Senior Financial Analyst

McGraw Hill LLC.•UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

1d•Remote

About The Position

McGraw Hill, a leading provider of digital and print educational resources, is seeking a Senior Analyst, Finance to join its Finance organization within Higher Education. This role reports to the Finance Manager and acts as a high-level strategic liaison to the Accounting team. The primary responsibilities include ensuring revenue forecasting/budgeting, deferred revenue modeling, and reserves methodology are aligned with GAAP revenue recognition standards. The position involves serving as a mentor and technical lead, analyzing revenue behavior to understand the impact of distribution models and product lifecycles on the P&L. This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

Requirements

3+ years of heavy-duty revenue modeling experience with a deep understanding of revenue recognition principles, Price/Volume/Mix analysis, and the mechanics of Deferred Revenue.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.
Expert-level Excel (Power Query/Modeling); experience with BI tools (Tableau/PowerBI) and GL systems (Oracle, IBM Cognos).
Deep experience modeling the distinct sales, return, and revenue recognition behaviors of both physical goods and service-based credits/adjustments.
Proven ability to analyze large transactional datasets to identify trends in retention or churn, expansion or contraction, and yield erosion or pricing optimization.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a lead or mentorship capacity, including project management or active coaching and peer-review of junior financial analysts (preferred).
CPA, CFA, MBA, or other relevant professional certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary functional link between Finance and Accounting, ensuring forward-looking forecasts/budgets and Accounting results are reconciled and grounded in the same revenue recognition logic.
Produce month, quarter, and year-end close deliverables and variance analysis, and create forward-looking forecasts/budgets with associated management reporting materials.
Translate revenue recognition policies into functional forecasting drivers, ensuring models accurately reflect performance obligations and the timing of revenue release in accordance with GAAP standards.
Evaluate the entire company portfolio of sales transactions to perform deep-dive Price/Volume/Mix analysis, distinguishing revenue growth driven by raw volume versus pricing power or optimized yield.
Manage the disparate financial behaviors of Pre-Activity (physical inventory/fulfillment) and Post-Billed (usage-based/consumption) distribution channels, partnering with Billing and IT to minimize revenue leakage.
Analyze the behavior of existing products and lead modeling for New Product Introductions (NPI), including ramp-up curves and cannibalization risks.
Own the methodology for returns reserves, bad debt, and revenue allowances, incorporating predictive operational data to ensure reserves are optimized for risk and reflect true net yield.
Act as a technical lead by reviewing analyst work, providing guidance on complex modeling techniques, and defining standardized revenue modeling protocols across the Finance team.