FP&A Analyst: Budgeting, Forecasting & Insights

EAB (Education Advisory Board); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

20+ days PTO

401(k) retirement savings plan

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Education Advisory Board in Washington, DC seeks an Analyst to join the FP&A team. The role reports to the FP&A manager and offers exposure to CFO and business-unit leaders, with a focus on budgeting, reporting, and financial performance.

The analyst will model budgets, build dashboards, support forecasts, and interact with senior management on financial metrics and strategic analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field.
• Minimum 1+ years of professional experience.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Experience with budgeting software.
• Proven time‑management skills; ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects.
• Strong analytical skills using quantitative tools to assemble, analyze, and draw conclusions from business data.
• Discretion in handling sensitive performance information.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting process by modeling and analyzing proposed financial goals at the firm and department level.
• Support the development and maintenance of an infrastructure that facilitates rapid reporting and analysis of key metrics driving financial and operational performance.
• Create and maintain department dashboards analyzing performance against key business metrics, including cost, revenue, and margin targets.
• Manage key components of the firm’s financial projections to ensure target accuracy, including:
• Work with business leaders to monitor performance against forecast.
• Work with the accounting team to develop soft close/quarter‑end financial projections.
• Analyze specific financial and operational issues during the year, including ad‑hoc analysis, modeling, and forecasting.

Skills

MS Excel

Budgeting software

Time management

Data analysis

Discretion

SQL

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or another related field

Job description

Education Advisory Board in Washington, DC seeks an Analyst to join the FP&A team. The role reports to the FP&A manager and offers exposure to CFO and business-unit leaders, with a focus on budgeting, reporting, and financial performance.

The analyst will model budgets, build dashboards, support forecasts, and interact with senior management on financial metrics and strategic analyses.