Financial Analyst

Job Summary: This role is part of our corporate financial services department within a large School Finance team. You will be part of a large team under our school finance department working to support our school leaders with their budget decisions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work collaboratively with school leadership and other supporting departments to develop, review, and adjust school budgets; provide regular and timely updates on spending to allow for proactive decision making as it relates to school business.
2. Evaluate and monitor spending against school budgets for sustainability, allowability, and program alignment.
3. Responsible for timely and accurate reporting of financial statements, spending as it relates to budget, and student record information through the use of multiple company and state data, financial, and grant system platforms.
4. Acquire and maintain expertise regarding applicable federal, state, local laws, and accounting rules and regulations.
5. Responsible for creation and submission of grant applications and amendments based on unique school and student needs for multiple schools and funding sources.
6. Advocate for schools' needs with departments of education, school boards, and chartering authorizers.
7. Communicate clearly to teammates, schools, vendors, Service Center departments, and state departments of education while providing excellent customer service.
8. Assess complex situations and provide solutions both independently and through a comprehensive team approach.
9. Assist with programmatic and financial audits as needed.
10. Adhere to strict confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
11. Additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. 2 years or more experience in financial statement analysis and working with budgets.
2. Experience in business, accounting, or related field.
3. Self-directed, highly motivated, growth-minded.
4. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
5. Experience working in interdependent teams requiring strong collaborative skills.
6. Highly proficient in Microsoft Office products, especially Excel.
7. Proven ability to analyze and summarize large amounts of data for customers.
8. Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time and adhere to strict timelines and due dates.
9. Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
10. Experience working in a large organization with teams and other departments.
11. Account coding experience.
12. Bachelor's degree is required; accounting, business or related field is preferred.
13. At least 2 years of experience working with budgets and financial statements.
14. 5 or more years of accounting experience.