Director Strategic Finance

Overview

Are you ready to be part of the extraordinary future of technical education? Do you thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment where your leadership can make a tangible impact? If so, we want YOU to lead our team as the Director Strategic Finance!

Reporting to the VP of Corporate Finance, the Director Strategic Finance is responsible for strategic models and financial analysis of varied business initiatives. Strategic projects may include potential acquisitions, expansion of operations, review of the Company's capital structure, internal optimization initiatives, etc. This role will be heavily focused on creating and maintaining robust and accurate models to capture critical factors for the Company to consider in making strategic decisions. This position will also play a role in the Company's Investor Relations function. This high-visibility role requires close interactions with the senior leadership team as well as other key stakeholders. Company management will look to the Director Strategic Finance as an important resource for strategic insights and thought leadership in these areas.

What We Offer:

• $140,000-180,000/year depending on experience. This role is also eligible for a management bonus.

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Ins/Company paid STD & LTD Ins

• 401K, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off

• Open to hybrid and remote work environment with 10% travel

Responsibilities

• Directs and conducts critical strategic and investment analysis in support of new programs and campuses, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure and use of funds, and other high visibility projects.Directs activities in financial due diligence, valuation work, and return-on-investment metrics for various opportunities and creates meaningful and professional materials to present prospective investments to Senior Management and the Board of Directors as appropriate.

• Supports monthly/quarterly reporting with an eye toward aligning strategic goals with financial and operational metrics, including developing dashboards and other reporting mechanisms.

• Directs activity required to prepare financial, operational and statistical data reports for the Board of Directors.

• Supports the quarterly and annual earnings/results processes & aggregation and analysis of covering analyst models.

• Performs market research and analysis in support of ongoing visibility to peer and competitor performance, and in support of critical investor relationships.

• Acts as a liaison between accounting, FP&A and operations groups to ensure access to critical information and to drive efficient and effective management reporting processes related to quarterly earnings.

• Provides strategic financial support to the Chief Strategy Officer, CFO and CEO.

• Establish/maintain a high-performance team of professional, motivated and engaged staff utilizing effective training, performance management and career-development activities while leading them to achieve established business results and performance metrics.

• Recognizes and rewards employee contributions and achievements.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

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

• MBA, CPA and/or CFA strongly preferred

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, or related fields required.

• Public company, investment banking, and/or equity analyst experience highly preferred

• Merger and Acquisition experience is strongly preferred

Skills

• Strong financial modeling skills (Valuation, Accretion/Dilution, Future Trading Analysis, Long-Range Planning, etc.) in MS Excel are required

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) are required

• Ability to thrive and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential

• Ability to influence without authority in a matrix organization

• Ability to collaborate throughout the organization

• Ability to organize, plan, prioritize, and achieve results

• PeopleSoft, OneStream, and BI tools (Tableau, Qlik Sense) a plus

Abilities

• Must be able to talk, see, hear, concentrate, think, learn and reason for all of the workday

• Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for prolonged periods throughout the workday.

• Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for prolonged periods throughout the workday.

• Will require up to 10% of overnight travel.

• Able and willing to:

• Communicate, think, learn, and reason

• Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks

• Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations

• Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility

• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously

• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position

• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Directs and conducts critical strategic and investment analysis in support of new programs and campuses, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure and use of funds, and other high visibility projects. Directs activities in financial due diligence, valuation work, and return-on-investment metrics for various opportunities and creates meaningful and professional materials to present prospective investments to Senior Management and the Board of Directors as appropriate.

• Supports monthly/quarterly reporting with an eye toward aligning strategic goals with financial and operational metrics, including developing dashboards and other reporting mechanisms.

• Directs activity required to prepare financial, operational and statistical data reports for the Board of Directors.

• Supports the quarterly and annual earnings/results processes & aggregation and analysis of covering analyst models.

• Performs market research and analysis in support of ongoing visibility to peer and competitor performance, and in support of critical investor relationships.

• Acts as a liaison between accounting, FP&A and operations groups to ensure access to critical information and to drive efficient and effective management reporting processes related to quarterly earnings.

• Provides strategic financial support to the Chief Strategy Officer, CFO and CEO.

• Establish/maintain a high-performance team of professional, motivated and engaged staff utilizing effective training, performance management and career-development activities while leading them to achieve established business results and performance metrics.

• Recognizes and rewards employee contributions and achievements.

• Other duties as assigned.