The role: 

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will join a tight-knit FP&A team that is highly committed to building out a best-in-class operational and analytical function. Serving as a key business and strategic partner, you will help to ensure that financial, strategic, and operational objectives for the business are met. You will design and refine financial and operating models to help predict future performance, perform scenario analyses, and help to guide the business on strategic decisions, in addition to preparing monthly and quarterly management reporting. Additionally, you’ll participate in process improvement initiatives to support our growth and drive efficiencies that help us scale as an FP&A team. 

We're hiring for 1 role across Newsela to support: 

• Sales 

Why you’ll love this role:

• You will participate in the build-out of a best-in-class cloud FP&A system and the operational models that support it 

• You’ll have significant exposure to executive leadership and other business partners, making use of your exceptional communication skills and ability to translate complex financial concepts across a variety of audiences

• You will put your knowledge of metrics to use, working at the heart of the financial and operational strategy and planning that fuel Newsela’s high growth across the organization

• You’ll have an invaluable opportunity to participate in the digital transformation of the K-12 market 

• Your work will help ensure the growth and impact of a mission-driven business that is transforming the way students learn through current, engaging learning content

Why you’re a great fit: 

• You have 3+ years of FP&A experience, preferably in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment working cross-functionally and building relationships with business partners and supporting the Sales Function

• You have demonstrated success in building budgets and forecasts, financial modeling, and have a keen understanding of financial close and forecasting processes 

• You possess an understanding of an Sales org, and can support the management of that business with proactive recommendations and insights toward long and short-term targets

• You’re competent in working with large data sets and BI reporting tools (Looker, Tableau, Alteryx, etc.). Additionally, you’re experienced in using sales and financial systems (Salesforce, Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, etc.), and have advanced skills in Excel

Base compensation: $105,000 - $115,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.