Manager, Finance Business Partnering

At Boundless Learning we are empowering our partners to deliver exceptional experiences that expand opportunities for learners around the world. We put learner success at the heart of everything we do, empowering our partners to deliver personalized, learner-centric experiences that boost access and create economic mobility.  At Boundless Learning you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with passionate, diverse teams, where your ideas are valued, and your expertise is respected. Join us on this meaningful journey towards transforming education and making a lasting difference in the lives of learners worldwide.

Boundless Learning offers an integrated suite of services for universities' online learning programs. With a focus on innovation, accessibility and affordability, we help people of all ages and backgrounds achieve their learning goals and succeed in the global economy.

 

Role Description

The Finance Business Partner is influential in driving the strategy, planning and overall financial performance of the company. This position will be a key contributor to budgeting and forecasting activities and will work closely with business leadership across the US, UK and Australia to determine capital allocation, set investment priorities and incubate new business models. The ideal candidate will demonstrate superior commercial acumen and strong financial modelling and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with Partnerships team to continually assess and validate our partner portfolio strategy.
• Improve the profitable revenue growth of our partnerships by creating product profitability reporting and ensuring appropriate utilization across the business teams.
• Create financial models for existing partner renewals and new partnership signings, incorporating scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Support the strategy and business teams in exploring new revenue models, distribution channels and product models. Advise on commercial elements including structure, pricing, unit economics and cost.
• Create business cases to drive strategic reinvestment into the business.
• Track new business initiative performance against KPIs and stage gates. Continually iterate and improve.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities including weekly cash flow, monthly rolling P&L forecast and 3x annual budgeting cycles. Within broader forecast support responsibilities, be the single owner of the revenue forecast with support from the Acquisition & Retention team.
• Improve the quality and utility of business data and reporting in conjunction with our Data & Analytics team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategic finance, business partnering, FP&A and/or corporate finance.
• Superior commercial acumen, financial modelling, data analysis and attention to detail.
• Experience working in a global business, supporting multiple geographies and business/functional teams.
• Exceptional leadership, verbal, written and visual communication skills.
• Capability with advanced data analytics, coding and/or data visualization.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive and solutions oriented.

Preferred

• Proven experience working with service-based or SaaS business models.

 

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