Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Field Finance – Senior Analyst is a key position providing financial support to Book Fairs’ regional management team.  This role requires a close working relationship with field management to communicate financial results.  Core responsibilities include preparing financial statements, analyzing variances to plan and identifying financial trends and opportunities that drive financial performance in the regions.  Additionally, this position will help facilitate the month-end general ledger close process and preparing supplemental, division-level financial analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for accurate and timely delivery of the field financial statement and schedules by establishing and following efficient processes.

Develop and maintain working relationships with Regional Vice Presidents, Sales Managers, Operations Area Leaders, and Branch Managers.

Review and analyze monthly Region and Branch level income statements, identify and research causes of variance, and communicate results to Region leaders.

Partner with field stakeholders to create key performance metrics. 

Provide comprehensive analysis on labor metrics, distribution analysis, warehouse projects, etc.

Demonstrate an understanding/working knowledge of general accepted accounting principles.

Perform month end close activities and prepare timely account reconciliations.

Assist in the development of budgets and forecasts.

Comfortable explaining P&L to Key Stakeholders and digging into the details to explain financial results.

Create and/or maintain forward-looking models and comfortable making recommendations to Key Stakeholders.

Assists in Ad-Hoc Projects.

Prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

WHO WE ARE

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services  that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online.  True to its mission of 100+ years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

Some benefits that we offer:

• 100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment

• Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount

Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT    (Qualifications)

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance. MBA preferred.

A minimum of 3 years of experience in a Financial Analyst, Business Analyst, or a similar function in a corporate environment is required.

Experience preparing journal entries and working in an enterprise general ledger application required.

Ability to perform various Month End Close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations. .

Ability to perform detailed analysis with large data sets.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, etc.) and a working knowledge of relational databases and simple database queries.  

Need to possess excellent written and verbal communication skills to work effectively with field management leaders.

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Self-motivated, organized and flexible to handle multiple tasks with little supervision and meet all deadlines.

Oracle PBCS, Business Intelligence, and Smart View skills are a plus.

Some travel will be required

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Finance

Location Region/State:

Florida

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

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