Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

What We Seek

Are you a driven, analytical thinker looking to make an impact at a fast-growing, dynamic company? As a Financial Analyst, you'll be part of a small, high-performing team with unparalleled exposure to diverse projects and direct visibility with company leadership. This role offers a unique opportunity to sharpen your financial planning skills, drive strategic insights, and contribute to key business decisions in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. If you're eager to grow your career and make a difference, we want to hear from you!

For this position, we are unable to hire candidates currently residing in California, Colorado, New York, or Washington.

While this is a remote position, we strongly prefer candidates based in Pittsburgh or the greater Pittsburgh area to facilitate occasional in-person collaboration.

What Your Day Will Look Like

• Support financial planning, forecasting, and analysis to drive strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess business performance and growth opportunities.
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly executive-level reports, presentations, and financial summaries.
• Analyze key financial metrics, trends, and variances to provide actionable insights.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize budgets, investments, and resource allocation with a focus on Research, Engineering, and G&A teams.
• Conduct ROI analysis to support strategic investment decisions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to enhance efficiency.
• Support ad hoc analysis and special projects to drive financial and operational excellence.

What Should Be In Your Backpack

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Statistics required
• 2-3+ years of corporate financial planning & analysis or other relevant experience, experience with Corporate Budgets and Capital Planning highly desirable.
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and other standard software applications required.
• Experience with Oracle or other ERP systems a plus.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking skills.
• Statistical knowledge.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

What Gives Us Purpose

Others teach what; we teach why. For over 25 years, Carnegie Learning has developed solutions that help students achieve Aha moments and set them up for long-term learning success. We're driven to find new, better ways to support teachers and reach more students, so we put our leading cognitive science research and real-world insights into solutions for how students think, learn, and do their best. This is a key part of our commitment to helping teachers spark student curiosity. As a Carnegie Learning team member, you'll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of students and educators.

What We Provide

Holistic Wellbeing

• An inclusive range of Health Insurance options
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance at no cost to you
• Access to Headspace at Work with no added cost, empowering you to enhance your mental health

Fostering Joy

• Flexible work arrangements with our Work From Anywhere Policy
• Your Time, Your Way - paid time off that you can use as you see fit to recharge and nurture your personal life

Empowering Parenthood

• Paid Parental Leave
• Reduced working hours on full pay for soon-to-be and new parents
• Free access to CL products for employees and their children

A Place for Connection

• Quarterly Wellness Incentives
• Monthly employee activities + recognition program
• 9 Employee Resource Groups

What We Believe

We celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that define each person's individuality. This fusion of perspectives enriches our collective knowledge, fosters innovation, and empowers us all. Together, we can collectively and more effectively address issues that face our business and industry.

If our commitment to building an inclusive workplace resonates with you, we invite you to join our mission and welcome you to apply with us. Carnegie Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.