Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Organization

Stand Together

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 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

  • Provide timely reporting and in-depth analysis for multiple philanthropic organizations.
  • Lead the annual planning and monthly forecasting cycles, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and full compliance with business standards.
  • Perform complex variance analyses, build forward-looking forecasts, and run scenario models to guide strategic decisions.
  • Manage and execute ad-hoc financial projects, preparing executive-level presentations that drive strategic planning.
  • Champion forecast ownership by equipping business partners with intuitive tools, resources, and insights for confident decision-making.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, translating financial data into clear trade-off analyses and business-impact recommendations.
  • Collaborate with department heads to capture requirements and develop systems and dashboards that streamline data capture, analysis, and reporting.
  • Partner with accounting to identify process-efficiency opportunities and strengthen data accuracy.
  • Safeguard financial reporting integrity through close coordination with compliance, legal, and operations teams.
  • Lead the identification and implementation of process automations and system enhancements in partnership with Knowledge Systems and Business Operations.
  • Proactively deliver new insights, tools, and financial models that enhance visibility into business performance and support long-term goals.
  • Ensure data integrity across all reporting systems, reconciling internal financial tools with the ERP.
  • Mentor and coach senior FP&A analysts, fostering their technical expertise and strategic acumen.
  • Review and validate team deliverables to uphold analytical rigor and clarity in all executive-level outputs.

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
  • Exceptional communication skills and executive presence; able to distill complex data into actionable insights for senior leadership
  • Proven experience mentoring or leading financial analysts or small teams within a corporate environment
  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect. 

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.