Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Organization

Location

Arlington, VA

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to lead a small team of analysts who will serve as key business partners. In this role, you will connect business unit leaders to their financials, providing valuable decision-making guidance to multiple leaders throughout the organization. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring financial insights drive strategic choices, contributing to the company’s growth and success.
As part of our team, you'll be immersed in a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all.

How You Will Contribute

  • Managing a team of one or two staff members to provide reporting and analytical support for multiple organizations in our philanthropic community
  • Overseeing the annual planning and monthly forecasting process and reporting for multiple organizations
  • Overseeing and performing ad-hoc projects and financial analysis for strategic planning presentations to executive management
  • Driving ownership of forecasts into the business, equipping business partners with the tools and resources to use the information with ease and effectiveness
  • Building trusted relationships with senior leaders by helping them understand their businesses from a financial perspective and enabling them to make trade-off decisions with the best information available
  • Collaborating with department leaders to understand their data needs and serve as a key stakeholder in developing the systems and tools to capture, analyze, and report out information
  • Partnering with accounting to identify opportunities for process efficiencies and ease in accuracy of data

What You Will Bring

  • 4+ years of experience in finance roles
  • Proven track record in a financial analysis role in complex or varied business environment
  • Entrepreneurial attitude with a bias toward action
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, power user of Excel
  • Experience partnering with the business and building relationships with leaders, customers, team members, and other capabilities across the organization
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills 
  • Development of business intelligence (BI) tools / dashboards

What We Offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.