Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

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Manager, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis

Eager to develop your career in a company that values your growth? Enthusiastic about process excellence? Excited to be part of a team improving its technology and processes? Join us at Cengage as the Manager, Corporate FP&A where you will have the exciting opportunity to contribute to financial performance by supporting corporate reporting and forecasting.

What you will do here:

Driver-Based Budgeting & Forecasting

• Collaborates with FP&A team members and business partners to develop and lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, short- and long-term forecasting, and revenue and expense driver analysis

• Supports long-range planning process and activities for Cengage, including modeling, coordination, and consolidation of business unit financial projections and initiatives

• Builds and maintains models to support long-term business decision-making by understanding profit and loss impacts

• Identifies revenue-generating and expense efficiency opportunities based on understanding of business unit economics

• Develops financial projections to support planning and investment decisions

• Assists in developing market, industry and competitor intelligence and analyzing business opportunities, including acquisitions or divestitures

• Assists in the development of budgeting and forecasting decks for discussion with the executive team, sponsors, and board of directors

Internal / External Reporting

• Prepares and distributes monthly financial reports showing monthly, quarterly and forecasted performance

• Uses an analytical approach to proactively identify key insights in Cengage performance trends and provide a trend analysis as needed

• Finds opportunities to streamline and ensure continuous improvement of planning and reporting processes

• Maintains and updates financial reporting structures as needed to align to business management requirements

• Supports development of external investor presentations and data requirements for external reporting along with Board of Directors and executive team presentations

Skills you will need here:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting, finance, or other quantitative field (e.g., economics, mathematics)

• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in investment banking, private equity, FP&A, or similar finance-related role

• Knowledge of financial statements - Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow

• Familiarity with mechanics of financial transactions, including M&A, debt refinancing, and equity raises

• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

• Excellent interpersonal and organization skills with an ability to balance multiple activities, prioritize and manage workload, and perform multiple tasks simultaneously

• Strong verbal and written communications

• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills

• Curiosity, resourcefulness, flexibility, and a willingness to collaborate

• Self-starter who takes initiative; confident under pressure and able to consistently meet deadlines

About Cengage Group

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