For over two decades, BrainPOP has been trusted by educators and parents worldwide as a source of engaging and impactful learning experiences for all kids. With a presence in over two-thirds of U.S. districts through school and district subscriptions and an estimated annual reach of 25 million students, BrainPOP is empowering kids to take agency over their learning and excel in and out of the classroom.
The company was acquired in 2022 by KIRKBI, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO brand, marking a significant milestone as their first acquisition in the digital learning realm. We are thrilled to continue making learning fun and accessible with the strategic guidance and support of KIRKBI.
As Senior Financial Analyst, you will report to the Sr. Director, Finance, and will play a critical role in providing actionable insights to support decision-making across the company. You will collaborate with senior leaders on their overall planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of financial performance in their functional area of the business. This involves developing and managing processes and solutions to ensure efficiency in forecasting, analysis, and decision support.
This role will be hybrid based in New York, NY or remote in the US (Eastern time zone strongly preferred).
In this role you will:- Partner with management at all levels to improve business outcomes and optimize company performance.
- Build deep business partner relationships across the Product, Technology, People, and Operations teams to drive visibility & support decision-making.
- Contribute to the preparation of business presentations for executive and Board of Directors meetings, providing necessary data and analysis to support strategic planning and drive clarity.
- Create robust financial models, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of financial forecasts and reports.
- Analyze and report on key SaaS performance indicators (KPIs) such as ARR, churn, LTV, and CAC to inform strategic decisions.
- Provide direction and collaborate with budget owners to assist with the efficient execution of budget and forecasting.
- Provide analysis on monthly reporting, distilling/synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risk, and communicating key messages.
- Partner with the accounting team to ensure proper alignment of expenses and that all financial deliverables are met.
- Support development of business cases to evaluate new product investment opportunities.
- Able to prioritize workload and manage multiple projects and tasks.
- A highly collaborative business partner; strong track record of building and maintaining productive relationships with a wide range of partners.
- An experienced communicator verbally, in writing and storytelling through data
- Analytical with strong problem-solving skills
- 5+ years of progressive financial analysis experience and demonstrated professional growth
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA a plus
- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on attention to detail while delivering against tight deadlines.
- Strong proficiency in financial software and tools; experience with Adaptive Planning as strong plus (our stack also include NetSuite and Tableau).
- Demonstrated high proficiency in Microsoft Excel modeling a must.
- Demonstrated experience leveraging data and analytics to drive internal and customer value
- Experience as a finance business partner supporting product development/technology teams a plus
- Experience in SaaS a strong plus
At BrainPOP, our work directly impacts how teachers teach and students learn. They inspire us to build solutions that facilitate joy and meaningful learning outcomes. Our commitment to educators and kids is reflected in our dedication to the BrainPOP team: ensuring their experience is empowering, creative, collaborative, playful, and anchored in learning and growth.
Our team is made up of educators, data scientists, published authors, engineers, artists, bakers, film buffs, cyclists, dual citizens, and so much more. We value diversity and inclusion, collaboration, and learning from multiple perspectives.
We believe that a diverse organization is a more effective organization. BrainPOP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
NOTICE: We have become aware of various fraudulent websites and third parties impersonating our company and offering false job opportunities. These offers are not affiliated with BrainPOP and are considered part of an unlawful recruitment scam. To ensure your safety and protect your personal information we strongly recommend that you only apply for positions through the official BrainPOP website or BrainPOP's official LinkedIn page. If you receive any job offers or communications that do not originate from this page or our official e-mail domain brainpop.com, please treat them as suspicious and do not engage or provide any personal information. For any questions or to report suspicious activity, please contact us directly at [email protected]. While we have reported this general fraud to the authorities, you can report this fraud on your own behalf to the Federal Trade Commission (https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’ s Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://www.ic3.gov/).
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