The VP/Executive Director will lead the Financial Planning and Analysis team. The position will be responsible for the planning, budgeting, forecasting, key metrics, and assessment of the business for Kaplan Higher Education (KHE).
The individual will be a key business partner to the KHE leadership and will lead the annual business plan and budget process and participate the long range plan process, analysis & reporting on year-to-date performance including the cause of variances and suggested actions to address.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly forecasts/identification/reporting on relevant metrics to gauge performance. Includes determining the relative importance (impact) of the drivers of the business enterprises and recommendations (actionable items) that should be taken by the management in order to meet or exceed goals.
- Perform competitor & market analysis in support of the overall goal of developing tactical & strategic recommendations that ensure the long term viability of the institution
- Provide leadership and support for the 3 yr business plan. Involved in developing the business strategy and financial models to project, evaluate and quantify its impact. Identifies actions required to execute strategies.
- Provides leadership & support to complete the annual business plan. Develops & communicates targets, coordinates calendar of events, consolidates inputs, evaluates requests and works w/ Sr Mgmt & teams to bring the plan together to meet financial objectives.
- Review monthly results; provide analysis of variances along with explanations and recommended actions to Sr Mgmt and other members of the team
- Oversee and prepare monthly reports and commentary regarding actual monthly performance.
- Lead the monthly financial forecast process for the group. Prepares the calendar, reviews forecasts, conducts analysis, consolidates results, reviews w/ the various BU’s and Sr Mgmt, submits final forecast to Inc. and provides any required commentary or explanation.
- Participates in preparation of period reviews with Leadership. Includes quarterly & annual reviews of business performance.
- Create ad hoc analysis of key metrics and activities which help improve the overall performance of the business. Analysis should yield commentary and actionable recommendations to the Sr Mgmt team.
- Provide support for the management of strategic initiatives; Identify and assess strategic opportunities. Determines the relative importance (impact) of the drivers of the business enterprises. Assess potential impact and formulate strategic recommendations in response to changes in the education industry and economic environment.
- Alignment of cross-functional initiatives to ensure consistency of forecasts, budgets, and implementations, and outcomes in support of overall organizational goals.
- Directly and indirectly manage financial planning & analysis representatives throughout the organization
- Hire, lead, coach & develop staff
- Must be able to delegate work effectively amongst the entire team
- Lead, direct and influence direct and indirect staff, locally and remotely
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
- 10+ yrs related experience
- Experience in financial planning and analysis, financial modeling and analysis, budgeting & forecasting, and strong familiarity with corporate finance
- Thorough understanding of key business drivers and financial models
- MS Excel (power user)
- Proficient in Access, Powerpoint, BPC, Oracle and CampusView
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Group facilitation skills w/ the ability to influence
- Possess the mindset (nimbleness & speed) of an entrepreneur and analytical aptitude (policies, procedures, insight)
- Ability to effectively handle multiple situations simultaneously
- Available to support business operations; requires working some weekends/evenings throughout the year and a significant amount during the budget season.
- Strong analytic and modeling skills
- Outstanding Interpersonal and Leadership ability
- Self-motivated, results-oriented
- Ability to generate output with a very high degree of quality
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA; CPA; Experience in the Education Industry
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