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VP OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS - MARKETING
Company: ImprovLearning
Category
Finance & Accounting
Job Description
VP OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS - MARKETING
WHY JOIN US?
We’re re-thinking the extraordinary on our mission to save lives! Improv Learning is an established e-learning company in United States with a 25-year history of serving over 4 million students, we are just getting started -- and we need YOU to help us DRIVE the future.
5 TIMES Winner of Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies IN AMERICA and Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in LA are some accomplishments that make us cheer.
And, what really makes us proud is working with extraordinary individuals everyday who are ready to help us on our mission to save lives with engaging training content. Investing into our innovation principle, we’re building a startup within our own org to disrupt the teen driver education market and build bridges into the future of what driving will look like. If you’re the kind of person who never settles, has a thirst for knowledge, and loves what you do, join us! Together, let’s drive the future!
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
You’re in the driver’s seat -- you’ll be in charge of delivering strong financial management and leadership.
Fluent in all things related to data and trend analysis, you are able to provide clear, concise reporting that leads to actionable insights.
You think like a businessperson and measure what matters when it comes to data and metrics. Understanding the connection between finance and accounting, you can provide key insights that drive smart decisions.
Here are some values you would like you to have…
NEVER SETTLE - you are a bar-raiser who is never content with status quo or second place. You seek opportunities to go above and beyond to deliver the extraordinary.
THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE - what you don’t know yet thrills you. You are a naturally curious life-long learner with an appetite to be more and do more.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO - we’re in the business of saving lives with engaging content. Do you love to have fun? Do you love to work on things you're passionate about? Us too.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads, executes, and communicates quantitative and qualitative financial analysis including but not limited to budgeting, analytics, and cost control measures.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyze financial results, distil/synthesize key trends, assess current and future business risk, and communicate insights to management.
- Develops insightful presentations that summarize data and facilitate decision-making for executive management and business unit leaders.
Consistently helps to identify and then implement, as appropriate, improvements or changes in how financial data is prepared and interpreted in a constantly evolving environment.
Oversees the FP&A reporting platform, partnering with systems teams to ensure that data accurately flows through all Company operational and financial platforms.
Provide performance reporting for marketing channels based on internal and external measurement tools.
Maintain and improve upon existing measurement models.
Develop automated dashboards and reports to monitor business trends, identify optimization opportunities, and maintain a pulse on overall KPI health.
Optimize marketing execution by identifying and sizing areas of opportunity through performance analysis.
Design tests and build new measurement methodologies for new marketing campaigns and initiatives.
Provide analytical input for planning and budgeting purposes.
Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems.
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
Work with management to prioritize business and information needs.
Conduct in-depth evaluation and analysis to help derive insights and recommendations. Utilize your financial analysis knowledge to determine how different efforts will affect our top and bottom line.
Conduct weekly review sessions actual vs. projected to ensure that the organization can flex and react to short-term budget surpluses/deficits, including developing and maintaining KPIs for all aspects of the organization.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Fully Qualified CIMA Accountant
5-7 years of experience in owning data, pipelines, spreadsheets, and visualization.
Extensive hands-on experience with:
oGoogle Analytics
oSpreadsheets such as Excel or Google Sheets
oGoogle Docs
oGoogle Data Studio
Added advantage if you have used the following systems.
oTableau or similar software
Ability to interpolate data from multiple sources and create clean, central repositories.
Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills
Creation of appealing data visualizations with trend lines
Genuinely enjoys both high-level strategic work and more mundane, basic tasks.
Ability to work effectively both individually and in a team environment.
Ability to break down a complicated system/process.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
We are based in Los Angeles, United States. The working hours are 9.00 am – 5.30 pm PST
You need to have a dedicated working place at home.
High speed internet connection
PayPal account for payment
Company laptop will be provided
Location
Colombo
Skills Required
CIMA Financial Planning Management accounting Microsoft Office
Availability
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Preferred Languages
English
Work Experience
5+ Years