Senior Financial Analyst

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Financial Analyst plays an important role in the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Unit by providing timely, accurate, and meaningful financial analysis that supports informed business decisions and enterprise performance management and improvement. This role will develop robust driver-based financial models, support budgeting and forecasting, build industry/company knowledge, and develop a strong understanding of financial and operational metrics to serve as a value-added business partner. Critical qualities to succeed in this role include the ability to take ownership, think independently, manage projects, develop relationships across the company, and possess the willingness and desire to continuously build industry and technical knowledge.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

At NBME ®, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Analysis

• Responsible for reporting and variance analysis of unit and programmatic operating results against budget and prior year.
• Supports project accounting by preparing cost estimates.
• Prepares standardized financial modeling (where appropriate) to support executive team decision making including the development of strategic analysis related to return on investment, cost savings/efficiency calculations and business model evaluations.
• Responsible for long-term projections, "What if" scenarios, Adaptive Planning reporting, and special projects as assigned.

Financial Systems/ERP

• Responsible for ongoing development and maintenance of budget software, including developing and modifying calculations within the software, creating and updating reports and providing training and end user support; development of ERP queries and reports; and for ensuring the ongoing maintenance of ERP system data.

Budgeting

• Participates in annual forecast and annual budget preparation, compilation monitoring and review process as well as analysis and reporting of the budget data.
• Trains staff members and management in budget process; provides ongoing support to staff and management throughout the process.
• Develops and presents budget materials to senior leadership and governance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including experience communicating and preparing presentations for senior leadership.
• Proven track record of solid analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated experience with financial modeling and data analysis.
• Able to work independently and within a team.
• Accounting and information systems background including budgeting and/or reporting systems.
• Well organized with an emphasis on time management skills and attention to detail.
• In-depth working knowledge of Oracle (ERP) and Adaptive Insights is desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word experience.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience of a combination of financial analysis and accounting with an emphasis on financial modeling and data analysis experience.
• Experience working with financial systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of equivalent education and experience

About NBME:

NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME® , , s, the ® Program and . Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the , which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our . Through the , and , researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

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The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.

COVID-19 Considerations:

Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment, subject to potential reasonable accommodations for legitimate medical or religious reasons which prevent such vaccination. Applicants who have received a conditional offer of employment will be requested to provide information about their COVID-19 vaccination status.

NBME is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the EEOC.