Senior Operations Analyst – Back Up Services (Hybrid)

The Senior Operations Analyst manages the quantitative/qualitative analysis required for the budgeting and financial planning of the company. Analyzes key performance measures in order to establish/monitor individual client and overall company performance. Broad responsibility encompassing budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, divisional analysis and reporting.

This is a Remote position available in the United States.

Bright Horizons is trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world’s best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the annual budget plan
• Develop & analyze annual budgets, including developing and maintaining relevant client financial & operation matrixes
• Assist in meeting the overall objectives of the corporate budget process in addition to divisional budgeting.
• Participate in the Domestic consolidation process. Identify & analyze trends and produce final reports.
• Perform periodic quantitative and qualitative analysis required for the budgeting and financial planning of the company; evaluate results against goals and completeness of proposed budgets.
• Communicate with senior management, operations and corporate clients regarding information used to formulate budgets or related financial analyses.
• Integrate budget goals for individual clients and the overall company with finance and the accounting team in order to analyze actual results and identify any issues.
• Assess the quality of the individual client budgets and forecasts and ensure accuracy.
• Responsible for clients with more complex financial demands.
• Work with senior management, operations, and other company departments on monthly basis to analyze actual client performance and the impact of certain key financial variables
• Analyze key performance measures in order to establish/monitor individual client and overall company performance
• Contribute with both qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Proactively monitor client performance and identify issues with the operations organization and the internal finance team
• Recommend cost savings or profit generating opportunities and profitability improvement strategies
• Participate in monthly financial calls
• Contribute to resolution of key financial performance issues
• Evaluate current operating trends in order to project future performance. Utilize Hyperion / Essbase / Oracle historical data to explain current and forecast results
• Quantify and explain significant changes in performance
• Ad-hoc projects

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required
• A Master's Degree is preferred
• 3 years of experience in accounting or financial analyst role is required
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, prior supervisory experience a plus
• Must be proficient in Excel. Experience with a budget tool
• Oracle, Workday, Hyperion Planning and Essbase experience a plus
• Excellent analytical skills, proven leadership ability, and strong computer expertise
• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and problem solving skills
• Results oriented professional with solid record of contributions through improved departmental procedures
• At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position

Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 – $100,000 annually. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits:

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Also, depending on hire date and subject to applicable eligibility requirements and accrual schedules, new employees in this role receive up to: 9 paid holidays annually; 40 hours of sick time per year based on full-time schedule, and 80 hours of vacation time per year based on full-time