JOB DESCRIPTION

Pay Range: US$112,838 – US$137,943 Annual

NOTE: The above Pay Range only applies to applicants who perform the job within the US and to applicants classified by CRS as International Assignees. Staff hired on local payroll would follow the respective Country pay range. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your anticipated work location during the candidate selection process.

Job Summary

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.

Roles and Key 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud EPM Planning preferred.
• Experience working within large government, non-profit, or global organizations is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.

Required Languages: Fluent in English, both written and verbal. Arabic, French and/or Spanish language skills are a welcome and added advantage.

Travel: No travel required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Business Administration and other related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Minimum of 5 years of team management and leadership experience.
• Knowledge of and experience in financial planning with cloud-based EPM software.

 

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity – Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

What we offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff 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. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.