Overview
This role leads the development and delivery of budget, forecast, comparative, and management reporting for the agency. The position establishes standards for FP&A tools and reports, supports financial modeling and scenario planning, and partners with Finance Systems/EPM teams on report design, testing, and process improvement. Strong collaboration with EPM systems and a customer-service mindset for gathering and delivering end-user reporting needs are essential.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of budget, forecast, comparative, and management reporting packages to agency finance and executive leadership.
- Establish stakeholder guidance and protocols for current and future FP&A reporting tools and reports to improve efficiency and consistency across the agency.
- Support the Director of FP&A in developing and maintaining financial models, agency analyses, and deep dives.
- Assist FP&A and EPM systems teams with ongoing systems enhancements, functional testing of system changes, report writing, and analyzing data flows to identify process improvement opportunities.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting and cyclical budget packages, including Board Presentations, in coordination with Sr. Manager, Global Process, based on requirements defined by the Director of FP&A.
- Collaborate with finance teams to analyze and consolidate insights into results, forecasts, and budget packages for review and presentation to the Director of FP&A, CFO, and executive leadership.
- Understand agency metadata, systems (e.g., ePBCS, ERP, EPM, etc.), and corresponding reporting tools and platforms.
- Lead initiatives to establish FP&A report protocols for efficiency and consistency across the agency.
- Oversee the functional design, testing, and implementation of new FP&A report requirements, partnering with the Finance Systems team on ERP and BI reporting requirements, delivery, and technical execution.
- Conduct regular audits of end-user report utilization and requirements to support organizational alignment and continuous improvement.
- Maintain clear guidance and training materials on FP&A reporting tools, reports, data sources, modules, and uses as needed.
- Manage and coordinate administration of SharePoint sites and related documentation and training materials.
- Partner with FP&A and other Global Finance teams to deliver required training on FP&A reporting tools, reports, and data sources as needed.
- Maintain understanding of agency strategy, organizational design, and finance policies and procedures; manage the impact on FP&A processes and partner divisions.
Requirements
- Proven quantitative and analytical skills.
- Knowledge of accounting systems and business processes.
- Excel expertise (complicated formulas and functions; filters; pivot tables, etc.) and experience with other Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint).
- Experience with reporting software.
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Customer-service mindset, with the ability to understand, document, and deliver on end-user requirements.
- Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment and build strong relationships with finance and cross-functional partners.
- Highly motivated, proactive, and organized.
- Ability to learn technical concepts from manuals and documentation.
- Ability to provide inputs and applicable process/system improvement and enhancements.
- Strong presentation skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field.
- 5-8+ years experience in financial planning and analysis, finance operations, data analysis, or a related function.
- Experience with managing data and designing reports using Microsoft and Oracle based products.
- Experience with designing reports and dashboards with business intelligence (BI) and data visualization platforms.
- Experience with cloud-based EPM software.
Preferred Qualifications
- Highly skilled in Excel and PowerPoint and Excel add-in tools such as Oracle Smart View.
- Experience with enterprise planning tools and PowerBI is preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with complex financial data.
Language Requirements
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
- Arabic, French and/or Spanish language skills are a welcome and added advantage.
Compensation & Benefits
- U.S. based staff receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan.
- Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.
- Compensation is subject to eligibility for the applicable pay range: the noted pay range applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll follow the respective country pay range.
Location
- This role is U.S. based for U.S. staff.
- For assignments outside the U.S., benefits and compensation are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role.
Additional Information
- Supervisory responsibilities: None.
- The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct.
- Offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed.
- Candidates who are citizens/permanent residents of the countries where the organization has offices are prioritized.
- This job description is not an exhaustive list of skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.