Senior Analyst, Financial Operations
$64,000–$100,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Support the Senior Director in monthly and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, deferrals, and chargebacks. Extract and analyze data from multiple sources to identify inconsistencies, resolve variances, and prepare supporting documentation for program and vendor invoices. Collaborate with operational teams to refine purchase order closure processes, manage the College Board Cares benefit, and perform financial analysis for special campaigns and forecasts. Review requisitions and non-PO supplier invoices, ensure compliance with internal controls, and back up capitalized software calculations. This role spans multiple divisions including Learning and Assessment, BigFuture, and the Office of the CEO.
Required Qualifications
- Five to seven years of directly related, progressively responsible work experience in a financial operations management environment with direct experience in performing sophisticated financial analyses of businesses or business divisions
- Thorough knowledge of financial and general accounting principles
- Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience providing leadership and direction in financial analysis and planning
- Adept problem-solving skills, including using data to inform decisions and actions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence others to action
- Excellent Excel and Word skills
- Experience with strategic planning, financial systems, product financial analysis, budgets, and general accounting functions
- The ability to travel 1-2 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
- A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
- A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
Desired Qualifications
- Workday ERP skills
- CPA
- Masters in Accounting
- MBA
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