AVP, Financial Planning and Analysis
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Fort Lauderdale • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Lead the preparation of the annual operating budget, aligning financial plans with institutional strategy.
- Lead monthly forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
- Analyze business and financial trends to identify risks, opportunities, and performance gaps.
- Prepare and model scenario/sensitivity financial analysis.
- Provide external financial guidance recommendations.
- Develop and present executive-level financial reports and board-level decks.
- Report, track, and continuously improve key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Partner with academic and administrative leaders to support decision making.
- Oversee FP&A processes, frameworks, and analytical methodologies.
- Implement best practices across planning, financial data analytics, and reporting.
- Manage financial analysis supporting long-term, strategic initiative planning.
- Lead, coach, and develop FP&A and financial analyst team members.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing FP&A teams
- Proven experience managing and mentoring financial analysts
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience working with Business Intelligence (BI), analytics, or dashboarding tools
- Prior experience in higher education, academic organizations, or related fields, preferred.
Benefits
- option to work remotely several days per week
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial modelingvariance analysisscenario analysisfinancial analysiskey performance indicators (KPIs)budget preparationforecastingdata analyticsreporting
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcoachingcommunicationcollaboration