Financial Analyst

Company: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: November 21, 2022

Job Description:

Location: Remote, USA

Company: Wiley Professional Learning
Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
About company:
Want a casual work environment filled with energy, cutting-edge creativity, and a fast pace? Enjoy the benefits of working for a large organization while maintaining the fun and creativity typically found with a small company.
We're looking for curious and collaborative people to join our growing entrepreneurial team. The Wiley Professional Learning (PL) team (division of John Wiley & Sons) creates products and services to help people become more effective in their workplace and achieve career success. Our products include CrossKnowledge, Everything DiSC, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, PXT Select, and The Leadership Challenge. As a financial analyst, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented group of professionals to influence strategy and business decisions through business analytics, insights, planning, and forecasting to maximize performance and growth.

About the Role:
Seeking a Financial Analyst on our PL team to support our growing business through performance analysis, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and data analytics and insights. The role entails working with data, analyzing and deriving meaningful information to assist in decision making. Providing continued support to business partners and leaders with ad-hoc analysis on brand/product performance and building tools/models to influence decision and strategies. This role has ongoing interaction as a strategic business partner with management.

How you will make an impact:

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  Monthly performance analysis and reporting
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  Communication of business performance
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  Financial planning and forecasting
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  Resource management
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  Business and data analytics and intelligence, including development and maintenance of models
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  Cross functional collaboration and communication
  
  What we look for:
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    Undergraduate in Finance/ Accounting, MBA/CPA preferred
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    2+ years' professional experience in an analyst role
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    SAP/Microsoft Power BI
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    Proficient with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, with a focus on scalable, logic-based modeling
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    Ability to interact and work together with senior management on a daily basis
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    Baseline accounting knowledge/background
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    Ability to shift gears and multitask projects
    
    About Wiley:
    Enabling Discovery, Powering Education, Shaping Workforces.
    We clear the way for seekers of knowledge: illuminating the path forward for research and education, tearing down barriers to society's advancement, and giving seekers the help they need to turn their steps into strides.
    Wiley may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: our people. We are willing to challenge the status quo, move the needle, and be innovative. Wiley's headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations across the globe in more than 40 countries.
    Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.
    We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads-down work and professional development.
    We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The target base pay range for this position is $49,000 to $67,000. This range represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
    
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