FP&A Analyst

Guild Education; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care options

401k

Vacation policy

Sick leave (8 days)

Parental leave (12+ weeks)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellness benefits

Education benefits

Job summary

Guild Education is seeking an FP&A Analyst to join the Finance Team in Denver, CO. You will own budgeting and forecasting for the operating model, develop financial reports for the Board and investors, and provide strategic insights to leadership.

This role collaborates across the organization to drive process improvements and support Guild’s mission. You should have 2+ years in corporate finance, strong Excel modeling skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a corporate finance function, investment banking, consulting, or related fields.
• Excel expertise with building complex financial models and analyses.
• Self-starter with action-oriented mindset in a fast-paced growth environment.
• Ability to distill and communicate complex topics to varied audiences.
• Sharp attention to detail with data accuracy in a results-driven setting.
• Collaborative team player with stakeholder management skills.
• Passionate about serving students and building a strong business.
• Disciplined with strong time management and multiple project juggling.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting and forecasting components of Guild’s operating model, including headcount, cash flow and resource allocations.
• Prepare financial reporting, monthly close packages for the Board, investors, and senior management.
• Analyze trends to provide actionable insights and decision support to leadership.
• Enhance forecast models and streamline reporting through process improvements.
• Lead cross-functional ad hoc projects such as scenario planning and profitability analysis.

Skills

Excel proficient

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Business partnering

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Job description

To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. You can read about our culture principles here.

We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers helping you know what to expect from your experience here.

----

This role is based in Denver, CO

Guild is hiring for aFinancial Planning and Analysis Analyst to join our Finance Team. This role would be part of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team that is responsible for financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting and strategic business partnering.

In this role, you would support forecasting and planning, financial reporting, company goal-setting, and strategic finance analyses, all while helping Guild achieve its mission. You’ll form strong relationships across the organization and work with both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you’d be a critical member of the team, identifying new opportunities, driving process improvements and providing decision support for leadership.

As an FP&A Analyst, you will:

• Own budgeting and forecasting components of Guild’s operating model, which we use to plan headcount, cash flow, and resource allocations.
• Prepare financial reporting, presentations and develop monthly close packages for our Board of Directors, investors, and senior management to ensure key stakeholders are knowledgeable and equipped to contribute to deliver on Guild’s financial commitments.
• Analyze business and performance trends to provide actionable insights and decision support to Guild’s leadership team.
• Enhance existing forecast models; identify opportunities to streamline reporting and implement process improvements.
• Work cross functionally on ad hoc projects that include, but are not limited to, scenario planning, sensitivity and profitability analysis.

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

Required Competencies:

• Experience. You have 2+ years of relevant work experience in a corporate finance function, investment banking, consulting, or private equity / growth equity. Preference for an undergraduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.).
• Technical skills. You’re an Excel expert with the ability to develop insightful and complex financial models and quantitative analysis, paired with critical thinking and sound business judgment.
• Entrepreneurial. You are a self-starter with a roll‑up‑the‑sleeves, action oriented mindset to have an impact in a fast-paced, rapidly changing growth environment.
• Communication. You can distill and communicate complex topics broadly to board members, clients, front-line team members and everyone in between.
• Precision. You have sharp attention to detail with a natural feel for numbers and data, and have a high degree of accuracy in a fast‑paced, results‑oriented environment.
• Team skills. You have a positive attitude with a can‑do, service‑oriented mentality. You are collaborative, with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and build successful working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Passion. You are passionate about serving our students and an unrelenting drive to build an amazing business.
• Discipline. You have strong organizational and time management skills and ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks with multiple stakeholders while hitting deadlines on time sensitive projects.
• Something else? Wonderful, we’re curious to learn more about you!

Preferred Competencies:

• Experience implementing and managing a cloud‑based EPM like Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Drivetrain, etc. strongly preferred
• Finance business partnership or previous FP&A experience
• Comfortable and confident presenting to senior leadership and executives

We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. All salary ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a salary of $90,000 - $110,000 and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.

Posting Date: September 9, 2026
*This role will stay open for a minimum of 3 days.

Guild partners with the country’s most innovative employers, including Chipotle, Target, Walgreens, JPMorgan Chase, Hilton, Spectrum, PepsiCo, Tyson, and more, to build the talent needed for today and a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Guild helps employers identify, develop, and mobilize internal talent, enabling workers to gain skills for in-demand roles and companies to stay agile.

By connecting employees to real-world learning, coaching, and career support, and providing companies with actionable talent insights, Guild transforms all talent into high‑impact contributors and positions companies for long‑term, sustainable growth. For more information, visit https://www.guild.com.

Guild is a female‑founded, certified B Corp. The company has been recognized by Fortune’s Change the World list (2021, 2025), the Forbes Cloud 100 (2020‑2025), Great Place to Work (2022‑2025), CNBC’s Disruptor 50 (2021‑2024), TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies (2022), Inc.’s Best‑Led Companies (2021), Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas (2020), and B Lab’s Best for the World (2019), among many others.

Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:

• Access to low‑cost, high‑quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• Vacation policy to rest and recharge
• 8 days of fully‑paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family‑friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non‑birthing parents and 18–20 weeks for birthing parents; 2‑week ramp‑up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
• Well‑rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

Our home and headquarters in Denver, but some of our roles allow for remote work, allowing us to reach the best talent across the US. Please refer to the job location referenced below the job posting title to determine location. Roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

PRIVACY NOTICE

I understand that I am applying for employment with Guild and am being asked to provide information in connection with my application. I further understand that Guild gathers this information through a third‑party service provider and that Guild may use other service providers to assist in the application process. Guild may share my information with such third‑party service providers in connection with my application and for the start of employment.

I understand and agree to Guild's use of my information in accordance with Guild's Privacy Policy and, for applicants that are residents of the State of California, Guild's Applicant Privacy Notice and California Notice at Collection.