Jr Financial Analyst
Jr Financial Analyst
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Aspire Public Schools is looking for a fulltime Jr. Financial Analyst to join our team! This position can be remote within the state of California.
ABOUT ASPIRE
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of highperforming college preparatory charter schools serving TK12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forwardthinking openenrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and postsecondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (WellBeing) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & SelfDetermination and Joy.
JOB SUMMARY
The Jr. Financial Analyst provides support to the Finance Team in the way of financial reporting grant accounting attendance and other program reporting. They support the Regional Finance Directors for Aspires three regions: Los Angeles Bay Area and Central Valley as well as other ad hoc projects with the Finance Team. They will utilize multiple platforms and software to compile reporting data and complete journal entries.
The Jr. Financial Analyst provides support to the Finance Team in the way of financial reporting grant accounting attendance and other program reporting. They support the Regional Finance Directors for Aspires three regions: Los Angeles Bay Area and Central Valley as well as other ad hoc projects with the Finance Team. They will utilize multiple platforms and software to compile reporting data and complete journal entries.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Support the Regional Finance Directors and/or the Sr. Financial Analyst with reporting activities to comply with local state and federal reporting deadlines on a monthly quarterly and/or annual basis including performing accounting reclassifications
- Monitor grant apportionment/spending and perform accounting reclassifications to ensure maximization of use of restricted funding for all schools.
- Evaluate track and report on Aspires attendance and enrollment with the support of Finance Team and Operations team members.
- Evaluate track and report on Aspires food and nutrition program for all schools on a month basis.
- Analyze and reconcile SB 740 facilities related funding several times throughout the year
- Assist in upkeep of current budget projections data on Workday Adaptive Planning.
- Perform ad hoc financial analyses as requested by the Chief Financial Officer Regional Finance Directors Regional School Leaders and Principals.
- Provide support to the Chief Financial Officer and Regional Finance Directors on special projects as assigned.
Additional:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and support the Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements including antiracism policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior
- Actively seeks to improve and simplify Aspires approach to particular job functions
- Comfortable with utilization of technology in a remote environment
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Competencies:
- Basic to moderate knowledge of accounting and FP&A principles ideally K12 and/or NonProfit
- Ability to gather and analyze data in order to produce reports and make improvement recommendations
- Strong skills pertaining to MS Excel including common formulas financial modeling and familiarity with accounting software
- Experience with and/or ability to learn Adaptive Planning budgeting & forecasting software Tableau MIP accounting software and other software packages
- Excellent organizational time management and followup skills; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines under pressure
- Ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent financial and analytical skills; strong attention to detail
- Proficiency with multiple accounting software packages and/or flexibility to learn new packages
Minimum educational level:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
Experience required:
- 12 years accounting and/or financial analysis experience a plus
- Experience in K12 public education accounting and/or notforprofit accounting a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; fluency in Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency with budgeting reporting and accounting systems
Physical requirements:
- Stand walk or bend over kneel crouch reach overhead grasp push and pull. Move lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
- Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation simple grasping and power grasping)
- Demonstrate normal depth perception
- Sitting walking or standing for extended periods of time
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard operate standard office equipment and use a telephone
- See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
- Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
Work authorization requirements:
- Clear the Department of Justice background screening
- Authorized to work in the United States
- Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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