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, and strategic decisions. 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
- Own and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual presentations for management, investors, and the Board of Directors.
- Analyze financial statements, trends, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to provide actionable insights for management.
- Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying variances and providing recommendations.
- Work with cross-functional teams to gather financial information, understand business drivers, and support decision-making processes
- Support strategic planning initiatives by analyzing financial data and trends to assist in the development of business strategies.
- Conduct scenario analyses and financial simulations to evaluate potential business opportunities and risks.
- Perform extensive decision support for key business initiatives, including internal and external (M&A) investment thesis
- Partner with University Partnerships team to build pricing models for new clients
- Identify opportunities for improving financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- 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, 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: $105K - $125K
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.
