Senior Financial Analyst

Position Overview

• Location Type: Not Specified
• Employment Type: Not Specified
• Mission: To make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone by empowering students with financial support and supercharging their ability to pay down their debt.
• Company: Earnies
• Description: Earnies builds tools to help people feel in control of their financial future, including private student loans, student loan refinancing, and scholarships. The Senior Financial Analyst will report to the Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead Comprehensive Financial Forecasting:
  • Manage monthly and annual budgeting processes.
  • Consolidate financial models.
  • Ensure alignment with accounting practices for accurate projections.
• Drive Strategic Business Partnerships:
  • Collaborate with operational leaders to model expenses, headcount, and compensation.
  • Ensure financial controls and accuracy in forecasts.
• Deliver Detailed Monthly/Quarterly Financial Reporting:
  • Partner with accounting for accurate close.
  • Analyze variances.
  • Create executive-level financial summaries and narratives.
• Enhance Product Profitability Analysis:
  • Expand product-level reporting to reflect accurate P&L financials, including cost allocation and automation.
• Optimize Financial Processes Through Automation and Tool Implementation:
  • Implement and optimize FP&A tools.
  • Automate processes using scripting languages.
  • Transition to visualization-based reporting.
• Support Strategic Projects with Financial Analysis:
  • Conduct financial analyses for new product development, competitive analysis, and other strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience: 2 - 5+ years of finance/accounting experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • High proficiency with Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint.
  • Experience with Financial ERP systems.
• Communication & Collaboration:
  • Experience working with C-suite level leadership (direct reporting, presentations, etc.).
  • Comfortable speaking in large groups.
  • Ability to lead work initiatives with cross-functional coordination with stakeholders.
  • Ability to disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to details and accuracy.
• Personal Attributes: Highly motivated, quick learner and enthusiastic about their work.

Preferred Qualifications (Even Better)

• Prior experience working in the lending industry.
• Very strong Excel and deck/slide creation (PowerPoint) skills.
• Experience writing code scripts (Python, R or other equivalent) to automate and streamline reporting and processes.
• Formula auditing.
• SQL or other database coding experience.
• Experience rolling out new products/analyzing new product financials.

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