Senior Business and Planning Analyst

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Senior analyst supporting the American Psychological Association’s publishing finance operations. Managing reporting, budgeting, royalties, forecasting, contracts, and Agile technology projects.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide financial tracking, reporting, and analysis support for the Director of Business & Planning
  • Work with Finance, ITS, and departments within APA Publishing
  • Provide sales and financial reports to various departments
  • Create and submit the APA Publishing budget
  • Present financial data to key stakeholders and the Publishing Management Team
  • Prepare monthly financial packages and department-specific financial reports
  • Research inaccuracies and adjust financial information as necessary
  • Gather data and generate KPI-based reports for strategic decision-making
  • Calculate, manage, and distribute books and journals royalties
  • Assist with semiannual revenue and expense forecasting
  • Verify financial information in Planful
  • Assist with compiling the yearly APA Publishing budget
  • Manage Agile technology projects and create business cases for new initiatives
  • Coordinate with product owners and developers on PUBS team priorities
  • Prepare monthly financial reports for APA Books stakeholders
  • Manage contract-related processes, including approvals and legal database uploads
  • Provide ad hoc reports, including sales reports by product, region, and country
  • Collect and transform data into digestible reporting for strategic decisions
  • Use emerging technologies and practices to optimize and streamline Financial Management processes
  • Perform assigned ad hoc financial reporting, special projects, and backup support

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, or finance preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in data gathering/analysis, budgeting/finance, and/or business analysis
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Ability to communicate financial results and financial variances/metrics to senior management
  • Ability to articulate key business metrics/drivers
  • Advanced Excel spreadsheet capabilities
  • Intermediate GL software skills with a package such as Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or Navigator preferred
  • Intermediate PowerPoint skills
  • 1–2 years of experience writing/modifying queries and generating reports out of Salesforce
  • 1–2 years of experience in JIRA or other project management software
  • Remote work eligibility is subject to APA’s Flexible Work Policy and approval
  • Remote work employees may not work from Alaska, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, or Wyoming
  • Qualified candidates must submit a resume and cover letter specifying salary expectations

Benefits:

  • Remote Work/Flexible Scheduling
  • 401(k) option with employer match of up to 4%
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Outpatient mental health benefit
  • Paid personal/vacation time
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Family/Medical Leave
  • Tuition assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance