Finance & Operation Analyst

Accountabilities

- Partner with teams across the organization to identify business challenges, define analytical priorities, and deliver actionable insights.

- Analyze operational performance, workload, service demand, staffing capacity, costs, and resource requirements to support business planning and decision-making.

- Investigate root causes of operational challenges and evaluate potential solutions, including staffing adjustments, process improvements, system enhancements, and additional investments.

- Prepare financial reports, budget-to-actual variance analyses, forecasts, and financial models to support planning and resource allocation.

- Translate operational assumptions and business activity into financial projections, scenario analyses, and investment recommendations.

- Develop, maintain, and monitor key performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide visibility into financial and operational performance.

- Collect, validate, reconcile, and analyze data from multiple sources, investigating discrepancies and ensuring reporting accuracy.

- Present analytical findings clearly to financial and nonfinancial stakeholders, highlighting key trends, business implications, and recommended actions.

- Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual processes, improve data accuracy, and strengthen reporting practices.

- Support the administration of financial and operational systems, including user access management, platform maintenance, and tools such as Ramp.

- Manage analytical and process improvement projects independently, from initial problem definition through recommendations and implementation support.

- Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders, track project progress, manage competing priorities, and proactively communicate challenges and solutions.

Requirements:

- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in business analysis, operations analysis, financial planning and analysis, accounting, or a combination of related disciplines.

- Demonstrated ability to analyze cross-functional business and operational challenges and connect findings to financial outcomes or resource decisions.

- Strong financial analysis background, including experience with financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, or financial modeling.

- Proven ability to investigate root causes, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical business or operational improvements.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and complex formulas.

- Experience working with ERP systems or other business platforms and analyzing data from multiple sources.

- Experience developing financial or operational reports, monitoring performance indicators, and building dashboards.

- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to independently structure, prioritize, and deliver projects without step-by-step supervision.

- Adaptability and confidence working in an evolving environment with changing priorities, ambiguous challenges, and developing processes.

- Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings to diverse audiences.

- A bachelor's degree in any discipline or equivalent practical experience. Relevant professional experience and demonstrated capabilities are valued regardless of academic background.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience working in a small, growing, or evolving organization, particularly in a position combining finance and operations responsibilities.

- Familiarity with NetSuite, Ramp, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable financial and business intelligence tools.

- Experience with business system administration, user access management, and workflow optimization.

- Background in analyzing staffing capacity, service demand, resource allocation, or operational efficiency.

- Experience in education, educational technology, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments.

Benefits:

- Competitive 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

- Paid time off to support work-life balance, rest, and personal commitments.

- Employee discount program and access to partner savings.

- Ongoing professional development opportunities and investment in continuous learning.

- Wellness initiatives supporting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

- Evolving benefits and workplace initiatives shaped by employee feedback and organizational values.

- Fully remote working arrangement within the United States.

- Collaborative and supportive working environment offering opportunities for professional growth and meaningful contributions.

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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