Financial Analyst II- AI Solutions

At WGU, data-driven decision making plays a critical role in advancing our mission and supporting organizational success.

Responsibilities

• 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 projection models for proposed programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Monitor, design, develop, and report key performance indicators (KPIs), providing recommendations that support strategic and operational decisions.
• Support the development and enhancement of financial reporting, analysis, and inquiry tools while assisting with the preparation of industry reporting requirements.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
• 4 years of relevant experience
• Expertise using Excel and other financial reporting applications
• Strong data analysis/automation skills utilizing advanced tools such as Power Query, Power Pivot, SQL, and ERP systems (i.e., Hyperion, Cognos, TM1, Essbase, etc.)
• Knowledge of the best financial analysis practices, tools, and techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing, building, and deploying AI-powered solutions, including AI agents, workflow automations, and advanced analytics tools
• Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field

Work Location

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

Travel Requirement

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.

Benefits

• Eligible for bonuses
• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Retirement savings plan
• Wellbeing program
• Discounted WGU tuition
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays
• Up to 12 weeks of parental leave

Pay

$91,000 - $136,400 per year

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.