The posting
Cambium Learning® Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations, a math fact fluency solution, and a K–2 science solution), Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers), and VKidz Learning (online comprehensive homeschool education and programs for literacy and science). We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.
Job Location: US, Remote. Candidate must work and reside within the US.
Position Summary:
Cambium Assessment is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join its Financial Planning & Analysis team. Reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A, this person will play a central role in the company’s annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly re-forecasting, management reporting, and financial analysis processes.
The successful candidate will have sufficient FP&A experience to assume meaningful responsibilities, work autonomously with finance and business stakeholders, and produce accurate, insightful, and executive-ready financial deliverables. This person will be responsible for reviewing financial and operational information and preparing budgets, forecasts, reports, dashboards, and presentations for review by the Senior Director of FP&A. The Senior Financial Analyst will also periodically present analyses and results directly to senior leadership.
This position requires exceptional financial modeling and analysis, attention to detail, sound business judgment, and the ability to translate complex financial and operational information into clear conclusions and actionable insights. Experience working in a private equity-backed organization is highly preferred. Familiarity with percentage-of-completion revenue recognition, estimates at completion, and estimates to complete would also be beneficial.
Key Responsibilities:
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Play a lead role in preparing the company’s annual operating budget, monthly forecasts, quarterly re-forecasts, and related financial packages.
- Coordinate planning timelines, inputs, assumptions, and deliverables across finance and business partners to ensure the timely completion of budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Work closely with the Program Finance team to develop revenue and direct-cost budgets and forecasts.
- Prepare budgets and forecasts for indirect costs, research and development, and general and administrative expenses.
- Partner with department executives to develop employee and contractor labor, headcount, and other departmental budgets and forecasts.
- Maintain detailed supporting schedules, assumptions, and financial models underlying the company’s budgets and forecasts.
- Prepare scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate changes in revenue, hiring, labor mix, costs, and other key business assumptions.
- Evaluate forecast accuracy and identify opportunities to improve planning assumptions, methodologies, and processes.
- Support long-range financial planning, strategic modeling, and multi-year business outlooks used to evaluate growth initiatives, investments, and strategic priorities.
Financial Analysis and Management Reporting
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial and operational reports for senior management.
- Develop executive-ready reporting packages that clearly communicate financial performance, key business drivers, risks, opportunities, and changes in outlook.
- Develop and maintain financial and operational dashboards and key performance indicators used to assess company performance.
- Partner with business leaders to define, monitor, and improve key financial and operational performance metrics.
- Examine actual results against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Synthesize program and non-program variances, identify underlying business drivers, and prepare clear and concise explanations for management.
- Prepare revenue, gross-margin, and EBITDA bridge analyses explaining changes from budgets, forecasts, and prior reporting periods.
- Present financial results and analyses directly to senior leadership, as appropriate.
- Support the preparation of financial materials for the Board of Directors, private equity sponsor, lenders, and other key stakeholders.
- Identify emerging trends, financial risks, and potential opportunities and communicate their anticipated impact on company performance.
- Maintain a high standard of accuracy, consistency, and clarity across financial reports and presentations.
Revenue, Pipeline, and Program Analysis
- Examine and report on the company’s revenue pipeline, including expected timing, probability, financial impact, and related risks and opportunities.
- Dissect bookings, backlog, contract value, and pipeline conversion to support revenue forecasting and risk assessment.
- Partner with Program Finance and other stakeholders to understand program performance and incorporate current program expectations into company forecasts.
- Review and interpret estimates at completion and estimates to complete and assess their implications for revenue, direct costs, margins, and forecast performance.
- Support the review of percentage-of-completion revenue recognition and related forecast assumptions.
- Reconcile program-level forecasts with consolidated company financial plans and identify inconsistencies or areas requiring further review.
- Analyze profitability by program, customer, contract, or service line to identify performance drivers and improvement opportunities.
Corporate Accounting Partnership and Support
- Support cash forecasting, prepare monthly cash flow reports for company contracts, and review significant cash flow variances, trends, and anticipated requirements.
- Communicate material cash flow developments, risks, and opportunities to the Senior Director of FP&A and other members of management.
- Partner with Accounting during the monthly close process to review preliminary financial results and identify potential corrections.
- Work with Accounting and other stakeholders to investigate and resolve data discrepancies, classification issues, and unexplained variances.
Process Improvement and Other Financial Support
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve, standardize, and automate forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes.
- Develop scalable models, templates, and reporting tools that improve the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of FP&A deliverables.
- Assist with miscellaneous pricing, costing, and financial modeling exercises, as needed.
- Support the effective use and continued development of Workday Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, and other financial reporting and analytical tools.
- Collaborate with Program Management, Human Resources, Business Development, and other operational managers to collect, evaluate, and validate financial and operating information.
- Support other FP&A initiatives and special projects as assigned by the Senior Director of FP&A.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration or 5-10 years or relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience preparing annual budgets, periodic forecasts, variance analyses, project profitability analysis, and management reporting packages.
- Experience preparing and delivering financial reports and presentations for senior or executive management.
- Proven financial modeling and problem-solving capabilities.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proven proficiency in PowerPoint.
- Ability to examine large or complex data sets and translate the results into clear business insights.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial information to senior executives.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively across finance and operational functions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a private equity-backed company or other fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
- Experience in professional services, technology services, or project-based businesses with contract- or project-level financial reporting.
- Knowledge of labor utilization, headcount planning, revenue forecasting, bookings, backlog management, business development pipelines, and cash flow forecasting.
- Experience using Workday Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms to develop financial reports, dashboards, and data visualizations.
- Experience supporting executive leadership, board, lender, or investor reporting and decision-making.
- Familiarity with generative AI, predictive analytics, and emerging technologies that enhance forecasting, financial analysis, reporting efficiency, and business insights.
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