Advisor, Financial Analysis & Business Partnering (P3)

Save the Children 2022 • Fairfield, CT

18d • $74,800 - $102,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Advisor, Financial Analysis and Business Partnering, serves as a key customer‑service partner to headquarter divisions, ensuring they receive timely, accurate, and actionable financial support. In this role, you will guide HQ teams through the annual budget process, support informed resource allocation, and strengthen revenue and expense planning across divisions. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will collaborate closely with HQ leaders and internal stakeholders to deliver responsive, solutions‑oriented financial guidance. You will provide clear, consultative recommendations grounded in data analysis and performance reporting, ensuring a high‑quality service experience for every division you support.
Location Hybrid – Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience providing financial planning, analysis, or business partnering support in a complex organization
• Strong customer‑service orientation with the ability to build trusted, collaborative relationships across diverse HQ divisions
• Proven ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non‑financial stakeholders
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and resource‑allocation processes
• Advanced analytical skills, including proficiency with financial modeling and variance analysis
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences and levels of financial literacy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond quickly to stakeholder needs, and deliver high‑quality work under tight timelines
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and commitment to operational excellence
• Proficiency with financial systems and tools (e.g., Excel, ERP platforms, reporting systems)
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed environment, including coordination with global or cross‑functional teams
• Commitment to continuous improvement and a proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Nice To Haves

• Finance experience within a federated not-for-profit/non-governmental organization
• Experience with Unit 4 Agresso financial system and/or other ERP & CRM systems (Salesforce, Sap, Workday, Blackbaud)
• Excel VBA, Power Query, DAX / Power BI, Tableau and other financial analysis, BI and data visualization tools
• Familiarity with one or more of the following languages: Working knowledge of SQL and SAS OR Python

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams and divisions, providing guidance on budget and expense transactions, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
• Foster and maintain trusting relationships with stakeholders to ensure seamless flow of information and enable timely, well-informed decision-making.
• Prepare and present insightful reporting on key results, monitor trends, and communicate risks in forecasted and actual results.
• Facilitate regular discussions with budget holders to review variances, address changes, and provide financial analysis for decision-making.
• Monitor and report financials that influence multi-year strategic goals and priorities.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders throughout the budgeting and monitoring process to ensure that inputs are both received and provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and produce regular financial analysis and reporting for month-end, year-end, and ad-hoc needs.
• Analyze and give feedback on Budget vs Actual (BvA) performance for revenue and expense reporting.
• Support budget holders and senior management in defining best practices for financial measurement.
• Promote best practices among teams, share efficiencies, and support goal achievement by leveraging operational and financial knowledge.
• Evolve financial reporting to provide the Senior Leadership Team with timely information for decision-making.
• Collaborate with FABP team and extended finance during development of the annual budget and bi-annual revisions, ensuring timely deliverables and alignment with Agency goals.
• Provide guidance and support for the annual planning cycle.
• Ensure excellence in revenue planning, budgeting, and reporting for a portfolio of teams and divisions.
• Maintain integrity of budget tools and train staff as needed.
• Analyze and summarize revenue and expense inputs, ensuring accurate translation into sources and uses.
• Coordinate detailed reviews of business units' P&L.
• Review, validate, and support the upload of final budgets into Agresso.
• Lead and manage financial analysis and business partnering projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timely delivery, and adherence to budget constraints.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Support federated organizational model including global projects and external benchmarking
• Train relevant audiences on budget and planning, ensuring high-quality client service.
• Maintain accurate internal process documentation, including updates to the Finance Manual and creation/enhancement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support standard management reporting processes and metrics by creating templates, job aids, and producing required reporting packages.

Benefits

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program : free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level