What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis position at EAB?
About EAB
At EAB , our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.
At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards .
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The Role in Brief :
Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
The Finance team works with senior executives at the firm to develop budgets, projections, evaluate new investment opportunities, and analyze and report on financial performance for both internal and external stakeholders, including the firm’s private equity owners.
The Finance team is seeking a Senior Analyst to add to the team. The Senior Analyst will participate as a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team to fulfill these various functions. The Senior Analyst will also assume responsibility for helping mentor the analysts on the team and report directly to the Director of FP&A. This role will also include direct interaction with the most senior members of the company’s management team such as the CFO and the leaders of the business units, the sales unit, and the corporate functions.
This opportunity is open to hires in our Washington, D.C. or Richmond, VA offices. This position is also posted at the Analyst level; candidates are being considered at both levels for the current opening.
Primary Responsibilities :
The Senior Analyst will play an ongoing role in the day-to-day operations of the Finance department, including :
- Supporting the annual budgeting process by modeling and analyzing proposed financial goals across the firm and at the department level
- Supporting the development and maintenance of an infrastructure that facilitates rapid reporting and analysis of key metrics driving financial and operational performance
- Creating and maintaining department dashboards analyzing performance against key business metrics, including cost, revenue and margin targets
- Managing key components of the firm’s budget to ensure adherence to cost targets, including :
- Working with recruiting leads to monitor open positions and available budget for new hires
- Managing all other non-personnel budgets
- Working with the accounting team to develop soft close / quarter end financial projections
- Analyzing specific financial and operational issues during the year, including ad-hoc analysis, modeling, and forecasting
Basic Qualifications :
Ideal Qualifications :
If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.
Compensation :
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $54,500 - $70,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Benefits :
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include :
Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com / careers / benefits .
This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
Salary : $54,500 - $70,000
