Senior Financial Analyst

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network•Framingham, MA

8d•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities. The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the Finance team and reports to the Chief Financial Officer. The experienced professional will also work directly with the Controller and Director of Revenue on a regular basis. This individual will be the lead for providing financial support to the agency including regular analysis and reporting on the agency’s financial position, developing annual budgets and forecasts, and leading quality improvement and finance transformation initiatives.

Requirements

4+ years of accounting and financial planning and analysis experience
Strong understanding of GAAP and accrual basis accounting
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis
Understands key business drivers and has experience developing and measuring key metrics and KPIs
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently, with little direction, or collaborate as part of a team
Adept at interpreting and analyzing data and presenting financial information and analyses in a concise and easily comprehensible manner to a non-financial audience
Ability to work with and provide training to managers with varying levels of knowledge of how to read and interpret financial reports and information
Strong written and verbal communication skills; communication is clear, effective, and professional at all times
Demonstrates flexibility and creative thinking; ability to adapt and adjust to changing work situations, processes, and procedures
Effective at managing multiple concurrent tasks and/or projects
Ability to complete job requirements and projects on time and meet deadlines, even in high pressure situations
Strong organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills
Proficient in all Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point)
Expertise in Excel including building effective spreadsheets, using advanced formulas, pivot tables, and graphs to present data in a way that is meaningful to specific audiences
Experienced with ERP systems

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst or similar role preferred

Responsibilities

Participates in month-end close process, prepares, reviews and analyzes monthly financial statements and reports,performs appropriate research and reports results
Performs P&L and balance sheet review and analysis ensuring accuracy of account balances, effectively identifies and resolves findings
Work with CFO to develop and standardize reporting of key business metrics and KPIs
Lead role in developing the agency’s annual capital and operating budgets, working directly with CFO, component Vice Presidents, and Senior Program Directors
Leads quality improvement and finance transformation initiatives, strives to improve business process and procedures, provides recommendations and implements change
Prepares financial forecasts and projections for new programs or projects as needed
Builds trusting relationships with management team and engages with them to review program financial statements monthly, to help interpret and understand their results and provide ongoing financial support
Directly involved in annual audits including year-end financial audit, Single Audit, and preparation and filing of annual Uniform Financial Report (UFR)
Provides support to Contract Revenue billing team
Responsible for other finance and accounting projects as needed