If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Grade: Professional 310
Pay Range: $91,000.00 - $136,400.00
Job Description
At WGU, data-driven decision making plays a critical role in advancing our mission and supporting organizational success. The Financial Analyst II will be responsible for planning, forecasting, and executive-level financial reporting for supported business units and for spending variance analysis, financial analysis, and interpreting financial information to operational leadership.
You'll leverage AI-enabled solutions and financial technologies to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability while providing insights that help leaders make informed business decisions.
What You'll Do:
Leverage AI to develop innovative solutions that enhance financial processes, reporting accuracy, forecasting capabilities, and decision-making.
Perform month-end close activities including variance analysis, account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial results reporting while ensuring adherence to internal controls.
Analyze financial performance, identify trends, investigate variances, and communicate findings to stakeholders and operational leaders.
Develop and maintain forecasts for enrollment, profit and loss statements, and other key financial components to support business planning.
Create financial business cases, including ROI analyses, breakeven assessments, and projecti