Senior Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Miaplaza, Inc., a rapidly growing educational technology company, as a Financial Analyst. You will play a central role in developing and managing financial models, analyzing financial trends, and preparing reports for senior management. This fully remote position offers flexible hours with Pacific Time overlap, and you'll collaborate with various departments. Miaplaza provides a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, 401k matching, paid time off, and parental leave, plus unique perks like free site memberships and tuition discounts. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and communication skills, extensive experience in financial analytics, and proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and data visualization tools. Apply now and be part of a company dedicated to empowering children through innovative educational experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Proven experience working in financial analytics, budgeting, or related areas. Please note that this experience must be in a working environment and does not include time spent in your studies
• 7+ years of general accounting experience in a corporate setting
• Self-starter who has worked in a small business or startup environment
• Accounting knowledge
• Experience with data visualization
• Proficiency in building and analyzing financial models, Excel, and Google Sheets
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze complex data sets, draw meaningful insights, and make data-driven recommendations
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think critically and strategically
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present data-driven insights clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and adapt to changing priorities and business needs
• Collaborative team player

Responsibilities

• Develop & manage financial models related to revenue forecasting, expenses, and profitability
• Analyze financial trends to provide actionable insight
• Lead complex analyses, prepare detailed forecasts and projections, and provide insights to senior management
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports
• Prepare and present financial reports to stakeholders highlighting KPI’s and the financial health of the organization
• Build dashboards in Tableau to highlight these key performance metrics
• Continuously improve BI solutions by identifying areas for enhancement and implementing updates to better serve business needs
• Optimize the performance of reports, dashboards, and queries to ensure they run efficiently and provide timely insights
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure alignment on financial goals
• When time permits, contribute to cross-departmental analytics projects using their analytics and data-visualization skills

Preferred Qualifications

• An understanding of SQL for data extraction and manipulation
• Proficiency in Tableau or other visualization software, including experience with dashboard creation, data visualization, and report generation
• Experience in corporate finance
• Experience working directly with executive teams

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance, inclusive of specialty care options like fertility benefits, mental health services, and chiropractic care, FSA, HSA, and more
• All employees are eligible for a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO), floating holidays, parental leave, and other perks and benefits
• All employees receive free site memberships and discounted MOHS tuition for the children in their household, plus two additional memberships for other children in their lives
• You can choose your working hours as long as you are prepared to have a significant overlap with Pacific time working hours (PT)
• Although this is a fully remote position and you have the flexibility to work from anywhere in the US, again, it's essential to be prepared to have significant overlap with standard working hours in the Pacific time zone, as most of our analyst team is based there. Outside of this core overlap period, you have complete flexibility in determining your work schedule