Finance Manager LTE - GPA

Gates Foundation•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Finance Manager provides business, financial analysis, and modeling support to the Global Policy & Advocacy Division, supporting the Global Policy, Advocacy, & Communications team in executing approved strategies. The role partners with FP&A colleagues, program teams, and other stakeholders on grantee financial assessments, business case analysis, complex grant structuring and financial due diligence, budgeting, financial planning, resource allocation, and foundation-wide priorities. The position is a 9-month Limited Term Employment (LTE) role and may require travel of up to 10–15% of the time. The Finance Manager supports portfolio and forecast management, monitors actuals and forecasts against budgets, and provides strategic financial information for decision-making. The role also assesses grantee and partner financial and organizational health, identifies risks, recommends mitigation strategies, structures grants to optimize cash disbursements, and develops tools and analyses to improve resource allocation and grant-making. The position works across disciplines and stakeholders in a dynamic, diverse environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of financial planning experience, or equivalent years of relevant experience.
Strong analytical acumen, especially in financial modeling and grant structuring.
Knowledge of risk management and organizational due diligence.
Robust analytical, quantitative, and modeling skills across a broad variety of transaction types.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain sophisticated financial concepts to audiences with diverse backgrounds.
Strong synthesis skills and ability to absorb and quickly distill significant amounts of information.
Ability to read and analyze financial statements.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects or support multiple teams simultaneously.
Strong relationship-management skills and demonstrated success working with individuals at all organizational levels.
Ability to facilitate group problem-solving and teamwork to resolve issues involving internal and external partners.
Ability to influence without formal authority and work efficiently, diplomatically, and flexibly on teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
High integrity and leadership by example, with an affinity for creating and enabling an inclusive culture.
Must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located without visa sponsorship or other immigration-related support from the Foundation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in international development, policy, advocacy, and/or communications sectors.
International finance experience or exposure.
Advanced Excel skills.
Data visualization experience.
Intellectual curiosity.

Responsibilities

Provide financial analysis and business advice to program teams, and drive business case analyses with FP&A colleagues, program team members, and potential partners.
Lead ad hoc complex analyses and provide program leadership with strategic and financial information for budget management, forecasting, and resource allocation decisions.
Support annual budgeting and financial planning, including preparing mid- and long-range forecasts, detailed dynamic four-year budgets, risk assessments, and scenario models.
Conduct organizational assessments and due diligence of grantees and partners, and work with Program Officers on risk-mitigation strategies.
Cultivate and manage relationships with internal stakeholders and partners.
Lead forecast and portfolio allocation management for assigned Program Strategy Teams, monitoring actuals and forecasts against budget and conducting risk and variance analyses.
Create dynamic financial planning tools to support decision-making and communication with program leadership.
Perform financial and risk analysis to support grant-making and grant management.
Partner with program teams to manage grant and contract spending.
Identify operational and financial risks associated with annual budgets and broader planning horizons.
Assess business plans and analyze the financial sustainability of organizations and projects.
Advise program teams on risk-mitigation actions, including grants that strengthen partner organizational capacity.
Assess grantee organizations’ financial and organizational health through financial-statement reviews and discussions with counterpart partners and finance staff.
Analyze grant-portfolio data to generate insights and improve resource allocation.
Structure grants to optimize cash disbursements while considering operational risks.
Use tools and reports to plan and monitor workflow, forecasts, and payout performance.
Participate in cross-foundation efforts to develop tools and standard methodologies for grant-making, pipeline management, and operational excellence.
Participate in complex transactions and special projects with significant financial-analysis components.
Perform other duties as assigned.