Senior Financial Analyst

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $67k - $87.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Cengage Group

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5001 - 10000 employees

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

☁️ SaaS

💰 Private Equity Round on 2023-06

Education • eCommerce • SaaS

Cengage Group is a global education technology company dedicated to enhancing learning experiences. With over 100 years of service, Cengage provides affordable and high-quality digital products and services that help learners become job-ready. Their offerings support various educational goals, including reskilling, upskilling, degree attainment, and language learning, ensuring access to quality education for individuals of all backgrounds and abilities.

📋 Description

• Own core FP&A processes including monthly reporting, quarterly forecasting, and annual planning, with a focus on accuracy, insight, and continuous improvement • Partner closely with product and business unit leaders to analyze product performance, profitability, and customer adoption trends • Translate financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership • Develop a deep understanding of business drivers and proactively identify risks and opportunities • Perform detailed variance analysis, identifying root causes and communicating key drivers of performance • Support strategic decision-making through ad hoc analysis, scenario modeling, and business case development • Improve and automate reporting processes using modern tools (e.g., BI platforms, data models, AI-assisted workflows) • Act as a key liaison between the Business Unit, FP&A, and Accounting to ensure alignment and consistency • Assist in the preparation of internal and external reporting materials • Support product setup, financial tracking, and new initiative analysis • Investigate data discrepancies and drive resolution with cross-functional partners.

🎯 Requirements

• Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Accounting/Finance, or Quantitative subject areas required • 2+ years related experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or a related analytical role • Strong analytical foundation with the ability to move from data to insight to recommendation • Adapts well to fast-paced environment and constantly evolving priorities and activities • Advanced Excel skills; comfort handling extensive data collections and building models • Experience with or strong interest in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) and financial systems (SAP, Hyperion, etc.) • Demonstrated curiosity and interest in employing technology, automation, and AI for improving financial processes and analysis • Solid understanding of accounting principles (GAAP) and financial statements • High attention to detail with the capacity to manage several priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Strong communication skills, capable of clearly presenting complex information to non-finance collaborators. • Growth mindset: proactive, coachable, and motivated to tackle increasing responsibility.

🏖️ Benefits

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