Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A
About The Position
The Finance team at 2U provides strategic financial leadership and analytical support to stakeholders across the organization. We support decision-making and operational effectiveness through financial planning, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration, all in service of 2U’s mission to expand access to high-quality education. As a Senior Manager, FP&A, you will play a lead role in supporting high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across the business. This includes evaluating new initiatives, supporting business case development, driving financial modeling, and surfacing insights that inform company-wide decisions. You’ll work closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to drive clarity around priorities, risks, and opportunities. This is an ideal role for a highly analytical and proactive individual with strong business acumen and a desire to work in a mission-driven and fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred)
- 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related field, with 5+ years in a leadership role
- Demonstrated experience managing and developing high-performing teams
- Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate financial insights
- Advanced proficiency with Adaptive Planning (or comparable enterprise planning systems) including model development, forecasting, reporting, and administration.
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
- Demonstrated competency in three-statement financial modeling
- Proven ability to translate complex financial analyses into clear, compelling narratives for Board and executive-level presentations
Responsibilities
- Help lead the annual operating plan, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes across the organization.
- Own the consolidation of enterprise financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans across all business units, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and consistency of financial assumptions.
- Develop and maintain integrated three-statement financial models (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow) to support planning, liquidity management, and executive decision-making.
- Build scenario analyses, business cases, and financial models to evaluate strategic initiatives, investments, and operational decisions.
- Partner with executive leadership to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations that support company objectives.
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate financial performance, operational trends, and resource allocation.
- Analyze monthly financial results, identify key performance drivers, and communicate actionable insights to leadership.
- Develop scalable reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to monitor business performance and improve decision-making.
- Support cross-functional initiatives by providing financial analysis and decision support.
- Lead continuous improvements to FP&A processes, reporting, and planning capabilities through automation and standardization.
- Maintain and enhance financial planning models and reporting within Adaptive Planning, ensuring data integrity, forecasting accuracy, and efficient planning processes.
- Improve financial reporting infrastructure and documentation to increase transparency and scalability.
- Prepare executive, Board, and management reporting materials that clearly communicate financial performance and outlook.
- Lead or support enterprise strategic initiatives requiring cross-functional financial evaluation and coordination.
- Support Degree partner cash collection initiatives through financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and collaboration with business partners to improve working capital and cash flow.
- Provide ad hoc financial analyses to support evolving business priorities during the company's transformation.
- Foster a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Elevate analytical capabilities, financial acumen, and storytelling skills across the team.
- Optimize team structure and workflows to scale with company growth.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
- Free snacks and drinks in-office
- Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
- Volunteer days
- Parental leave
- Company-wide winter break
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
