Sr Financial Analyst

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Sr Financial Analyst role, working in Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) is critical to the Corporate FP&A team as it partners across multiple departments to provide reporting and insightful analysis. As a Sr Financial Analyst, you will be involved in all planning activities and produces key management reports used to evaluate the financial performance of Ascend.

WHERE YOU'LL WORK

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Prepare reports and analytics on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis to enable business decision making; highlight important takeaways and insights in concise executive summaries

• Collaborate across FP&A and with Finance Executives to prepare important presentation materials. Requires frequent communication with Senior Executives to determine how best to articulate financial results and plans/budgets.

• Model budget, forecast and long-range plans, summarizing variances, risks and opportunities; use business judgment to determine when to drill into underlying detail

• Streamline reporting packages and make recommendation for improvements

• Collect, organize, and analyze data via FP&A system to create meaningful analyses that drive insights

• Perform ad-hoc reporting and financial analyses at multiple levels of complexity, including cost analysis, and financial and expense performance comparisons

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in related fields, such as Business Administration, Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, or other areas combined with relevant work experience is required

• 5+ years of Finance/Accounting experience; prior FP&A experience strongly preferred

• Solid grasp of finance with very high level of attention to detail and quality output

• Ability to present financial information and models in a concise and easily comprehensible manner

• Collaborative in approach and working style with an ability to interact with senior executives

• Comfortable working in an environment with frequent tight deadlines

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. Datawarehouse, Microsoft BI or Tableau background a plus. Prior experience with FP&A system preferred

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off

• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance

• 401(k) employer matching program

• Parental leave

• Wellness resources

• Charitable matching program

• Hybrid work

• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)

• Community outreach groups

• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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