28 Mar
Kaplan
Bengaluru
Kaplan North America – Job Description
Job Title
Finance Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Description
In the Finance Analyst role you will play an important part in a team that is responsible for continually improving financial reporting and analysis so that as an organization we can make faster decisions and keep pace with our ever-changing landscape. This role is ideal for a candidate who thrives in a non-traditional environment, who is detail-oriented, and is constantly looking for new and inventive ways to improve our business processes.
As a pivotal member of the core Finance team, you will lead individual projects that contribute to improving the monthly financial reporting process, transforming how we report key business drivers and actionable insights to senior management, and supporting forecasting / planning activities. You will also be responsible for (but not limited to) general ledger analysis & clean up, monthly close deliverables and financial reporting, consolidation & standardization of reporting and executive presentations, analyzing trends, financial modeling, and ad hoc analyses.
What you’ll do at Kaplan
- Lead the development and tracking of stakeholder KPIs
- Help FP&A; team build, maintain, and update models for unit economics, product profitability, and other important reporting and analysis
- Help finance leaders perform budgeting and planning activities, including but not limited to monthly, quarterly, annual, and multi-year forecasting
- Partner with the data science team to build more robust financial analysis tools
- Work closely with Accounting to ensure correct general ledger coding and P&L; hygiene
- Prepare and maintain monthly/weekly reporting on key financial metrics & business trends
- Support (as necessary) Accounting in the monthly financial close process.
- Help FP&A; team standardize and improve financial processes to allow for effective and timely decision making across the organization
- Consolidate financial models into consistent and repeatable tools
- Perform ad hoc support as needed
What you’ll need to join Kaplan
- 3+ years of finance-related experience, preferably in an FP&A; role.
- BS/BA in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Science or quantitative field.
- Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, advanced functions, pivot tables, Power BI, macros, graphs/charts); Proficient in Powerpoint and comfortable creating presentations
- Solid grasp of GAAP accounting fundamentals
- Understanding of SQL scripting, databases, and analytics tools e.g. Tableau
- Intellectual curiosity to explore new and different ways of doing things; self-motivated learner and able to adapt in a dynamically changing environment
- Self-starter attitude, with ability to work under pressure, prioritize responsibilities on multiple projects simultaneously and work independently to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to meticulously focus on the details to ensure accuracy of reporting and data
- Ability to quickly grasp finance practices, operations concepts, and business drivers.
- Experience with Oracle Cloud / SmartView Reporting a plus
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