Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

Cengage; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage is seeking a Manager, Corporate FP&A to drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. This role supports corporate reporting, modeling, and investment decision processes across the organization from its Massachusetts base.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in FP&A, strong analytics, and proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint, with a drive for AI-driven improvements and collaboration with business partners. This role emphasizes performance insight and strategic financial planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years' experience in FP&A, private equity, or a similar role.
• Knowledge of financial statements – Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to balance multiple activities.
• Aptitude for utilizing AI and partnering in operational transformations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ad hoc analyses based on corporate initiatives that require in depth understanding of spend, investments, and transformations across the whole organization.
• Builds and maintains models to support long-term decisions by understanding profit and loss impacts.
• Develops financial projections for planning and investment decisions including proforma M&A activity.
• Assists in developing market and competitor intelligence and analyzing business opportunities.
• Assists in crafting budgeting and forecasting decks for executive discussions.
• Collaborates with FP&A team members and business partners to lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and revenue and expense driver analysis.
• Identifies efficiency opportunities based on business unit economics.
• Proactively identifies key insights in performance trends and provides analysis.
• Streamlines planning and reporting processes for continuous improvement including AI-enabled tools and procedures.
• Supports external investor presentations and data requirements for reporting.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder comms

AI in finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

We believe in the power and joy of learning At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

The Manager, Corporate FP&A contributes to financial performance by supporting corporate reporting and forecasting.

What you will do here:

• Ad hoc analyses based on corporate initiatives that require in depth understanding of spend, investments, and transformations across the whole organization
• Builds and maintains models to support long-term decisions by understanding profit and loss impacts
• Develops financial projections for planning and investment decisions including proforma M&A activity
• Assists in developing market and competitor intelligence and analyzing business opportunities
• Assists in crafting budgeting and forecasting decks for executive discussions
• Collaborates with FP&A team members and business partners to lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and revenue and expense driver analysis
• Identifies efficiency opportunities based on business unit economics
• Proactively identifies key insights in performance trends and provides analysis
• Streamlines planning and reporting processes for continuous improvement including AI-enabled tools and procedures
• Supports external investor presentations and data requirements for reporting

Skills you will need here:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 2-4 years' experience in FP&A, private equity, or a similar role
• Knowledge of financial statements - Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with an ability to balance multiple activities
• Aptitude for utilizing AI and partnering in operational transformations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills
• Curiosity, resourcefulness, flexibility, and a willingness to collaborate
• Self-starter who takes initiative; confident under pressure and meets deadlines

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws. Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program.

This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below. 15% Annual: Individual Target $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 USD

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

At Cengage, we combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey. We have built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment.