Collegeboard

Collegeboard

Senior Analyst, Financial Operations

Remote - USA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$64k-$100kDetected 15 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingExcelAuditingOperations ManagementProcess ImprovementERPHRISLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingFinancial ReportingInternal AuditAccounts PayableVariance AnalysisProcurement

About the role

  • They proactively identify financial risks and work to mitigate them through process improvement and policy enforcement.
  • They also bridge the gap between strategic financial leadership and operational execution.
  • Extracts and analyzes data from multiple sources, analyzing the results, identifies inconsistencies, follows up on resolutions along with supporting documentation for journal entries.

Responsibilities

  • Provides support to the Senior director by assisting with all phases of the close process which includes accruals, reconciliations, monthly reporting, actual/budget variance analysis and resolution.
  • Conducts meetings with program counterparts to resolve inquiries and prepare appropriate revenue and expense accruals, ensuring adequate support for all accruals.
  • Supports External and Internal Audit Processes.
  • Collaborates with the Operational Excellence and Strategic Sourcing teams to refine and improve the open purchase order closure process.
  • Performs special projects and assignments for the finance department as assigned.
  • They implement and maintain robust internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure the accuracy of financial data.
  • At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck-we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.

Requirements

  • Thorough knowledge of financial and general accounting principles.
  • Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team.
  • Experience with strategic planning, financial systems, product financial analysis, budgets, and general accounting functions required.
  • The ability to travel 1-2 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.

Nice to have

  • Workday ERP skills are preferred.
  • CP A, Masters in Accounting or MBA is preferred

Skills

  • A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work.
  • Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with experience providing leadership and direction in financial analysis and planning.
  • Adept problem-solving skills, including using data to inform decisions and actions.

Compensation

  • We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

Benefits

  • You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.
  • solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.

Company info

  • The Financial Operations controller's team serves as financial stewards and ensures the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of financial reporting, by leading the month-end and year-end close processes for the College Board divisions, ensuring consistency, completeness, and compliance.
  • About the Opportunity
  • The Senior Analyst, Financial Operations provides direct support to the Senior Director, Finance, in efforts to achieve organization-wide financial and business performance objectives.
  • Chief responsibilities include providing support for the monthly close process by way of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, deferrals, chargebacks, payment tracking, supporting budgetary analyses and forecasting.
  • This role will support multiple divisions including Learning and Assessment, BigFuture, the Office of the CEO, Operations, and Corporate, & Finance.
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