The College Board

Senior Director, Expense Management

The College Board

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $108,000 - $170,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the subject matter expert on expense management, ensuring accurate tracking, reporting, and forecasting of expenses
  • Analyze expense trends across divisions and fiscal years, and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and reinvestments that support our mission
  • Collaborate with finance business partners to develop and manage budgets, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and sharp tracking of returns on key investments
  • Forecast personnel expenses in partnership with HR and department leads, incorporating staffing plans and compensation changes
  • Implement a consistent, transparent process for corporate allocation of shared expenses across departments
  • Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making
  • Lead and manage a team of select finance business partners that are expense experts for their portfolios
  • Set vision and priorities for the team; track and manage progress to goals; and provide coaching, thought partnership, and performance feedback to ensure team members deliver excellent work, remain engaged, and contribute meaningfully to our mission
  • Cultivate an inclusive and high achieving culture that enables all team members to live out College Board’s Operating Principles
  • Bring proven leadership experience and consistently embody College Board’s Manager Expectations in your work
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the strategic finance team
  • Consolidate detailed financial data across divisions into comprehensive organization financials
  • Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports that explain variances and highlight actionable trends and insights for senior management
  • Prepare YTD and FY P&L analyses and summaries for presentations to the Board
  • Design, test, implement, and maintain financial tools and software to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency, often in collaboration with the Finance divisions’ Operational Excellence team
  • Provide oversight and ownership of budget structure and reporting setup in Adaptive
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems, leveraging technology and best practices

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or related technical field preferred
  • 12+ years of relevant and progressive experience in FP&A roles, with a focus on expense management plus finance business partner experience; extensive experience in financial modeling and quantitative analyses
  • A strong understanding of corporate finance
  • Experience with financial planning systems preferred, especially Workday and Adaptive Planning
  • The ability to succinctly summarize complex financial analysis, present key findings to senior management, and influence decisions
  • Project management skills and the ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple time-sensitive projects
  • A solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement, with a willingness to iterate and adapt; the ability and willingness to both teach others and learn from colleagues
  • Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills. Proficiency in other Microsoft Suite Tools or a willingness to learn.
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
  • Evidence of skills and mindsets required to live out College Board’s Operating Principles
  • The ability to travel 4-6 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
  • Authorization to work in the United States
Benefits
  • Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
  • A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
  • A team that invests in your development and success
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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