Overview
This role leads the development and delivery of budgeting, forecasting, comparative, and management reporting for the agency. It also 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 improvements. The position has strong connectivity to EPM systems and other reporting tools and requires a customer-service mindset for gathering and delivering end-user reporting needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of budget, forecast, comparative, and management reporting packages to agency finance and executive leadership.
- Develop stakeholder guidance and protocols for current and future FP&A reporting tools and reports to ensure 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 systems enhancements; conduct functional testing of system changes; support report writing; and analyze data flows to identify process improvement opportunities.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting and cyclical budget packages, as well as 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.
- Maintain knowledge of 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 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 for FP&A reporting tools, reports, data sources, modules, and uses as needed.
- Manage and coordinate administration of SharePoint sites, documentation, training materials, and related resources.
- 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, including complicated formulas & functions; filters; pivot tables, etc.; experience with other Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint).
- Experience with reporting software.
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Customer-service mindset; 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 improvement/enhancement in processes and system tools.
- Strong presentation skills.
Required Languages
- Fluent in English (written and verbal).
- Arabic, French and/or Spanish language skills are a welcome and added advantage.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 5–8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, finance operations, data analysis, or a related function.
- Experience managing data and designing reports using Microsoft and Oracle based products.
- Experience 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.
Compensation & Benefits
For US-based staff and applicants classified as International Assignees, the pay range referenced in the posting applies. Staff hired on local payroll follow the respective country pay range. A recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the anticipated work location during candidate selection.
U.S.-based staff receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office.
Location
This role is contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work where the position is to be performed. For positions requiring residence or frequent travel outside a home country, pre-employment medical clearance is required, and some work permit processes require clearing a separate government-administered medical examination.
Candidates prioritized are citizens/permanent residents of the countries where the organization has offices.