Director, Financial Planning and Analysis - Atlanta, United States - Southern Poverty Law Center

Description

Summary:

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides direction on the overall planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the organization's financial performance to enable senior management to make data-driven and strategic decisions. The Director, FP&A will also have oversight of our FP&A, events, and purchasing departments. This will include leading the execution of office renovations/capital projects, internal events, and procurement, and ensuring alignment with the strategy, commitments and goals of the organization. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Director, FP&A will be a key advisor in the identification of opportunities and execution of strategic initiatives in a constantly evolving business.

Primary Job Functions:

• Manages the annual planning and budgeting process for the entire organization;
• Establishes budget and operating benchmarks to assist in preparation of monthly/annual forecasts;
• Manages the implementation of a budgeting and forecasting solution to streamline the forecasting and budgeting processes and provide enhanced reporting functionality;
• Builds a clear, accurate and reliable predictive forecasting model across multiple departments;
• Reviews analysis and develops insightful suggestions for investment, cost reduction and strategic business decisions;
• Coordinates, prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual rolling forecasts and prepares reporting on actuals vs. budgeted results, including additional ad-hoc analysis on results;
• Performs quantitative analysis required for strategic planning, special projects, and reports for management and communicate results to management team;
• Translates financial results into a narrative that enables senior management to execute on major operational and financial strategies;
• Leads office renovation and capital planning projects including identifying project needs and deficiencies and classifying and prioritizing major projects;
• Ensures the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the purchasing process within the organization including setting purchasing policies, managing purchasing budgets, and overall management of purchasing processes;
• Oversees the planning and execution of internal events;
• Assists the CFO in the production of ad hoc presentations for internal and external stakeholders; prepares presentations for our Board of Directors and Finance Committee;
• Manages a team by providing mentoring and coaching to support the work;
• Hires, trains, establishes, and monitors staff performance and development goals, assign duties, and conduct performance reviews; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications –

Education and Related Work Experience:

• A minimum of ten years of financial planning and analysis experience with an emphasis on investigative, systemic, and quantitative experience;
• A minimum of five years of supervisory experience; and
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or accounting related field; a combination of work experience, education and training to provide the level of knowledge, skills, and abilities required will also be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills;
• Experience utilizing business intelligence, data analytics platform(s) and CRMs in concert with the General Ledger;
• A background in finance with an established knowledge of financial concepts;
• A rigorously detail-oriented approach: always triple-checks work, and produces exceptional deliverables;
• Proven ability to build relationships and work cross-departmentally and with multiple levels of management;
• An ability to own and drive multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously;
• An aptitude for working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment;
• Excellent quantitative skills, an ability to shift between granular and high-level analysis, a love for informing data-driven strategy and the skills to distill data into actionable insights;
• The ability to clearly communicate the story behind the data to non-data driven audiences through well formulated presentations and strong public speaking skills;
• Commitment to ideals of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion; and
• Commitment to fostering an anti-racist work culture and to anti-racist principles and learning.

Compensation:

This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $155,400 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Work Designation:

• Local Remote: Will work remotely, but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.

Other Special Considerations:

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.

Disclaimer:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.

An Equal-Opportunity Employer with a Commitment to Diversity

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and as an organization committed to diversity and the perspective of all voices, we consider applicants equally without regard to age, caregiver status, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, national origin, on the basis of genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, or veteran status.