Finance Manager

About Marker Learning:

Marker Learning is on a mission to help schools and parents access more affordable and accessible learning disability (e.g., dyslexia) assessments. 1 in 5 students has a learning disability such as dyslexia, which makes it harder for them to read, spell, and write--despite their intelligence. While receiving a proper evaluation for a learning disability could be the most impactful event in a student’s life, it is estimated that only 4% of students receive a diagnosis because of the high costs of evaluations and lack of access to qualified psychologists. Undiagnosed students are 3x more likely to drop out of high school, 5x more likely to be unemployed, and tend to experience elevated levels of anxiety and depression.
 
By leveraging proprietary technology developed by leading experts, the end-to-end Marker evaluation is completed in a fraction of the time compared to traditional assessment methods. Marker is a rapidly growing start-up backed by some of the most mission-driven and reputable venture capital firms and education non-profits.

Join us in our mission to inspire and support all students on their unique learning paths!

Role Overview:

As Marker Learning’s Finance Manager you will play a critical role in the building of Marker's in-house Finance function. You will own the financial model, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic finance research for key initiatives.  In addition, you will manage the Accounting function (outsourced). This role will report directly to our Chief Executive Officer and will be highly cross-functional.

 What you’ll do:

• Own the financial model dynamically in support of company and product strategy, including frequent scenario analyses 

• Manage existing Accounting partnership with external partner focusing on monthly financial closes, audit readiness, and effective control implementation 

• Analyze, recommend, and help execute capital strategies in service of the company strategy and necessary corporate milestones 

• Implement company and team-level budgeting (annual and quarterly) 

• Implement and drive monthly BvA analysis with the Leadership Team

• Establish a high bar of financial literacy and shared Finance ownership across the Leadership Team 

• Partner with the Business Operations team to reliably surface the business critical KPIs 

• Contribute to board deck preparation and financial performance reporting with investors

• Own the centralized contracting function across school district clients and vendors to ensure supported and responsible cash flow management

Qualities of the ideal candidate: 

• Proven track record in a Finance role, specializing in implementing tech-enabled service solutions for both commercial and enterprise clients.

• Experience working within companies that are Series A-C.

• Experience working in education or healthcare is a plus, in order to demonstrate deep domain knowledge and understanding of industry-specific challenges and requirements.

• Motivated by Marker Learning’s mission to provide affordable and accessible learning disability support to all students who need it.

• Willingness to get into the weeds, be scrappy, always be a team player, and familiar with remote team management

Interested? Great! Here's what you should know:

At Marker Learning, we know that our people are indispensable to achieving our mission, and we are building an inclusive environment that enables everyone to do their best work. In that spirit, we deliberately hire people from all walks of life — including, but not limited to, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability status. We are a mission-driven team out to provide reliable and affordable testing to every student who requires it, and we believe that Marker Learning has the potential to change the evaluation landscape across the country. We'd love to hear from you if you're motivated by our mission and eager to contribute to our team and culture!

We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Marker Learning provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.