasting activities and budgets as well as preparing and distributing management and financial reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

Month End Activities and Cost Center Management:
Ensure accuracy of cost center expenses at the end of each month.
Review monthly Payroll and reconcile to budgeted or forecasted headcount

Question differences – prepare Journal Entry for reclasses
Partner with HR to resolve any discrepancies and cost center changes

Monthly Actual Review during close week
Run and review OPEX by cost center and account

Analyze and explain variances against Budget and Forecast
Research and reclass any amounts that are incorrectly coded
Review expenses and determine missing cost and prepare accrual Journal Entries
Calculate and post cost allocations to COS or Sales

Review purchase card activities and leased vehicle expenses

Budgeting and Forecasting:
Partner with services and customer care management in creating quarterly forecasts and annual budgets
Responsible for reconciling and accounting for all approved headcount in budget and forecast and appropriate phasing
Produce headcount and OPEX file to support the budgeting and forecast process

Reporting:
T&E and Office spending reporting and analysis of trends from current and prior years
Headcount

Analyze headcounts, movement, TBH's

Reconcile to Budget or previous forecast and update bridges and assumptions
Update list of TBH's and reconcile to vacancies
Create and publish utilization reports, and partner with cost center manager to analyze data and highlight trends and anomalies
Prepare and distribute BVR files to each cost center manager
Ad-hoc reporting in support of a business plan or a project

Partnering:
Respond to general questions, most commonly asked by cost center managers or admins, by researching and performing analysis
Generate ad-hoc reporting to support decision making and analysis
Create monthly reports to support the business and highlight variances and provide insights
Partner with HR and managers to maintain data accuracy and reporting around headcount
Requirements
At least 1-2 years of relevant FP&A experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively in order to explain financial concepts to non-finance people
Advanced analytical skills, proficiency with MS Excel and willingness to learn new ERP systems
Strong communication and presentation skills required
Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment
Detail oriented, self-motivated and organized
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Savvas Learning Company provides access to a benefits experience created to offer our employees choice, flexibility, and the opportunity to save money for the future.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, tax-advantaged accounts, pharmacy, life insurance, disability insurance, matching 401(k), and paid time off.

Our benefits are part of a total package that is carefully designed to support the total well-being of our employees.

Savvas Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Savvas Learning complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.

Savvas prohibits discrimination against individuals based on race, color, region, national origin, sex, age, disability, and other protected group status.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .
Savvas Learning is an affirmative action employer and participate in E-Verify. E-Verify Know Your Rights

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