Senior Financial & Strategic Reporting Analyst

Overview: The Senior Financial and strategic Reporting Analyst plays a key role in delivering accurate, insightful, and actionable financial analysis to ESS’s Executive Leadership Team. This position consolidates and analyzes data from various sources, including cohort reporting, service-type segmentation, and business unit performance, to create comprehensive monthly reports and executive dashboards.

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical thinker with strong business acumen who can turn complex data into meaningful narratives that support strategic decisions across ESS’s growing national footprint.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain monthly financial and operational reporting for the Executive Team, integrating cohort, segment, and service-type data.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Operations to gather, validate, and interpret performance metrics.
• Create clear, executive-ready reports that highlight trends, variances, and strategic insights.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to inform planning and reviews.
• Build and enhance dashboards and automated reports using Excel, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Monitor KPIs and identify opportunities for efficiency, cost control, and revenue performance.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects that improve reporting accuracy and data consistency.
• Prepare summaries and materials for monthly Executive and Board-level presentations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field required; MBA or professional certification (CPA, CFA, FP&A) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, data analytics, or strategic reporting, ideally in a multi-segment or service-based organization.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, advanced formulas, macros); Power BI or Tableau experience strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear visuals and executive summaries.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

ESS Advantages

 Salary Range: $90,000 – $110,000 (commensurate with experience and geographic location)

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, holidays)
• Volunteer time and mental health day

Why Join ESS

At ESS, we believe every day counts — for our students, our schools, and our people. As a Senior Financial & Strategic Reporting Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the insights that drive our continued growth and success. You’ll collaborate with a passionate team that values innovation, accountability, and the power of data to make a meaningful impact.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly stands, walks, sits, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaches with hands and arms, talk or hear.

VISION REQUIREMENTS - Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) to work on the computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

This position works in an environment with moderate noise level. (Examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic.)

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons, with or without notice.  The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.