EAB (Education Advisory Board)
Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
EAB (Education Advisory Board), Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
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Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Washington, D.C. Number: 600225 Job Category: Finance/Accounting Job Department: G&A Job Family: Financial Planning & Analysis Job Type: Full Time Level: Experienced
At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement.
The Finance team works with senior executives at the firm to develop budgets, projections, evaluate new investment opportunities, and analyze and report on financial performance for both internal and external stakeholders, including the firm’s private equity owners.
The Finance team is seeking an Analyst to add to the team. The Analyst will participate as a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team to fulfill these various functions. The Analyst will also assume responsibility for helping mentor the analysts on the team and report directly to the Director of FP&A.
Primary Responsibilities:
Supporting the annual budgeting process by modeling and analyzing proposed financial goals across the firm and at the department level
Supporting the development and maintenance of an infrastructure that facilitates rapid reporting and analysis of key metrics driving financial and operational performance
Creating and maintaining department dashboards analyzing performance against key business metrics, including cost, revenue and margin targets
Managing key components of the firm’s budget to ensure adherence to cost targets, including:
Working with recruiting leads to monitor open positions and available budget for new hires
Managing all other non-personnel budgets
Working with the accounting team to develop soft close/quarter end financial projections
Analyzing specific financial and operational issues during the year, including ad-hoc analysis, modeling, and forecasting
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, business, or other related field
Minimum 2+ years of professional experience
Advanced MS Excel skills
Experience with budgeting software
Proven time management skills; ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
Strong academic or professional experience using quantitative analytical tools to assemble, analyze, and draw conclusions from business data
Discretion in handling sensitive firm, department and individual performance information
Ideal Qualifications:
Resourcefulness--ability to procure detailed data and information
Proven service orientation with attention to detail and follow-up
Proven project management and planning skills
Proven finance, strategy, and operational skills
Willingness to learn how to use new tools, techniques, and skills
Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise
Compensation:
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $54,500 - $70,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package.
This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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If you are an EAB employee, please use your work email address to sign up or apply.
Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Washington, D.C. Number: 600225 Job Category: Finance/Accounting Job Department: G&A Job Family: Financial Planning & Analysis Job Type: Full Time Level: Experienced
At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement.
The Finance team works with senior executives at the firm to develop budgets, projections, evaluate new investment opportunities, and analyze and report on financial performance for both internal and external stakeholders, including the firm’s private equity owners.
The Finance team is seeking an Analyst to add to the team. The Analyst will participate as a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team to fulfill these various functions. The Analyst will also assume responsibility for helping mentor the analysts on the team and report directly to the Director of FP&A.
Primary Responsibilities:
Supporting the annual budgeting process by modeling and analyzing proposed financial goals across the firm and at the department level
Supporting the development and maintenance of an infrastructure that facilitates rapid reporting and analysis of key metrics driving financial and operational performance
Creating and maintaining department dashboards analyzing performance against key business metrics, including cost, revenue and margin targets
Managing key components of the firm’s budget to ensure adherence to cost targets, including:
Working with recruiting leads to monitor open positions and available budget for new hires
Managing all other non-personnel budgets
Working with the accounting team to develop soft close/quarter end financial projections
Analyzing specific financial and operational issues during the year, including ad-hoc analysis, modeling, and forecasting
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, business, or other related field
Minimum 2+ years of professional experience
Advanced MS Excel skills
Experience with budgeting software
Proven time management skills; ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects
Strong academic or professional experience using quantitative analytical tools to assemble, analyze, and draw conclusions from business data
Discretion in handling sensitive firm, department and individual performance information
Ideal Qualifications:
Resourcefulness--ability to procure detailed data and information
Proven service orientation with attention to detail and follow-up
Proven project management and planning skills
Proven finance, strategy, and operational skills
Willingness to learn how to use new tools, techniques, and skills
Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise
Compensation:
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $54,500 - $70,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package.
This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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