Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The College Board is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities and helping students navigate their paths to college and career. The Senior Analyst, Financial Operations will provide direct support to the Senior Director, Finance, focusing on financial reporting, month-end and year-end close processes, and ensuring the integrity of financial data.
Responsibilities
- Provides support to the Senior director by assisting with all phases of the close process which includes accruals, reconciliations, monthly reporting, actual/budget variance analysis and resolution
- Extracts and analyzes data from multiple sources, analyzing the results, identifies inconsistencies, follows up on resolutions along with supporting documentation for journal entries
- Prepares monthly journal entries in accordance with College Board guidelines, including reviewing program submitted data for validity using tools such as the Activity Ledger, Budget/Forecast reports, and AP Supplier Invoice reports. Ensures all journal entries contain accurate descriptions and appropriate supporting documentation
- Monitors activity reports across supported programs and products to identify variances and help ensure an accurate monthly close process
- Review and approve requisitions, Non-PO supplier invoices, and check requests
- Researches program and vendor invoices, reviews purchase order reports and helps establish processes for identifying unrecorded liabilities. Conducts meetings with program counterparts to resolve inquiries and prepare appropriate revenue and expense accruals, ensuring adequate support for all accruals
- Back up to the Capitalized Software calculations, stay up to date with the items capitalized, any changes in methodology and data issues as they arise
- Responsible for monthly revenue and expense accruals and deferrals including researching invoices from programs and vendors
- Supports External and Internal Audit Processes
- Collaborates with the Operational Excellence and Strategic Sourcing teams to refine and improve the open purchase order closure process
- Serves as point for the College Board Cares benefit working with the Talent and OCEO teams to set-up the charities, derive the contributions, serve point on the payment process with Accounts Payable, perform the financial analysis for special campaigns, the budget, and forecast process
- Performs special projects and assignments for the finance department as assigned
Skills
- Five to seven years of directly related, progressively responsible work experience in a financial operations management environment with direct experience in performing sophisticated financial analyses of businesses or business divisions
- Thorough knowledge of financial and general accounting principles
- Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience providing leadership and direction in financial analysis and planning
- Adept problem-solving skills, including using data to inform decisions and actions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence others to action
- Excellent Excel and Word skills
- Experience with strategic planning, financial systems, product financial analysis, budgets, and general accounting functions required
- The ability to travel 1-2 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
- A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
- A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Workday ERP skills are preferred
- CPA, Masters in Accounting or MBA is preferred
Benefits
- Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
- A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
- A team that invests in your development and success
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