Finance & Strategy Manager (Education)

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain the Education business’s monthly top-line forecast model, set targets, and understand variances in actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor
• Build and manage detailed and dynamic three statement financial model to identify, evaluate and execute on investment opportunities and risk mitigation strategies 
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, & Customer Success teams to develop goals and then identify resourcing needs and systems improvements required to accomplish them
• Collaborate with supply chain and procurement to understand purchasing lead times, warehouse planning, and production capacity to recommend inventory purchases and CaPex expenditures 
• Build scalable processes and systems to enhance financial visibility, control and planning effectiveness that support the business and its next wave of growth
• Manage key expenses including headcount and OPEX for the Education business 
• Assist in month-end close processes, reporting, and ad hoc projects and analyses

Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities

• Minimum 4 years of operational experience including experience within investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or business insights / analytics roles, and ideally more recent experience in strategic finance functions at a high-growth company
• Industry and financial modeling experience with physical goods required
• High proficiency in Excel, Google Suite, and financial reporting softwares (SQL, Macros is a plus)
• Excellent analytical financial modeling and forecasting skills, with a deep understanding of model architecture and formula efficiency and business judgment to balance details while not losing sight of the big picture
• Strong grasp of the 3 financial statements and US GAAP 
• Self-starter who is proactive, intellectually curious, and not afraid to seek out and lead projects independently
• Team player that thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves data and numbers, and is highly self-motivated and analytical
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management