FP&A Analyst
The role:
The FP&A Analyst, Corporate, will join a tight-knit FP&A team that is committed to building out a best-in-class operational and analytical function. Reporting to the Corporate FP&A Manager, you will support all Corporate FP&A activities ranging from revenue and expense planning, balance sheet and cash, corporate metrics, board reporting, and ad-hoc analysis to support the business. In addition, you will support the Manager on all day to day budget and expense management for the R&D and IT & Security organizations, and interface with those leaders to provide reporting and analysis as needed. Finally, you will support the continuous improvement of monthly and quarterly reporting, perform administrative activities to support our FP&A system, and participate in process improvement initiatives to support our growth and efforts to scale as an FP&A team.
Why you’ll love this role:
- You’ll manage and enhance forecasting models to ensure we are managing expenses with a high degree of accuracy, and perform analysis to help guide the business on key decisions
- You will be a trusted advisor partnering across the organization, using your exceptional communication skills to translate complex financial concepts across a variety of audiences
- You’ll participate in the refinement of a best-in class cloud FP&A system and the operational models that support it
- You’ll have exposure to executive leadership, with the opportunity for growth in supporting other areas of the business
- You will support the research and development teams that are building the products that fuel Newsela’s growth
- You will have an invaluable opportunity to participate in the digital transformation of the K-12 education market
Why we’ll love you:
- You have 1+ years of FP&A experience, with an interest in being part of a high-growth SaaS environment
- You have experience and knowledge in several functions within Finance (budgeting, consolidation, performance reporting and financial analysis)
- Additionally, you have advanced skills in Excel and experience using financial systems, preferably Adaptive Insights
- You are well-versed in financial modeling and budget management, with the ability to identify key variance drivers and create forecasting models to predict the future with accuracy
- You are highly motivated, a team player, extremely detail-oriented and have a growth mindset
Base compensation: $70,000 - $75,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.
About Newsela:
Newsela takes authentic, real world content from trusted sources and makes it instruction ready for K-12 classrooms. Each text is published at five reading levels, so content is accessible to every learner. Today, over 3.3 million teachers and 40 million students have registered with Newsela for content that's personalized to student interests, accessible to everyone, aligned to instructional standards, and attached to activities and reporting that hold teachers accountable for instruction and students accountable for their work. With over 15,000 texts on our platform and multiple new texts published every day across 20+ genres, Newsela enables educators to go deep on any subject they choose.
Why you’ll love working at Newsela:
- Health & Wellness: Access to the world’s leading medical experts for healthcare (pets included!). Discounts and resources to stay healthy: mind, body, and soul.
- Work From Home: Almost all of our roles are fully remote - tech stipend included!
- Supporting ALL Families: Supplemental programs and time off to take care of your family and yourself.
- Time Off: Flexible PTO to recharge, including Sabbatical Leave
- Inclusive Experiences: Robust DEIB curriculum, Identity & Experience Groups (Affinity Groups + Employee Resource Group), Authentic & Transparent conversations with Executive Leadership Teams, and integration of DEIB lens across Talent lifecycle processes.
- Professional Development: Holistic Learning & Development Programs that enable meaningful & inclusive experiences, programs that build future-focused competencies, cohort & community learning sessions that foster a sense of belonging, and individual development plans aligned with your personal and professional aspirations to turn goals into reality.
- Make A Difference: No matter your role or department, the work you do each day helps share the future of education and improves the lives of students and teachers.