Senior Financial Analyst, 2U
$80-90k
+ Stock Options
Global online learning platform
Job no longer available
Global online learning platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$80-90k
+ Stock Options
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help their partners create educational opportunities that enable lifelong learners to unlock their human potential and solve society’s critical needs.
Role
Who you are
- A perfect candidate would have a background in FP&A, experience with Adaptive Insights (or similar finance system), is proactive in their own self growth and experienced in maintaining relationships with various stakeholders across the company
- Has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field, Graduate Degree is a plus
- 2+ years of experience in FP&A or similar analytical role
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Microsoft Excel, with an ability to produce timely and accurate work
- Experience with Adaptive Insights strongly preferred (or similar finance system)
- Strong analytical skills - understanding of the “why” behind the numbers and an intuitive thinker
- Demonstrated experience cultivating and maintaining relationships with employees at multiple levels: peer, manager, executive
- Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
- Knowledge of Workday, Salesforce and Tableau preferred
- Enthusiasm and the ability to thrive in an environment of frequent change
- Analytical thinker with desire to understand driving factors behind the data
- Self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change
- Dedicated to self-growth and finding opportunities for efficiencies within the team
- Eagerness to participate with the team both within and outside of work duties
What the job involves
- The Finance team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst with a background in financial reporting and analysis to help support our Alternative Credentials Segment
- Supporting the Finance team by providing financial reports, analysis, forecasts, and other tasks as required
- Reviewing P&L statements and performing monthly variance analysis against forecast, identifying key drivers and areas for improvement
- Assisting in monthly expense forecasting and the annual budgeting process
- Building strong relationships and collaborating with business leaders to become a key stakeholder for the business
- Maintaining financial models and conducting data maintenance
- Taking initiative to find areas of efficiency or improvement on the team or at 2U as a whole
- Support ad hoc financial reporting and analysis as required
Our take
Enabling education providers to offer students anything from free courses to full degrees, the leading global online learning platform 2U has positioned itself to provide high-quality education at scale.
Following its acquisition of edX, the company has made edX the face of its products and services, taking on more of a parent company role. This acquisition was a major shift compared to the company’s typical focus on partnering with universities to offer master’s degrees. However, edX has enabled it to expand into other projects, providing its 230+ partners with thousands of digital education offerings.
2U has established itself as a leader in the space, with over 40 million learners using the platform. As the online education space continues to grow, 2U is set to both benefit from this growth as well as playing a part in driving it forward. Interestingly, in 2022 it was rumoured that Indian online education provider Byju wished to acquire the company, but this appeared to fall through later in the year.
Steph
Company Specialist
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2013
$5.1m
SERIES D
Apr 2012
$26m
SERIES D
Total funding: $95.9m
Company benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Parental Leave
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Leadership Training
- Volunteer Time Off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Referral Bonus
- Military Leave
Company values
- Cherish each opportunity - Life is short, so treasure every moment
- Give a damn - Care about what you do each day
- Strive for excellence - Don't settle for second best
- Be bold and fearless - Question the status quo and embrace change
- Be candid, honest and open - Listen to others and offer respectful feedback
- Have fun - Fun is important. Fun is simply better
- Make service your mission - Give the highest level of support to our partners and to one another
- Don’t let the skeptic win - "No" is easy. "Yes" is hard. Fight for "yes"
- Relationships matter - Build trust, value differences, and invest the time
Company HQ
Lanham, MD
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Leadership
Chip Paucek
(CEO)Before becoming CEO of the company, they served as the president & COO. They are the Co-Founder of Pro Athlete Community (PAC), and the former CEO of Smarterville.
Jeremy Johnson
(Board of Advisors)Also founded Andela, where they currently serve as CEO.
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