Financial Analyst

## Financial Analyst Apply locations:
Green Dot California Central Office, Los Angeles, CAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR0000964### Thank you for your interest. If you are a Green Dot internal employee, please apply using the Jobs Hub on the Workday Home Page. If you are a Green Dot contract/independent worker, please apply through the External Posting URL.OPPORTUNITY  The Financial Analyst will help to maintain sustainability by expertly executing organization's day-to-day financial operations (financial reports, models, projections, analyses, and grant management and compliance) as well as providing leverage and analytical support to assist with a variety of strategic initiatives.

This position is part of the finance and accounting team and reports to the Director of Finance. This is a role serving as part of Green Dot California's central office team, primarily based in Los Angeles.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES  Budgeting and forecasting  Develop a deep understanding of the organization's funding models, state and federal education funding sources, key expense drivers, and optimization opportunities.  Support the school and central office annual budget process, including support in the creation of initial budgets and collaboration with operations and finance managers and other central office leadership  Support the use and development of Green Dot's budgeting and modeling tools, including Adaptive Insights  Review monthly financials and provide recommendations based on trends and analysis  Work with operation and finance managers to refine monthly forecasts and to develop tools to share monthly financial information with stakeholders    Reporting and analysis  Work with the Finance team to develop and improve interactive multi-year projection models consisting of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows on an individual school as well as organization-wide level.  

Standard and ad hoc analyses and reporting of financial and operational aspects of the organization for management, operational leadership, and the Board of Directors  Work closely with operations and finance managers to reach financial sustainability by understanding key variances, identifying long term risks, and developing strategies to improve financial outcome  Lead and participate in annual continuous improvement projects    Grants Management  Collaborate across central office departments to support budgets and projections for public and private funding  Develop reporting tools to better support schools and central office departments in tracking grant funded expenditures and grant funded personnel    Other  Performs other duties as assigned    QUALIFICATIONS  As an ideal candidate, you:  have a 1-3 years of work experience in a fast-paced, high-capacity work environment with a strong background in analytics and project management  have a bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a related field  are highly motivated and self-driven;

curious to understand, driven to problem solve and tenacity to follow through  have an excellent ability to develop and manage financial models (VBA skills a plus) that provide actionable data and can be maintained and improved by staff  have experience with and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word  are able to drive strategic decisions with a mix of financial and operational data analysis  are creative and thoughtful about how to manage financial behavior  are able to maintain positive relations with colleagues at all levels-including central office staff and school-site administrators and staff  are able to simultaneously manage multiple projects, while maintaining a firm grasp of individual project details;

meeting and/or exceeding project goals with the highest quality  have a high level of personal responsibility, a growth mindset, and an A+ work ethic  are dependable, humble, have a sense of humor and a rock-solid commitment to Green Dot's mission and the communities we serve  will need to pass a TB test and background check at time of offer  The information contained herein is not intended to be an…