Director I, Financial Planning & Analysis - (US Only)

CRS

93d • $112,838 - $137,943

About The Position

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) oversees and ensures accurate and timely preparation/release of financial statements and strategy analysis reports to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and executive leadership, assisting them in delivering facts-based strategic financial decisions. The Director drives the financial planning and analysis strategy and delivery for the agency, bringing FP&A best practices and expertise in planning with cloud-based systems. He/she also leads a high-performing FP&A team to manage efficient financial planning processes, effectively partner the agency’s global divisions and enhance reporting and analysis capabilities.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud EPM Planning preferred.
• Experience working within large government, non-profit, or global organizations is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in building and leading teams.
• Expertise with business intelligence (BI) and data visualization platforms.
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Excel, MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Exceptional business partnership skills with experience influencing at the executive level.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive confidential issues.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal. Arabic, French and/or Spanish language skills are a welcome and added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the agency’s financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring they are aligned with the agency’s strategy, funding context and financial policies and effectively managed through the Enterprise Planning Management (EPM) system.
• Develop and maintain an agency-wide annual planning cycle that integrates operational programming, financial planning, talent management and strategic resource allocation processes.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the agency’s budgeting, forecasting and management reporting processes through the FP&A team, the enterprise planning system, guidance and training material.
• Provide planning and budgeting functional expertise and user requirements to Finance Systems for implementation and management in the EPM.
• Ensure system users and stakeholders are supported through quality training and customer service in partnership with Finance Systems.
• Deliver high quality management reporting, scenario planning and insights to the CFO, executive leadership and board finance committee.
• Collaborate with Global Controllers team on financial review routines across divisions for consistency and quality in budgets and results.
• Collaborate with Global Finance and cross-functional peers (Strategy, HR and IT) on continued enhancements to shared processes and systems.
• Provide effective leadership and oversight to the FP&A team, guiding the development of best practices and capabilities, while achieving FP&A goals and objectives.
• Commit to developing a high-performing team through personal mentoring.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Master's degree