Senior Financial Analyst - Field Finance (Remote Opportunity) at KinderCare Education LLC in Portland, Oregon

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About KinderCare Education

KinderCare Education operates more than 1,380 early learning centers, and more than 560 Champions sites, supported by a corporate team of nearly 600 headquarters employees in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, KinderCare Education earned their third Gallup Great Workplace Award - one of only 39 companies worldwide to win this award.

At KinderCare Education, we make it our passion to nurture a sense of discovery, joy, and wonder in every child, every day, at every one of our centers. As the nation's leading private provider in accredited early childhood education, we're committed to delivering the highest-quality child care and educational opportunities for families and the dedicated professionals who serve them.

We see the greatness in each child, and we believe teachers can change the world. Every day, our more than 33,000 employees create a world of learning, joy, and adventure for more than 158,000 children. Whether you're in one of our centers or providing support from our headquarters in Portland, Oregon, being a part of the KinderCare family means that you care deeply about positively impacting the lives of children and families through the power of education.

KinderCare Education has three brands to meet the needs of busy families wherever they need us:

• We're in neighborhoods with our KinderCare Learning Centers that offer early childhood education and care for children 6 weeks to 12 years old
• We're at offices with KinderCare Education at Work, our suite of family-focused benefits for organizations to offer to their employees, including on-site and near-site early learning centers, Back-up Care for last-minute child care and Care Select
• And we're at schools with our Champions before and after school programs

Job Overview

The Senior Financial Analyst - Field (SFA) is an integral member of our FP&A team. The SFA will build partnerships with Regional Vice Presidents, District Leaders and cross functional business partners to drive financial performance and accountability within the field.

This individual will evaluate performance across multiple performance standards to set plans, identify trends and drive outcomes to meet company objectives. The ideal candidate will assist leadership in ensuring financial targets are met by problem solving and developing operational strategies to improve financial results and maximize business opportunities.

In additional to strong financial acumen, the Senior Field Financial Analyst must have a demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence leaders.

Job Responsibilities

In order to demonstrate success in role, the SFA will work closely with Field Leadership on the following:

• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Actively communicate, assess feedback and resolve concerns.
• Working with partners, research variances, develop forecasts and analyze trends to achieve budget.
• Understand and communicate underlying causes of variances.
• Partner and challenge to think of varieties of options in achieving plan.
• Identify trends in data and prepare executive-level presentation materials.
• Ad hoc projects, reporting, and modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Finance or related field. MBA degree a plus.
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar position with a medium to large sized company.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience in developing and/or the ability to understand complex financial models.
• Good overall understanding of accounting principles and financial planning concepts.
• Intermediate level skills in MS Excel.
  
  
  • Experience with macros with exposure to various specialized functions and features and Visual Basic a plus.
  
  
• Intermediate level skills in MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Beginning to intermediate level skills in MS Access
• Experience in and/or strong understanding of financial reporting software a plus (specifically Oracle, TM1/Cognos, Hyperion Enterprise and Reporting software).
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Detail orientation with high attention to quality and accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Experience presenting to groups and ability to conduct trainings.
• Ability to interact with various levels of management and develop strong working relationships inside and outside of the department.

KinderCare Education employs more than 32,000 team members across 1,700 locations nationwide. Our devoted family of education providers leads the nation in accreditation and includes KinderCare Learning Centers, KinderCare Education at Work, Champions Before- and After-School Programs, Cambridge Schools ™ , Knowledge Beginnings and The Grove School.

KinderCare Education is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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