Lead Financial Analyst

Who We Are

Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.

We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

What We Build

Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.

• Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.

• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.

Where We’re Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a key technical and analytical contributor within the Strategic Finance team, strengthening modeling capabilities, sharpening financial insights, and supporting efficient planning across the organization. This role enhances long-range planning, capital investment analysis, and forecasting by building robust financial models, improving data accessibility, and delivering clear, actionable insights that inform strategic and operational decisions.

The analyst will contribute to ongoing enhancements of financial systems and tools, including preparation for future implementations of NetSuite and Anaplan, and help improve how financial performance, operational data, and long-term outcomes are connected and communicated.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex, driver-based financial models that support forecasting, multi-year planning, scenario analysis, and investment or business case evaluation.

• Translate market insights, operational drivers, and performance trends into clear financial insights that inform strategic and operational planning discussions.

• Support financial evaluation of business cases and capital investments by modeling returns, cost structures, risks, sensitivities, and long-term value implications.

• Support capital budgeting processes through financial analysis, project tracking, and linkage of results to broader financial plans.

• Improve the efficiency and accuracy of forecasting and planning by streamlining workflows, strengthening model architecture, and reducing manual effort through automation and smart tooling.

• Leverage strong analytical and data skills, including advanced Excel, data transformation tools, and familiarity with BI outputs, to deliver meaningful insights and performance reporting.

• Identify leading indicators, emerging risks, and performance gaps, and surface findings and recommendations that support informed decision-making.

• Provide high-quality FP&A partnership by pressure-testing assumptions, identifying value drivers, and helping decision makers understand financial risks, trade-offs, and constraints.

• Participate in the design, testing, and rollout of financial systems and planning tools, contributing to model validation and supporting alignment of workflows and data structures with business needs.

• Create intuitive visualizations and reporting that help stakeholders quickly understand trends, outcomes, and key decision points.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally including early career accounting experience.

• Demonstrated experience building complex, driver-based financial and operational models.

• Strong understanding of forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and KPI development.

• Advanced Excel proficiency, including PowerQuery, PowerPivot, and disciplined model structuring.

• Experience supporting capital planning, investment analysis, or multi-year financial planning.

• Familiarity with ERP, FP&A, and business intelligence tools such as NetSuite, Anaplan, PowerBI, Tableau, Adaptive, or similar platforms.

• Ability to translate large volumes of financial and operational data into clear, decision-ready insights.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.

Attributes

• Hands-on, analytical orientation with a strong attention to detail and data integrity.

• Structured problem-solving approach and comfort challenging assumptions constructively.

• Strong business curiosity and interest in improving how financial insights are delivered.

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner effectively across functions.

• Continuous improvement orientation with interest in modernizing financial tools and processes.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $102,000-$112,000, however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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