Financial Modeling Analyst
Office of Financial Planning & Analysis
Stateside Exempt, Grade 3.3
Location: Remote (Occasional Travel to Adelphi, MD Required
The Financial Modeling Analyst will collaborate with the forecasting team to maintain, support, and create forecasting concept models that provide financial impacts of the institution’s tuition revenue activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitor the institution’s financial metrics through the terms, sessions, and student breakouts. This will involve understanding the lead flow process, and partnering with the Marketing, Analytics and FP&A teams to develop actionable insights and readouts ultimately shared with the COO and executive leadership.
Support the monthly forecasting and fiscal year budgeting process. This entails maintaining current forecast models, creating financial models for strategic initiatives and projects, and providing scenario analysis. Determine areas of improvement, consolidation and automation of current processes and tools used for these efforts.
Provide insight into current activities that may lead to increased return on investment given the current performance of certain activities in relation to others and prior years. Conduct deep dives in student population datasets utilizing tools like Tableau, Excel, VBA, Access, SQL, and/or Python. Coding knowledge is preferred to assist in maintaining current models and ability to identify automation potential across other models.
Use/modify current tools to assess the financial impact of new marketing initiatives, new product offerings determining breakeven, ROI positivity, and growth opportunities.
Aid in identifying the financial impact of current and new marketing and business strategies to determine the LTV of acquisition spend. Collaborate with the marketing and analytics teams to model financial impacts of the evolving/changing global marketing strategy.
Required Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree
Seven (7) years of experience in a financial analytics or operational analytics environment.
At least seven (7) years of financial/mathematical modeling experience
Experience with assessing financial strategy, conducting impact analysis, creating dynamic models to support what-if scenarios
Experience in business process reengineering (BPR) to improve data workflow and existing models
Experience in building complex data models, fed from multiple data sources
Ability to automate, maintain and performance test financial models and their outputs
Ability to successfully complete multiple projects under tight time constraints
Demonstrated presentation and interpersonal skills
Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management
Excellent problem solving, analytical, and organizational skills; and experience using Excel for managing data
Experience optimizing data workflows and financial model sourcing
Preferred Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
Seven to ten years of experience.
Managing a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
Ability to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Excellent Excel, analytical and communication skills.
Experience in financial model building and maintenance including data sourcing and model readouts and performance testing – in industries like financial services, higher education, e-businesses, etc.
Skill in analyzing and recommending tailored financial solutions.
Ability to compile, organize, interpret, and communicate accounting data and results concisely.
Ability to utilize financial models and planning systems effectively.
All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.
The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. UMGC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, ancestry, political affiliation or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Workplace Accommodations:
The University of Maryland Global Campus Global Campus (UMGC) is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive working environment for people of all abilities. UMGC is dedicated to the principle that no qualified individual with a disability shall, based on disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of the University, or be subjected to discrimination. For information about UMGC’s Reasonable Workplace Accommodation Policy or to request an accommodation, applicants/candidates can contact Employee Accommodations via email at employee-accommodations@umgc.edu.
Benefits Package Highlights:
Hiring Range:
$116,000.00 - $131,000.00
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