Director FPampA

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Summary

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis leads the consolidated budgeting, forecasting, long term planning and business strategic analysis for 2U. This role is inherently cross-functional—this leader will work closely with the Business Unit leaders, Accounting, Shared Service and Functional support teams as well as Executive Leadership. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, resourceful, team oriented, and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines.

The role will conduct financial analysis, modeling, forecasting and reporting to ensure efficient financial operations. Develops budgets/policies/procedures and will manage the annual budget process. The role focuses on delivering business value to drive forecasts, improve efficiency, and improve stakeholder satisfaction through the production of quality financial forecasting tools.

The leader will have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

Maintaining and updating financial planning models to manage effective forecasting and budgeting processes

Providing oversight over the review and analysis of monthly financial results

Planning, reviewing and assisting with the preparation of key elements of the annual budget

Develop presentation material for executive management of financial results, forecasts and annual budget

Creating and automating the preparation of key monthly management reports including quarterly playbook

Ability to apply a range of budgeting and forecasting techniques to provide the business with the relevant financial information.

Work to develop and continuously improve the services performed by Finance, constantly seeking further efficiency and effectiveness through standardization, simplification and elimination as appropriate

Assisting in the development and implementation of processes to measure and improve our operational efficiency

Working closely with senior leadership to prepare financial forecast models and review effectiveness of investment decisions relative to costs

Ad hoc special projects and analyses for label and senior management

Creating and driving a metrics-led continuous process improvement driving innovation

Review the departmental goals and translate into a logically sequenced and optimized action plan and oversee the adherence to the plan

Preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts

Proactively identifies and resolves strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial and technical goals

Responsible for ensuring stakeholders are utilizing financial tools appropriately

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

Bachelor’s degree required; degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics strongly preferred

7 years of experience directly related to the responsibilities required of the position

Excellent experience of planning, budgeting, forecasting, and producing management information for decision making in a complex environment.

Adaptive Planning experience strongly preferred

Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.

Experience with analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.

Experience collaborating with internal and external resources to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.

Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

Analytical thinker with excellent attention to detail

Self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast paced environment

Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change

Enthusiastic, proactive, self-starter, and enable to drive own activities

About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)

2U is comprised of 3 lines of business: Graduate Degree Programs, Short Course, and Boot Camps. Going beyond traditional learning management systems, we use tech, people, and data to help top universities and enterprise organizations transform in the digital era—and eliminate the back row in higher ed. We support lifelong learning which means thinking beyond a single degree. It means finding ways for students to gain the skills they need to change careers, evolve their expertise, and meet the challenges of the changing world head-on. We help our partners fill those needs—developing new digital education technologies and offerings capable of supporting students at different points in their lives. Whether they need a simple refresher, to learn something new, or to change their career trajectories completely, our partners are there to help them succeed. Together with our partners, 2U has positively transformed the lives of more than 275,000 students and lifelong learners.

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At 2U, we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities of our employees. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by the ways in which we are different, as well as the ways in which we are the same.

Benefits & Culture

Working at 2U means working with individuals that are passionate and mission driven. We collaborate on tough problems to deliver the best outcomes for our partners, students, and each other. You will find team members working together in our open office spaces, gathered in the kitchen grabbing a snack, or taking a break in our game rooms.

2U offers a comprehensive benefits package:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance, disability and 401(k)

Unlimited snacks and drinks

Generous paid leave policies including unlimited PTO

Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break

To learn more, visit 2U.com. #NoBackRow

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits and pay.

Company info

2U, Inc
Website : http://2u.com