Senior Financial Analyst - Remote Opportunity
- Recruiter
- KinderCare
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 23 Jan 2021
- Closes
- 24 Jan 2021
- Ref
- 20000AY6
- Job role
- Financial analyst
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Job Description
About KinderCare Education®
KinderCare Education operates more than 1,380 early learning centers, and more than 560 Champions sites, supported by a corporate team of nearly 600 headquarters employees in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, KinderCare Education earned their third Gallup Great Workplace Award - one of only 39 companies worldwide to win this award.
The KinderCare Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team is responsible for providing company leadership with an accurate and comprehensive analysis, at an enterprise-level, of the financial status and outlook in order to drive business decisions and actions.
We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst that will work collaboratively with the finance and accounting teams at KinderCare in preparing the consolidated company budget and forecast, as well as provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of results and forecasted trends for leadership presentations. Additionally, they will deliver accurate reporting and analysis of monthly results for Board of Director presentations, and assist in developing the consolidated long-range plan, including balance sheet and cash flow modeling and forecasting.
The ideal candidate is proficient in financial concepts, systems & tools, is able to self-validate work to ensure accuracy, demonstrates the ability to up level work product for leadership presentations, possesses eagerness and curiosity to understand trends that drive financial performance and is able to connect the dots and draw meaningful conclusions. Individuals need to be able to seek out and incorporate feedback, self-prioritize work, escalate priority conflicts and recommend solutions collaboratively with manager and team members.
The role will have exposure across the broader finance organization as well as finance and company leadership, creating opportunity for comprehensive understanding of KinderCare's business and career growth and development.
Key responsibilities include:
Qualifications
Key desired skills and experience:
KinderCare Education is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.
About KinderCare Education®
KinderCare Education operates more than 1,380 early learning centers, and more than 560 Champions sites, supported by a corporate team of nearly 600 headquarters employees in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, KinderCare Education earned their third Gallup Great Workplace Award - one of only 39 companies worldwide to win this award.
- In neighborhoods with ourKinderCare®Learning Centersthat offer early childhood education and child care for children six weeks to 12 years old
- At work through KinderCare Education at Work™, family benefits for employers including on-site and near-site early learning centers and back-up care for last-minute child care
- In local schools with ourChampions®before and after-school programs.
The KinderCare Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team is responsible for providing company leadership with an accurate and comprehensive analysis, at an enterprise-level, of the financial status and outlook in order to drive business decisions and actions.
We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst that will work collaboratively with the finance and accounting teams at KinderCare in preparing the consolidated company budget and forecast, as well as provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of results and forecasted trends for leadership presentations. Additionally, they will deliver accurate reporting and analysis of monthly results for Board of Director presentations, and assist in developing the consolidated long-range plan, including balance sheet and cash flow modeling and forecasting.
The ideal candidate is proficient in financial concepts, systems & tools, is able to self-validate work to ensure accuracy, demonstrates the ability to up level work product for leadership presentations, possesses eagerness and curiosity to understand trends that drive financial performance and is able to connect the dots and draw meaningful conclusions. Individuals need to be able to seek out and incorporate feedback, self-prioritize work, escalate priority conflicts and recommend solutions collaboratively with manager and team members.
The role will have exposure across the broader finance organization as well as finance and company leadership, creating opportunity for comprehensive understanding of KinderCare's business and career growth and development.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing tactical support for Enterprise consolidation of the budgeting and forecasting process
- Executing various modeling and optimization of tools and processes to assist with budgeting process, monthly forecasting and periodic reporting and analysis of results
- Providing clear and concise datadriven insights to senior leadership for visibility and decision making
- Analyzing and modeling of near and longterm results for scenario planning of P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
- Supporting External Reporting compliance requirements
Qualifications
Key desired skills and experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 5 years' experience in a similar position with a medium to large sized company
- Relevant and successful experience working in a multiunit environment
- Experience developing planning models and consolidations of budgets / forecasts, including capital planning, P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
- Advanced skills in MS Excel and Powerpoint
- Ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Detail orientation with high attention to quality and accuracy
- Ability to interact with various levels of management and develop excellent working relationships inside and outside of the department
- Ability to guide and influence decisions leveraging excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with Oracle, TM1/Cognos, Anaplan, Hyperion Enterprise or similar financial reporting software
- Proven ability to analyze complex financial information, identify potential problems and develop viable alternatives
KinderCare Education is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.