Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Driven by the mission to democratize education, Paper is the largest provider of educational support, supporting millions of students through partnerships with thousands of school districts. Paper helps deliver true educational equity through their category-leading Educational Support System (ESS) that offers virtual access to 24/7 tutors and essay reviewers. Founded in 2014, Paper philosophically believes that all students should be given the tools and resources to reach their academic potential, independent of socio-economic status, geography, language, or other barriers. We are headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and Las Vegas, Nevada with remote employees across the US and Canada. Paper is proud to have been named by GSV as one of the most transformational growth companies in digital learning.
Job Summary
Job Description
PAPER is looking for a highly-motivated, energetic Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to join our team. You will join a lean, dynamic team and make a high-impact in the development and maintenance of budgets, forecasts, and financial models to drive optimization and efficiency utilizing Anaplan software. The successful candidate has high attention to detail, an analytical thought process, and a strong interest in solving problems.
Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the financial planning and reporting models within Pigment, the financial planning software for Paper
• Serve as finance business partner to department leads, supporting them in strategic and financial planning discussions including forecast and budget
• Analyze trends, results, and forecast to actual variances and communicate insights to leadership, including identifying risks and opportunities
• Collaborate with accounting team during the monthly close process to ensure accuracy of financials and integration of data into Pigment
• Manage the sales commission payout process
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support the growth of the business and identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement
• Assist with the documentation of policies and procedures within the department as well as new corporate policies/procedures

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in finance and/or accounting
• 4+ years experience in FP&A or similar roles (strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, corporate development)
• Strong financial modeling skills and experience with tools such as Pigment, Anaplan, and Tableau
• Experience with NetSuite required
• Experience in SaaS or a high-growth tech company is preferred
• Ability to build strong, collaborative working relationships with internal business partners and department leads
• Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is not phased by ambiguity; possesses a "roll up your sleeves" mentality

About Paper
Paper offers an exciting, dynamic, inclusive work environment putting excellence at the center of everything we do. Our mission is woven into the fabric of our culture, challenging our team to build meaningful and creative solutions.
We thrive when we collaborate with each other, and use integrity and selflessness to align our business decisions with our mission. We approach every challenge with positivity, achieving the outcome we want regardless of what gets in the way. Our tenacity propels our hyper-growth, where trust is key and we all strive to make an impact every day.
We believe that diverse teams build better products. Paper does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.
Nobody checks every box, but the Paper team is built by passionate and innovative people who share our mission for democratizing education. If you don't think you meet all of the requirements above but are still interested in the job, please apply.
PS. Equity is our mission! We make sure to treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our job board - our amazing talent team will reach out! Our team isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone.
Requisition ID
R-100155