Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Adtalem believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we can work flexibly. Depending on your location, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• HYBRID – If you reside within 50 miles of Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL this role is hybrid, requiring office presence three days a week (Tue, Wed, Thu), with the rest of the workweek spent working from home.

Opportunity at a Glance

This position assists with all forecasting, planning and analysis (FP&A) duties, including but not limited to monthly forecasting, annual budget planning, and forecast modeling long term strategies for the company. This role supervises a financial analyst to conduct the aforementioned FP&A work streams. Additionally, this role is also involved in collaboration with multiple teams to develop and prepare presentations on company performance and future outlook.

Responsibilities

• Oversees financial statement reporting for month end close, forecasts, annual operating plan, strategic plan and ad hoc requests.
• Manages financial consolidations.
• Manages forecast and annual operating plan process.
• Works with Information Technology or operations as needed to identify and implement systems or process efficiencies.
• Leads process improvement and/or income generating projects as needed.
• Develop business plans to support expansion and long term strategy of the company.
• Mine understanding of financial drivers of revenue, expense, and risks/ opportunities to overall company performance. 
• Synthesize information into concise overview of opportunities, recommendations, and actions required to capitalize on business opportunities. 
• Present recommendations to senior leadership team of the division, including rationale and requirements of success, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Completes other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

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• Bachelor's Degree in finance or accounting required.
• 5 years of experience in financial planning, analytics required or related fields.
• Proficient with PowerBI or similar data visualization tool. 
• Must draw from solid financial planning experience and business acumen to quickly understand, analyze and address business results and issues.
• Effective verbal and written communication is essential for this role.
• Must have the ability to concisely/effectively communicate with manager and key constituents in formal and informal settings.
• Possesses professional maturity to work with key constituents/business partners in tactfully exploring win-win situations when resolving issues.
• Has capacity to work independently and manage time efficiently/effectively.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Approaches duties with intellectual curiosity and creativity to analyze the business and assess current/future opportunities and risks.
• Sees big picture implications pertaining to finance and beyond.
• Solid understanding of key business principles.
• Significant exposure in a finance planning position.
• Strong analytic capability and propensity for continuous improvement.
• Excellent time management and conflict management skills.
• Ability to operate independently.
• Ability to tactfully interact with all business stakeholders for requests and resolution of issues.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and Power Point.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $68637.22 and $124230.14. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation