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Finance Manager

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Finance 🗓️ March 31st, 2026
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Stride, Inc. is hiring a Finance Manager who will provide financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting for multiple Business Units. The Finance Manager prepares complex financial data and reports, monitors trends, collaborates with teams, and presents insights to senior management to drive decision-making and profitability.

Highlights
  • Manage financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance/return analysis for business units.
  • Build, update, and maintain monthly forecast models and ensure accurate financial close reports.
  • Conduct variance analysis and collaborate with finance teams and business owners for data analysis.
  • Prepare monthly consolidation, review, and reconciliation of financials.
  • Develop presentations for Senior Management to support decision-making and profitability improvements.
  • Document and improve key financial processes and oversee internal controls.
  • Supervise 1-3 full-time employees or contractors, including hiring, training, and performance management.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio) and web proficiency.
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, plus five years of corporate finance experience or equivalent.
  • Position is virtual and open to residents of all 50 states and D.C.; must pass a background check.

Finance Manager Full Description

Job Description

Summary: The Finance Manager is responsible for providing financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting for multiple Business Units. This position prepares and reviews a variety of complex financial data and reports. The role monitors trends in order to formulate strategies and provide insight to key executive stakeholders.

Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

  • Prepare ad hoc financial and business analyses. Direct, performs and is accountable for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and variance/return analysis activities for business units (BU);
  • Build, update and maintain monthly forecast models for areas of responsibility;
  • Provide accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly/quarterly/annual close deadlines;
  • Research and prepare variance analysis and explanations;
  • Collaborate with finance team and business owners to gather, summarize and analyze data;
  • Prepare monthly consolidation, review and reconciliation of financials;
  • Measure and report Company's operations in a concise and informative manner;
  • Prepare compelling presentations for Senior Management to help drive decision making and profitability;
  • Document key financial processes, identify and implement process improvements;
  • Oversees internal controls over the areas of responsibility;
  • Prepare ad hoc financial and business analyses.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position supervises 1 - 3 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) regular employees and/or contractors.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field AND

• Five (5) years in corporate finance OR

• Equivalent combination of education and experience

• Computer Software/Hardware: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency

• Experience and knowledge in several functions within Finance (Budgeting, Consolidation, Performance Reporting and Financial analysis)

Certificates and Licenses: None required.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Computer Software/Hardware: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency
  • Experience and knowledge in several functions within Finance (Budgeting, Consolidation, Performance Reporting and Financial analysis)
  • Ability to clear required background check

Work EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and D.C.

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.  All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. 

Job Type

Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.