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For more than 75 years, Highlights for Children has been at the forefront of children education with our coined term, Fun with a Purpose! We believe Children are the Worlds Most Important People. We help children become their best selves by publishing content and creating experiences that engage, delight, and foster joyful learning.
The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager is responsible for the analysis, forecasting, business case development, ad-hoc financial modeling, and supporting strategic planning activities. This role collaborates with business leaders and executives to measure performance, analyze “what if” scenarios, and prepare budgets and forecasts. The FP&A Manager supports the CFO and other business leaders in special projects and M&A activities. The individual in this role will serve as Finance Business Partner for subset of IT leaders and is responsible for developing and maintaining reports for their areas of responsibility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide financial analysis, support and insight to the corporation and business leaders.
Monitor, project, and report on cash flow and other working capital balances.
Support new business models and ventures through financial modeling prior to and during execution, through post-mortem reviews of actual results versus expectations.
Leverage technology to improve finance effectiveness and efficiency.
Financial Support and Insight:
Develop and implement processes using data from a variety of areas to provide ongoing, concise, and useful reports and analysis of KPI’s, trends, and financial results.
Perform analysis of month-end, quarter-end, year-end results including analysis of P&L, working capital, and underlying metrics.
Coordinate and develop package for the Board of Directors, including specific financial reports and analyses.
Work with subset of corporate functions as Finance Business Partner
Budgeting & Forecasting:
Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes for corporate functions, working closely with functional business partners to ensure accountability and alignment.
Coordinate with Finance Leaders on consolidation of budgets and forecasts.
Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses of working capital.
Publish approved budgets and forecasts for income statements, cash flow, and other working capital.
Strategy & Market:
Monitor relevant market data and analyze results for benefit of internal learnings, communicating results to Business and Finance Leaders.
Perform ad-hoc analysis and financial modeling to support business partners, management, and others as needed to enable data-based decision-making.
Upon request, support Business Development activities from a financial perspective to include deal modeling and supporting due diligence and contract negotiations.
Provide support for pro-forma financial feasibility analysis and business case development related to new ventures.
Develop and prepare financial reporting to analyze results and perform post-mortem reviews of deals and business models.
Support the Company’s strategic planning process by actively participating in strategy meetings, gathering and presenting market data, and continually monitoring and updating the various plans.
What you should show up ready to teach anyone on your first day:
Demonstrate your business acumen on forecasting, financial modeling and budgeting
Demonstrate your knowledge of web-based planning and reporting software
Within your first month, you’ll:
Have a deeper understanding of how the business runs, with a focus on the IT organization
Support the strategic planning and budgeting process to prepare for the next fiscal year
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Education and Experience:
Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of four years of diverse and progressively responsible experience in finance with a focus on financial modeling and analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
Book publishing, Education, Media and/or Retail experience a plus.
Experience with web-based planning and reporting software required.
Experience working in matrix-based organizations.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Software.
Qualifications:
Collaborative, able to develop strong relationships and work cohesively and respectfully across different areas and with all levels of the organization to meet or exceed department and company goals.
Excellent analytical and communication skills required.
Ability to work with all levels of management to elicit and comprehend quantitative and qualitative information.
Ability to work cohesively and collaboratively as part of a team.
Detail oriented, accurate and organized, with focus on continuous improvement.
Proven ability to meet or exceed deadlines.
Proven ability to quantify and present in an understandable manner the impact of decisions based on qualitative and quantitative financial analysis.
Must possess highest caliber of integrity and ethics.
Excellent decision quality; sound judgement and values consistent with Company mission, vision, and values.
What Highlights Can Offer You:
Free Fridays and Meeting-Free Zone
Parental Leave of Absence
Growing Family Benefits
Care & Compassion Benefit
Highlight Helps
401K Match Program, 100% Vested Immediately
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Humana EAP Program
Calm – Mental Health Fitness
Volunteer Time Off
