Finance Analyst

About ETS
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.

Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.

About The Role

• PSI is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. The Financial Analyst is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and reporting to ensure that the company's financial status stays on track.

Role Responsibilities

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Support the development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools (budget vs actual analysis, deep understanding of KPI metrics).
• Further improve and design new reports, including dashboard pages, to management based on information available in the financial systems (NetSuite, PBCS) to provide relevant data to help drive the business and grow profitably.
• Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in new projects supporting the business.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.
• Analyze financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Supporting senior management team and department heads with in-depth analysis.
• Assist with project analysis, both as preparation of new projects, and once projects have started to follow up on the profitability.
• Provide decision support and work with and support the inter departmental / business units.
• Cash Flow and profit and loss analysis.
• Works closely with accounting to help ensure all costs and revenue is recorded in the appropriate period, and balance sheet items are clear and accurate.
• Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis.
• Quarterly and monthly financial reports.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience Requirements

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Proven understanding of Accounting Principals in constructing financial modeling and reports.
• Hands on experience in planning, reporting and data analysis.
• Experience in analyzing financial data and conducting presentations to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of planning systems and advanced use of Excel.
• Attention to details, synthesize, summarize data and present analysis in concise, insightful manner.
• Self-starter and problem solver.
• Effective communicator and team player.
• Comfortable work independently.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 3+ years' experience in Financial Planning & Analysis for a US company.

ETS is mission driven and action oriented

• We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
• We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth
• As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you

ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.