FP&A Sr Manager

Ascend Learning • Burlington, MA

222d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required in finance, business administration, business analytics, or other related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in FP&A (preferably both corporate and segment FP&A).
• Ability to perform a variety of financial activities including planning, analysis, budgeting, and reporting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and advanced Excel skills; experience with financial planning software is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills along with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications; database and data visualization tools a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide business leaders with crucial insights and recommendations to drive financial and operating performance.
• Understand business drivers and communicate critical business insights both verbally and visually.
• Become an expert on Ascend business process and data flow; proactively recommend process, tool, or data flow changes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, sales, marketing, and product teams to drive data-driven decisions.
• Interact frequently with senior executives and produce important deliverables for commercial reviews and senior leadership meetings.
• Key role in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling to support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Understand the data generated through company operations and activities and where/how that data is stored.
• Provide detailed financial analysis and insights to senior management, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Build models, analyze data, create reports, generate insights, and make actionable recommendations.
• Prepare and present financial reports, including variance analysis, to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of FP&A processes and tools.

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
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees