Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. WorldStrides is the global leader in educational travel and experiential learning. They are seeking a Director, Strategic Finance & Capital Markets to lead cash flow forecasting, capital structure modeling, and liquidity risk management, serving as the center of excellence for cash, debt, and covenant analytics.
Responsibilities
- Own and continuously enhance the company’s integrated three-statement, cash flow, and liquidity models, with increasing account-level detail and forecasting precision
- Model seasonal cash dynamics, including deposits, deferred revenue, working capital, and capital expenditures
- Develop and own detailed multi-tranche debt schedules (e.g., revolvers, term loans) and interest modeling
- Build pro forma capital structures to evaluate refinancings, growth initiatives, and strategic investments
- Own a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast to support near-term liquidity planning
- Own a comprehensive covenant compliance and sensitivity model, including EBITDA definitions, add-backs, and downside scenarios
- Proactively identify and communicate liquidity and covenant risks, including clear scenario narratives and mitigation considerations
- Support lender reporting, data requests, and financing-related analyses, including amendment and refinancing support
- Prepare Board-level financial models, analyses, and presentations related to liquidity, capital structure, and strategic finance topics
- Produce lender-facing materials with a high standard of accuracy, clarity, and professionalism
- Support interactions with Investors and Lenders
- Partner closely with FP&A and business leaders to translate volume, pricing, staffing, and cost drivers into cash flow and EBITDA implications
- Connect operational and strategic plans to long-term liquidity, covenant, and capital allocation forecasts
- Improve analytical rigor in cash flow and debt modeling
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on liquidity risk, capital allocation trade-offs and downside scenarios by driving clear recommendations supported by clear analysis
- Build and evaluate acquisition, divestiture, and build-versus-buy models
- Assess purchase price, financing mix, synergies, operating leverage, payback, and value creation
- Integrate approved transactions into enterprise cash flow and debt models
Skills
- 4 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, leveraged finance, or corporate development, including early career experience in private equity, or investment banking
- Advanced expertise in three-statement financial modeling, cash flow forecasting, and debt/capital structure modeling and experience with modern FP&A, BI, or ERP tools
- Experience proactively driving Board-level and Lender-facing financial analysis and presentations
- Strong ability to synthesize complex financial concepts into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high accountability environment with tight timelines and evolving priorities
- Strong cross-functional partnering skills to drive informed decision-making across the organization
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- MBA or CFA a plus
Benefits
- Fun & driven environment.
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage, life, accidental death and dismemberment, accident, critical illness, and disability insurance, FSA healthcare, FSA dependent care, HAS with employer contribution, and generous 401k match.
- 10 paid floating corporate holidays, 1 paid volunteer day & 25 PTO days to start – accrue up to 28 over 3 years, 4 mental health days, and 5 bereavement days.
- Tuition reimbursement up to five thousand, two hundred fifty dollars annually or one thousand dollars towards professional certification annually.
- Opportunities for paid and discounted travel.
- Flexible work schedule providing on-site, remote, and virtual office opportunities.
- Encouraged participation in our Employee Resource Groups and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion council.
- Fitness Center and café onsite at select locations.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Parental, Caregiver, and Disability leave.
- Team Member Discount Program.
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