FP&A Manager

7 days ago

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States Ascend Learning Full time

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

What You'll Do

As an FP&A Manager you will be critical to the finance team and a key partner for multiple Ascend brands. You will interact with business leadership to provide insightful analysis and reporting to optimize the financial results of these brands. You will frequently interact with senior finance executives including the CFO. You will produce important deliverables in support of Board presentations, senior team meetings, and other critical Finance and business materials.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Burlington, MA or Leawood, KS office location.

How You'll Spend Your Time

  • Provide critical insight on business trends and strategic initiatives; Develop insightful analysis over and above conventional reporting to add value to the business
  • Prepare annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and actual reporting against plan; Drive corrective action planning
  • Develop appropriate reporting/dashboards to provide visibility into trends, pricing performance and other key business KPIs
  • Build models, analyze data, create reports, generate insights, make specific and actionable recommendations, and influence business decisions.
  • Assist in the preparation and presentation of financial reports, including variance analysis, to senior leadership and stakeholders
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement initiatives that align with company goals and objectives.

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 6+ years of progressive FP&A experience
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, track and optimize business reporting metrics
  • Experience in technology, software and/or digital learning a plus
  • Be able to perform a variety of financial activities including planning, analysis, budgeting, and reporting
  • Able to perform accurate detailed work while also staying focused on interpreting information within a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated results orientation and drive toward targeted results
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects/deliverables
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Collaborative in approach and working style / Builds trusts within the organization
  • Strong Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications essential; database and data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI or Tableau) a plus

Benefits

  • Flexible and generous paid time off
  • Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • 401(k) employer matching program
  • Parental leave
  • Wellness resources
  • Charitable matching program
  • Hybrid work
  • On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
  • Community outreach groups
  • Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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