Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst provides strategic financial reporting, analytics, and business partnership support to ensure achievement of short and long-term financial objectives. This role partners closely with functional leaders across Medforth Global Education, delivering insights through budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, capital planning, and complex financial modeling. The analyst acts as a trusted advisor, translating financial data into actionable recommendations that drive operational and profitability improvements.

Essential Functions:

Monthly Financial Reporting and Analysis:

Prepares comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages for leadership, highlighting key drivers of performance and profitability
Conducts detailed variance analysis versus budget and forecast, identifying risks, opportunities, and operational impacts
Presents financial results and insights to assigned functional leaders, delivering clear recommendations and data-driven solutions
Leads monthly management review meetings, partnering with stakeholders to address performance gaps and align on corrective actions
Collaborates closely with Accounting to resolve expense coding issues at the departmental level, ensuring data accuracy and reporting integrity

Budgeting/ Forecasting:

Owns budgeting templates for assigned functional areas, partnering with budget owners to ensure accurate and timely submissions
Builds rolling forecasts and supported development of the annual operating budget, incorporating business trends and assumptions
Delivers updated forecast scenarios to management, tracking performance against plan and highlighting variances
Develops scenario models to evaluate financial impact, assess risk exposure, and identify cost optimization opportunities
Actively partners with leadership to identify and implement strategies to maintain budget discipline

Other:

Manages capital expense budgets, forecasts, and project-level cost tracking
Performs ad hoc financial analysis to support executive decision-making across the organization
Designs and enhances analytical tools and dashboards to improve financial visibility and operational insights

Essential Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Superior analytical and critical thinking skills; detail oriented
Assertive and comfortable working with people at every level of the organization to achieve results
Ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines
Strong technical skills using Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables, Sum if, Lookups, and Linking)

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting, MBA a plus
Minimum 2-3 years of business experience, with a focus on financial planning & analysis
Experience with Oracle PBCS (Hyperion) a plus

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Professional office environment with frequent use of computers, phones, Zoom, and other communication tools.
Ability to maintain focus and attention to detail in a high-volume setting.

Hours & Travel

Standard work week: Full-Time Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Flexibility required to support projects or during heavy work volume.

The anticipated salary range for the Senior Financial Analyst is $86,900 - $95,500 per year. The final salary offered may vary and will be determined based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, location, and education of the successful candidate. This information is provided per NYS local law.

We Are

·Student Centric: We approach every task with a focus on supporting our students to achieve their lifelong learning goals in a safe, vibrant and welcoming environment.

·A Global Community: We are one team with an international outlook welcoming the strength in our diversity and the value each of us brings to what we do.

·Accountable: We take responsibility for our actions by being responsive, resourceful and respectful in delivering on our commitments with integrity and the highest ethical standards.

·Collaborative: We support and empower one another through open communications, cooperation, sharing knowledge and taking time to always listen and show we care.

·Committed to Excellence: We take pride in our ongoing pursuit for continuous improvement through creativity, rigor and best practices to produce meaningful outcomes.

About University Support Services, LLC
University Support Services LLC (USS) is an affiliate of St. George's University (SGU), a leading provider of international medical education. SGU students and faculty come from 151 countries to the island of Grenada, located in the West Indies. Our purpose is to support SGU to deliver best in class education for all SGU students. We put a special focus on the growing global need for diverse high-quality medical and healthcare professionals. USS is pivotal in positioning SGU as a premiere medical degree institute through its student-facing as well as functional support teams.

USS is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it is company policy to fill positions with qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex (including sexual orientation and gender presentation), age, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, pregnancy, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, status in the Uniformed Services of the United States (including veteran status) or status as a victim of domestic violence, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification. This policy protects applicants and employees from discrimination in the hiring process.

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