FP&A Analyst Denver

Guild is bridging the gap between education and career opportunity, helping employers offer education, skilling, and career mobility
to their employees. The Guild Career Opportunity Platform empowers top companies to help working adults go back to school, with tuition assistance programs that align the corporate business goals with affordable education programs designed for working adults. Guild's curated network of online learning providers and non-profit universities along with one-to-one coaching and support helps each student navigate the worlds of work and school, and grow their careers in the process.

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Guild is hiring for a
Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst to join our Finance Team. This role would be part of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team that is responsible for financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting and strategic business partnering.

In this role, you would support forecasting and planning, financial reporting, company goal-setting, and strategic finance analyses, all while helping Guild achieve its mission. You’ll form strong relationships across the organization and work with both internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you’d be a critical member of the team, identifying new opportunities, driving process improvements and providing decision support for leadership.

As an FP&A Analyst, you will:

• Own budgeting and forecasting components of Guild’s operating model, which we use to plan headcount, cash flow, and resource allocations.
• Prepare financial reporting, presentations and develop monthly close packages for our Board of Directors, investors, and senior management to ensure key stakeholders are knowledgeable and equipped to contribute to deliver on Guild’s financial commitments.
• Analyze business and performance trends to provide actionable insights and decision support to Guild’s leadership team.
• Enhance existing forecast models; identify opportunities to streamline reporting and implement process improvements.
• Work cross functionally on ad hoc projects that include, but are not limited to, scenario planning, sensitivity and profitability analysis.

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• Experience. You have 2+ years of relevant work experience in a corporate finance function, investment banking, consulting, or private equity / growth equity. Preference for an undergraduate degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.).
• Technical skills. You’re an Excel expert with the ability to develop insightful and complex financial models and quantitative analysis, paired with critical thinking and sound business judgment.
• Entrepreneurial. You are a self-starter with a roll-up-the-sleeves, action oriented mindset to have an impact in a fast-paced, rapidly changing growth environment.
• Communication. You can distill and communicate complex topics broadly to board members, clients, front-line team members and everyone in between.
• Precision. You have sharp attention to detail with a natural feel for numbers and data, and have a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Team skills. You have a positive attitude with a can-do, service-oriented mentality. You are…