Senior Financial Planning and Analysis – Business Manager

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The Sr Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis will play a key role in providing financial and related operational support to Cengage Work’s businesses. You will be responsible for driving financial budgeting, planning, modeling, strategy, forecasting and reporting.

This role will report to the Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis – Work.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Fully manage the FP&A function and departmental P&Ls of several business units including budgeting, forecasting, long range planning, and monthly reporting

• Use driver based models and data analytic tools like Power BI, SAP, and Excel for financial planning to enable data driven insights and accurate prediction of future performance.

• Develop financial projections to support planning and investment decisions; track realization of ROI metrics related to investments to inform future investment guidelines. Maintain healthy project management, documentation, and workflow practices

• Collaborate cross functionally with business operations, central FP&A, treasury and accounting to achieve objectives

• Provide analytical support for ad hoc financial projects and strategic initiatives as requested by business unit leadership

Required Knowledge/Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• 7+ years of experience in financial planning, financial modeling, and financial strategy

• Solid understanding of financial modeling, analysis, and reporting

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

• Effective communication and presentation skills

• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks. Ability to proactively self-manage progress against milestones and deliverables with a high degree of accountability

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership

• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, collaborates with teams, uses data for problem-solving, communicates effectively with all levels.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Experience:

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• Experience with SAP, Salesforce, Power BI preferred

• Experience in financial planning and analytics function

• Experience in mergers and acquisitions activities, including due diligence and integration

• Experience in cross-functional collaboration and influencing decision-making at various levels of an organization

• Familiarity with data visualization and business intelligence tools

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected] or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

$117,100.00 - $152,200.00 USD