Meteor Education Looking for Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Florida, United States Full Time

JOB TITLE: Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: CFO

FLSA STATUS: Exempt, Salary

JOB TYPE: Full time

COMPENSATION: $125K-$150K

LOCATION: Remote/Florida

Summary Of Position

This role will be a key asset in the future growth of the company. This individual will be spear-heading the Company’s FP&A function, which will include responsibility for supporting senior leadership in critical strategic projects, as well as leading annual budgeting process, financial quarterly reporting, operating plan variance analysis, cash forecasting and bonus and commission compensation. This individual will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects. This function acts as the analytical engine of the company to provide insights to support optimal business decisions. The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual FP&A processes; clearly communicate financial results to members of the leadership team and board
• Develop new processes or improve existing process related to FP&A including forecasting, budget planning, financial reporting, compensation analytics, and variance analysis
• Collaborate with other areas of the organization to develop a business partner function
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives, including but not limited to new service lines, new business partnerships or acquisitions, and capital investments
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and compensation
• Monitor KPI’s, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Cash Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
• Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
• Maintain and continuously improve critical management Dashboard reports
• Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in studios
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
• Supporting Executive Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis
• Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Executive Team

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA highly preferred
• 8+ years’ experience in Financial Planning and Analysis
• Strong leadership and analytical skills required.
• Proven leader while also demonstrating ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven, and self-motivated

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

NOTE: All Meteor new hires are expected to attend an in-person cultural orientation which requires travel to our home office in Gainesville, FL. Employees may also be required to travel and attend annual company meetings and events. All business-related travel expenses will be paid for by Meteor per our company travel and expense policy.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Basic Life AD&D (100% employer paid)
• Short Term Disability (100% employer paid)
• Long Term Disability (Not employer paid)
• 401(k) + matching
• Supplemental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks)
• 2 Volunteer Days
• 9 Company Paid Holidays
• Employee advocates serving to sustain employee wellness in the workplace