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Company Description
EDC is one of the world’s leading nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs to improve education, health, and economic opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live healthy, productive lives.
EDC’s approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded in EDC’s commitment to respect the dignity of each individual. EDC has a commitment to promoting equity and access to high quality education and health services that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. EDC expresses its commitment to increasing equity through its strategies, services and products, which contribute to building capacity and transforming lives.
EDC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Education Development Center has collaborated with public and private partners to advance large-scale solutions for education and health challenges across the globe. EDC Solutions brings this vast expertise directly to individuals and organizations striving to address urgent challenges in public health, education, and workforce development. Through EDC Solutions, clients like healthcare systems, school districts, and local and state agencies have the same access to EDC’s innovative, high-quality service offerings as multinational organizations and large foundations. EDC Solutions currently has three lines of business: Zero Suicide Institute, Prevention Solutions, and Education and Wellbeing.
Job Description
EDC Solutions at Education Development Center, Inc. has an opening for an EDC Solutions Finance Manager reporting to the Managing Director, in Waltham, MA or a US-based remote/hybrid arrangement.
The Finance Manager plays an integral role on the EDC Solutions business team and requires an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset and a customer-focused approach to support staff, sponsors, and colleagues. The successful candidate for this role will demonstrate the ability to understand and navigate the technical requirements of implementing and managing project based contracts and budgets, while also applying critical reasoning skills to analyze, interpret, and communicate business outcomes, financial projections, and risk assessments.
Interested candidates must be US-based and submit a cover letter and resume. Resumes without photos are preferred.
You will:
Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial reports such as project over/under spending analyses and estimates-to-complete, project financial status reports, and profit and loss statements; provide status updates to the Division Finance Director; and work closely with senior management and project leaders to determine action items.
Provide financial expertise to key leaders engaged in developing new business initiatives that require alternative financial models and business strategies.
Prepare quarterly forecasts, generate quarterly fiscal reports for senior management, and present an analysis of current status, with clear recommendations to senior management.
Advise project directors on matters of compliance and financial terms of grants/contracts in close coordination with EDC’s Office of Sponsored Programs.
Develop budgets and supporting financial materials for grant and contract submissions in compliance with RFPs/RFAs and EDC guidelines.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; Master’s degree preferred
Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet modeling, including the ability to build dynamic spreadsheets with multiple variables, to create reports, summarize, and analyze data using Excel, and other spreadsheet and proprietary applications
At least 3-6 years of experience conducting financial analysis, preparing financial reports, and developing budgets. Experience developing and managing budgets for both federal and non-federal sponsors in a sponsored research, non-profit environment is preferred
Working knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Account Principles
Strong writing skills and ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences
Ability to take initiative and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines; attentiveness to detail
Additional Information
What We Offer:
This position is eligible for full-time telework for US-based candidates.
A mission-driven work environment
Health, dental, and vision insurance and employee assistance program
12 paid holidays
Generous vacation benefits
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition and transportation reimbursement
Retirement plan including robust employer contributions
Paid sick time and up to 16 hours of personal time annually
Parental leave
At EDC, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the increased transmissibility with recent variants, all US-based EDC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, as a condition of employment. Accommodations due to medical or religious exemptions will be considered.
