About the Organization

Fusion Academy is a revolutionary alternative, accredited private school for grades 6-12 that offers a fully individualized classroom: one student, one teacher. As the nationwide leader in one to one schooling, Fusion Academy has campuses throughout the country.

Every student at Fusion is unique - some students are accelerated learners; some need flexible scheduling; and others have special learning needs due to attention challenges, learning differences, or social and emotional difficulties. No matter why students come to Fusion, our model is simple - through compassion and acceptance, Fusion students learn on their terms, on their schedule, and in their learning style.

Our model is a unique academic program offering services year-round on a rolling admissions basis. Our environment is highly personal and socially inclusive. Equal emphasis is placed on students' emotional well-being as it is on academic achievements. In addition to full time enrollment, students at Fusion Academy may take a class for credit or enroll in our tutoring/mentoring program.

The Fusion culture offers a special place to work, teach, and learn. Fusionites are a special brand of educators--they are creative, passionate, embrace change, and have fun! They communicate honestly and with compassion to both students and colleagues. People join the Fusion family for more than just a paycheck; they seek to work with peers who share these values. And because Fusion is growing rapidly, we offer considerable opportunity for career advancement throughout the country.

Location

Fusion Education Group (HomeBase)

Description

Position Summary

iEducation Group is a fast-growing West Michigan headquartered company with a national network of private schools (grades 6-12). We are seeking a self-motivated and highly professional individual to join our growing budgeting team as Budget Analyst. The position reports directly to the Manager of Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting and will work closely with the accounting team, corporate departments, and field operations in supporting the company's annual budgeting process, supporting new school budget modeling, quarterly and annual bonus calculations, and other ad hoc analyses.

Responsibilities of the position include:

Assist in the development of annual budgets for 75+ campuses and all Corporate and Regional departments.

Collect and analyze historical data to use as basis for budgeted expenses and allocation of billable hours. Also, utilize forecasts, actual performance, previous budget figures, and other data sources, including input from various department heads, as bases for budget inputs.

Understand nuances associated with unit maturity and be able to apply this logic to budget modeling.

Understand organization and strategic changes and be able to apply them to the modeling strategy for budgets and forecasting purposes.

Participate in meetings with various levels of the organization and be able to actively engage and propose potential solutions to challenges and/or obstacles.

Communicate, verbally and via presentation, annual budgets to various levels of the organization including Corporate department heads, campus operations teams, Executives, Officers, and Investors and support their understanding of budget inputs.

Assist in the development and implementation of a budgeting software toolset and/or various budgeting and reporting tools.

Utilize Excel skills to efficiently complete tasks and improve automation of manual processes.

Identify areas for improvement and the ability to stream-line processes to scale for growth.

Support annual and quarterly bonuses calculations in accordance with the various bonus plan documents. Work closely with various departments to achieve accurate and timely results.

Other ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree ( doesn't necessarily need to have majored in Accountancy )
• 1 - 3 years of experience in budgeting processes.
• Desire to deliver quality customer service internally within organization.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Experience using Great Plains accounting software (desired, not required).
• Able to perform work independently.
• A strong attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend projects at a high level in their entirety and the affect a change will have to various downstream counterparts.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Diligent and self-motivated work ethic.
• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of Excel.
• Strong communication skills.
• Teamwork mindset.

The successful candidate must have:

• A positive 'can-do' attitude with the ability to accept multiple revisions to budgets.
• Desire to make improvements and increase efficiency of tasks.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

Number of Openings

1

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt
This position is currently accepting applications.