• Functional Ownership: Lead and improve the strategic finance partnership across the Revenue and Marketing organizations, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders to influence and quantify key business decisions. • Strategic Planning & Forecasting: Develop and own financial frameworks that connect sales capacity, marketing spend, conversion, and retention to ARR growth and company-level financial targets. Drive budget planning, pacing, and forecast accuracy across GTM functions. Build models to forecast acquisition, activation, and free-to-paid conversion performance, translating funnel health into financial outcomes. • Decision Support & Business Case Development: Build robust operational and financial models for major initiatives, including ROI, LTV/CAC, and payback analysis. Quantify trade-offs between growth and profitability, and partner with Sales and Marketing leadership on scenario analysis supporting strategic initiatives, resource allocation, and investment decisions. • Performance Measurement: Design and track key GTM KPIs — including CAC, LTV/CAC, payback period, sales productivity, conversion rates, and retention efficiency. Evaluate the ROI of marketing channels, campaigns, and sales investments, partnering with Marketing Operations, RevOps, and Data teams to validate attribution and performance metrics. Support quarterly and annual GTM reviews with clear insight into spend efficiency and growth contribution. • Data & Analytics Infrastructure: Partner with Data and BI teams to define reporting requirements, build and maintain analytical datasets, and ensure Finance has reliable, scalable access to the metrics that matter. Serve as a bridge between Finance and technical data teams — and write SQL independently to pull, validate, and explore data without relying on a data team intermediary. • Team and Culture Stewardship: Foster a collaborative, data-driven culture within Finance by modeling analytical rigor, proactive communication, and cross-functional partnership. Help shape scalable processes, workflows, and tools that enable the team to operate efficiently and deliver high-quality insights as the company grows. • AI-enabled Process Improvement: Identify and spearhead opportunities to leverage AI-based tools and modern data infrastructure to streamline forecasting, automate reporting, and surface insights — helping unlock team capacity for high-impact analysis.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.  We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.  WHAT YOU'LL DO The Senior Finance Analyst, Corporate FP&A is critical to the Corporate FP&A team as this role is the subject matter expert for Planful and will own the administration of the system. This includes ensuring data from other systems is captured accurately, managing planning templates, and collaborating across FP&A to ensure Planful is consistently supporting the needs of the Finance and Accounting organization. The Senior Finance Analyst will also serve as the main point of contact with the Planful team and their help desk on trouble tickets and resolving data issues. This role also will evolve into a data steward for FP&A ensuring Planful and related spotlight reporting accurately reflect various adjustments made for planning purposes. . WHERE YOU’LL WORK This position offers the flexibility of remote work in the United States. HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME - Oversee the integrity and accuracy of data within the Planful system, including managing data loads, reconciliations, and validation; includes scenario management and related pro-forma and top-side adjustments within Planful; data steward for Corp FP&A. - Manage all aspects of user administration, role-based security, access, and training new users - Serve as the primary contact for Planful technical support, resolving issues and providing assistance to users; understands Ascend configuration and linkages to other systems and can collaborate with Planful support team on needed resolutions and improvements to prevent future issues - Partner with finance and other business units to identify and implement opportunities for process improvements and increased automation within Planful. Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, understand business needs, and translate them into effective Planful solutions - As a part of Corporate FP&A team, provide support for ad hoc analyses and other Corp FP&A deliverables primarily during busy planning cycles and at quarter-end WHAT YOU'LL NEED - High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree in a related field, such as Business Administration, Accounting, Business Analytics, or Finance preferred. - Miniumum 5 years of Finance/Accounting experience required; prior FP&A experience strongly preferred - Demonstrated experience and knowledge of FP&A software packages, preferably with Planful (or similar) - FP&A experience such as variance analysis, forecasting, planning and reporting for Corporate FP&A function and/or Segment FP&A (in addition to prior system responsibilities) is highly desired - Collaborative in approach and working style with a customer first mindset - Comfortable working in an environment with frequent tight deadlines - Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Datawarehouse, Microsoft BI or Tableau background a plus BENEFITS - Flexible and generous paid time off - Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance - 401(k) employer matching program - Parental leave - Wellness resources - Charitable matching program - On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington) - Community outreach groups - Tuition reimbursement Fostering A Sense of Belonging Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and be authentic. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.  Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

UPMC Health Plan is hiring a Staff Underwriter for its Underwriting team. This is a remote position but will be required to work EST standard business hours. Preference will be given to those located in the Eastern, Central or Mountain time zones. This is an entry‑level opportunity, and the team welcomes applications from Spring 2026 graduates pursuing degrees in Math, Finance, or Actuarial Science. This position will assess the risk of current and potential groups insured by the Health Plan. Risk assessment includes determining both the financial and non-financial impact to the Health Plan. In order to assess risk, this role will utilize the risk assessment processes and models developed by the Manager of Underwriting and Actuarial Services, while adhering to the established Underwriting Guidelines. The Staff Underwriter must stay abreast of regulatory changes and their impact on the underwriting process. Communication of underwriting and rating issues to other members of the Health Plan is also required. This role will handle smaller, less complex cases. Responsibilities: - Utilize the established system of rating models to appropriately rate groups insured by the Health Plan. - Utilize pricing models to assess the financial impact of various benefit plan changes/modifications and Health Plan initiatives. - Interact with the various functional areas of the Health Plan and serve as a resource for pricing and risk analysis expertise. - Appropriately utilize the established underwriting guidelines to assess the potential risk/insurability of current and prospective groups. - Monitor regulatory changes and implement these changes in the risk assessment and rating process. - B.S. degree with a major in Mathematics, Finance, Business Administration, or a related area is required. - Strong preference for advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP's, Pivot Tables) - Strong preference for degree in Math, Finance or Actuarial Science - Competency in mathematics/statistics. - Computer skills. - Attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, interpersonal skills, strong communication skills, ability to work in teams, and ability to deal with ambiguity essential. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Role Description We are seeking skilled, board-certified Otolaryngologists (ENT) / Head & Neck Surgeons to perform Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) throughout Texas. This is an excellent opportunity to generate supplemental income on a contract (1099) basis while enjoying flexible scheduling based on your availability. - Review Medical Records: Analyze patient records related to ear, nose, throat, and head & neck conditions or injuries - Conduct Physical Examinations: Perform in-person ENT evaluations - Address Clinical Questions: Provide objective medical opinions and respond to case-specific questions from insurance carriers - Prepare Reports: Complete clear, comprehensive IME reports within a 5-day turnaround time Qualifications - Board Certification: Must be board-certified in Otolaryngology (ENT) - Experience: Prior IME experience preferred, but not required - Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication abilities Requirements - High Volume: Strong and consistent case volume across Texas - Flexible Scheduling: Accept cases based on your availability - Competitive Compensation: Attractive fee schedule - Organized Documentation: All medical records provided in advance - In-Person Exams: Majority of evaluations conducted face-to-face Company Description