Associate Director - Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis

Associate Director, FPR&A

Remote

Arlington, Virginia

Full time

JR100995

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis (FPR&A) team contributes to achieving TNC’s 2030 goals through driving key enterprise planning processes, providing timely & value-added analyses and reporting, and serving as respected financial partners enabling strategic decision making and resource allocation.

The Associate Director is a subject matter expert in financial planning, budgeting, reporting and analysis as well as enterprise financial systems and serves as a key resource to the FPR&A leadership, leadership of the assigned BUs/ Functions, the Chief Finance Officer, and senior leadership.

The Associate Director has responsibility for helping design, develop and execute the assigned organization’s annual budget, monthly and YTD reporting, forecasts, multi-year and financial reporting for staff, leadership, and The Board of Directors.

This is a remote role and we're open to entity locations where TNC can currently employ provided that there will be ample overlap of working hours with continental US time zones.

We’re Looking for You:

The Associate Director reports into the Director, FPR&A and is specifically responsible for participating in and building the annual budget for the assigned Corporate/ Staff Function, develop reliable quarterly financial forecasts, support multi-year strategic financial planning and own period end financial reporting and synthesizing for the assigned region/division/functions--connecting TNC’s strategy to financial outcomes in these processes.

They are also responsible for helping develop key presentations to the executive leadership team and Board of Directors as well as for the broader organization. This position effectively leads, communicates, and trains the broader organization including clear guidelines and software tools to participate in these quarterly, annual, and multi-year processes.

The Associate Director will structure and conduct their own analysis and will thrive on getting to the problem that needs to be solved. They will seek to continuously improve the planning and forecast processes through soliciting feedback to support achieving our goals and enabling better coordination through the organization.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FPR&A RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Structure analysis and ask questions to define what analysis structure is needed based on the problem to be solved.
• Provide analysis, reports, and presentations for the Director, FPR&A, CFO, COO, Executive team, Trustees, Board, and other groups.
• Own and drive the financial business partner relationship with the leadership teams of all assigned supporting functions. Work with them to drive financial accountability and financial performance on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Prepare and synthesize forecasts making informed projections and assumptions.
• Proactively propose changes to the periodic reporting to drive effectiveness, and desired outcomes.
• Lead projects to help streamline team and related organizational processes with respect to Budgeting, Planning, Forecasting, Modeling and Reporting, and coordinating with Accounting as needed.
• Work with FPR&A and Operations Leadership to drive analysis for assigned special / strategic projects. Provide financial and data stories associated with the analysis, with a goal of reaching an actionable outcome.
• Coordinate with multiple internal areas as necessary to ensure consistent and helpful reporting, analysis, budgeting and commentary.
• Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition on personnel reporting and enterprise workforce planning.
• Serve as subject matter expert in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and planning.
• Help design, develop, and implement strategic, integrated, and collaborative approaches to the annual and quarterly forecasting, planning, and budgeting processes for the organization.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

• Provide trusted, respected strategic support through timely and accurate financial reports, projections, models, and analysis to the CFO, ELT, and key leaders.
• Play a significant role in sound and fact-based strategic decision-making, providing perspective across the enterprise.
• Analyze, identify trends, proactively communicate insights and help prioritize capital allocation and resource investments to execute on our strategy and goals.
• Clearly communicate financial performance, goals and metrics to senior leaders, the BOD, and broader organization.
• Continuously raise the bar on our financial insight capabilities/tools and models to meet current and future needs of the organization; stay current on technology, trends, data tools and techniques to improve capabilities.
• Work with programs to develop, review and monitor budgets, forecasts and multi-year financial plans for business units, Regions/Divisions, and corporate-wide operations.
• Review and prepare the development of management Financial Statements, budgets, and plans.
• Assist in the negotiations for complex, high profile, or sensitive agreements and provide financial expertise on special projects.
• Engage in recruitment/training of new finance staff that report to this person or others.
• Work closely with HR Leadership to ensure personnel information is accurate and valuable to the organization.
• Maintain confidentiality of frequently sensitive and emotionally charged information.
• Accountable for meeting Finance strategic goals and objectives, including ability to effectively handle multiple competing priorities and deadlines under pressure and be accountable for results.
• Willingness to travel domestically and/or international 10% of the time.
• Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain.
• Participates in the formulation and evaluation of enterprise-wide organizational policies and standards.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 7 years related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Background in financial planning & analysis (FP&A) which must include time spent business partnering.
• Experience in helping develop & execute an organization-wide budget cycle.
• Experience working with GAAP accounting principles, practices, and regulations.
• Experience acting as an advisor to senior executives.
• Experience performing complex financial analysis and financial reporting.
• Experience using and maintaining financial accounting systems and analytical tools.
• Experience conceiving, developing, and managing multiple projects and strategic goals in a large, complex organization of a significant scale (ideally $500M+).
• Experience implementing strategic initiatives.
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles, practices, and procedures of relevant field.
• Experience designing, implementing, and directing multiple complex projects.
• Experience with financial management of an enterprise or sizable organizational unit.
• Experience implementing or managing financial systems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
• Effectively communicates in verbal, written, and presentation form.
• MBA and/or CPA and not-for-profit GAAP accounting experience a plus.
• Some FP&A experience in corporate finance (yet this can be learned).
• Advanced understanding of best practices in non-profit management.
• Proficiency in synthesizing materials from multiple sources into a coherent and accurate summary.
• Experience with financial information systems and related analytical tools.
• Experience with recruitment, coaching, and training of financial professionals.
• Demonstrable successful experience in developing, directing, and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
• Proficiency in working independently as well as jointly with colleagues on a team.
• Ability to motivate, lead, analyze, develop, report, and implement solutions.
• Expert knowledge of current and evolving trends in relevant discipline.
• Cross-cultural and multilingual skills desired.
• Expert knowledge of current and evolving trends in relevant discipline.
• Extensive management experience including ability to motivate, lead, set objectives, and manage performance of a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to foster an environment of creativity and professional growth.
• Experience using high levels of patience, perseverance, and political savvy for managing inclusive processes in a highly decentralized environment.
• Successful experience in developing, directing, and managing multiple projects.
• Superb communication and presentation skills.
• Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.

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Salary Information:

This position may be based in any country where TNC has an established entity, taking into consideration legal restrictions, such as non-national ratios and immigration processing times.

For U.S. based applicants only, the starting pay range for this position is generally within the range of $111,000 – $175,000 or hourly rate for annual base salary and is based on location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience.

This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. For all other applicants, pay ranges will be in local currency, the pay range will be based on the local labor market, and not tied to the above pay range. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment and used to determine your actual pay range.

Additionally, for all applicants, actual pay will fall within a range based on a variety of factors including, for example, the candidate’s qualifications, specific skills, and experience.

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits.