Financial Analyst

at Stride, Inc in Boise, Idaho, United States

• Perform general ledger accounting and financial support activities
  
• Budget and cost reviews including analyzing variances between actuals, forecast, and plan, use insight to iterate on forecasts and push for operational improvements
  
• Update forecasting and budget projections regularly
  
• Recommends actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses
  
• Financial analysis and modeling - pull and consolidate large data sets, build models from scratch and improve existing ones
  
• Provides accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline
  
• Prepare and present compelling presentations to Senior Executives to help drive decision making and profitability
  
• Documents key financial processes, identifies and implements process improvements
  
• Collaborate with business leads to summarize and analyze key data
  
• Ability to consolidate large sets of analytical data and present in an easily interpreted format to drive better business decisions
  
• Special projects - Lead special analyses and run projects to assist leadership with decision making
  
• Support School Finance group with Stride and school financial policies, internal controls, and business processes
  

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, or relevant field AND
  
• Two (2) years in relevant experience OR
  
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
  

• Experience and knowledge in several functions within Finance (Budgeting, Consolidation, Performance Reporting and financial analysis)
  
• Understanding of accounting processes, procedures and internal controls
  
• Strong research and analysis skills
  
• Able to work well as part of a team Customer service orientation
  
• Possess very good communication skills - written and verbal
  
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
  
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
  
• Ability to pass required background check