ABOUT ACEABLE 

Aceable is a mobile education platform focused on creating affordable, engaging, and convenient online courses available across all mobile devices. Built by former teachers, NASA engineers, and those passionate about education, the Austin-based team is obsessed with helping people reach life goals and milestones through online certification. 

After launching its first mobile app to provide accredited driver's ed courses, Aceable expanded into real estate education and is quickly becoming one of the leading online real estate schools in the U.S. To date, the Aceable team adds hundreds of thousands of students per month, and touts more than 20 million students served. We're only getting started, and we need your help to get us to our vision of millions of students per month. 

Aceable has been awarded as one of the Best Places to Work in Austin for multiple years running by numerous entities, such as the Austin Business Journal, BuiltInAustin, and EqualOcean. We actively work to foster a creative, collaborative, and diverse culture whose overall mission is to impact as many student-lives as possible. 

ABOUT THE FINANCE TEAM

The Finance team is a data-driven, results-oriented group that supports Aceable in monitoring and analyzing data for strategic decision-making. We take great pride in being a key partner to leaders across the organization as decisions about the business are considered. The Finance team consists of the Finance Operations, Accounting, FP&A, Business Intelligence, and supporting M&A execution and integration. Aceable is well-positioned to grow organically and through acquisition in which the Finance team will play a critical part.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Aceable is looking for a self-motivated and results-driven Director of FP&A to work closely with Aceable’s CFO in leading the financial planning and analysis function for Aceable. You will work with stakeholders for ad-hoc analysis in supporting decisions, play a key role in the annual budgeting processes, as well as lead assessing the financial performance of Aceable against expectations (variance analysis of actuals to budget or forecast), and much more. This role has regular interactions with the executive team across Aceable as well as Aceable’s board as the Finance team communicates financial results and expectations with context to various stakeholders. If you want to have a big impact on a company having a big impact in the online education market for licensed professionals, join Aceable as the Director of FP&A!

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• In conjunction with CFO, play a significant role in the annual budgeting process
• Track spend changes across departments and at a company level with variance analysis communicated to CFO and other leadership, including articulation of what is causing the variances regarding variables/levers in the business
• Maintain reporting/tracking infrastructure  
• Maintain operating model used to update forecasts/budget
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis (full P&L/margin impact) with oversight from CFO
• Build dynamic financial models showing the financial impact of various decisions being considered with multiple variables
• Manage junior FP&A resources with proper prioritization of tasks

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• 7-10 years experience in a financial analysis function
• Significant experience with dynamic excel modeling (including full 3 statement financial models, circular references, etc.)
• Strong business knowledge and intuition
• Intellectual curiosity to proactively answer and anticipate key questions
• Knowledge of interdependencies of the financial statements and how changes impact
• Key desire to drive operational efficiencies and leverage in the FP&A function
• Comfort working in a dynamic environment

BONUS POINTS

• Technology company and/or online education experience
• SQL and/or business intelligence/analytics experience
• Investment Banking or Financial Consulting experience
• Undergraduate or Master’s level degree in a Finance related concentration

ACEABLE PERKS

• Join one of Austin's Best Places to Work in 2021 
• Competitive pay and benefits
• Generous time off programs
• Flexible work schedule
• Passionate teammates excited to help you succeed and learn
• Our own space on the top floor of a downtown building
• A team meal every week 
• LinkedIn Learning
• Wellness Program
• Fully stocked drink fridges and snacks + cold brew coffee on tap
• Company events and activities (holiday events, happy hours, volunteering)
• Free parking spot downtown in our garage 24/7 or a monthly transportation stipend 
• Education stipend ($500/year/full-time employee)
• Free Roadside Assistance subscription
• NOTE: Our team is currently remote due to Covid-19, and we have some awesome virtual perks that come with it (trivia, karaoke, bingo, happy hours, lunch & learns, and more)

At Aceable we celebrate and support all differences. Aceable is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital, disability, and veteran status. Even if you don't think you meet every qualification listed, we'd love to review your application!