Director, FP&A and Grant Management

Human Rights Watch, Inc.; Washington (Washington County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

20 days vacation

Job summary

Human Rights Watch, Inc. seeks a Director of FP&A and Grant Management to lead strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and grant management.

The role partners with the CFO and senior leaders to deliver accurate financial insights, ensure donor reporting, and support organizational sustainability. The position oversees budgeting, forecasting, reporting, revenue projections, and a team of seven, with preference for New York or Washington DC bases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in financial and budgeting activities; 5+ years in leadership.
• Experience with donor-funded grants and reporting.
• Experience advising senior executives and cross-functional teams.
• Strong English communication and financial literacy for non-financial leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual organizational budgeting, forecasting and multi-year planning.
• Develop financial models and management reporting for CFO and leadership.
• Monitor monthly/quarterly performance with budget vs actuals and cash flow.
• Manage donor grant budgets, forecasting and reporting.
• Improve financial systems, dashboards, and data-driven decision making.
• Mentor and develop FP&A and Grants team; build cross-functional partnerships.

Skills

Strategic finance

Leadership

Financial modeling

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

CPA/ACCA/CIMA/MBA preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Concur

Job description

FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY
Director, FP&A and Grant Management
Operations Department
Multiple Locations Considered
Application Deadline: November 12, 2026

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis and Grant Management (“FP&A”) reports into the Chief Financial Officer and serves as a strategic partner to the CFO and senior leadership team. The Director leads HRW’s strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, financial analysis, and grant financial management functions, ensuring leadership has the information, financial insights and tools needed to support sound decision-making, organizational sustainability, and effective stewardship of donor resources.

The Director oversees annual organizational budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, grant budgeting and financial reporting, revenue projections, and a team of seven FP&A and grants management professionals. This role will preferably be based in New York or Washington DC, and will be expected to work from the office two days per week. Candidate in other cities with HRW offices that have working hours with considerable overlap with eastern time will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting

• Lead HRW’s annual organizational budget process, including planning, coordination, consolidation and analysis.
• Develop financial models, scenarios, analyses and management reporting to support the CFO, Executive leadership, Finance & Investment Committee and other Board stakeholders in strategic decision making.
• Lead organizational forecasting and multi-year financial planning, ensuring projections reflect organizational priorities, operating plans, revenue expectations, and emerging risks and opportunities.
• Monitor and report on financial performance through monthly and quarterly management reporting, including budget versus actuals, forecasts, cash flow projections, and key financial and organizational indicators.
• Perform other tasks as may be required.

Grant Financial Management

• Partner with Development and Programs to develop donor proposal and grant budgets, monitor grant financial performance, and ensure timely and accurate donor financial reporting through the grant cycle.
• Develop and maintain indirect cost recovery approaches to ensure that full costs are presented and covered.

Systems, Reporting and Process Improvement

• Strengthen financial systems, reporting tools, dashboards, and data-driven decision making in collaboration with Technology, Accounting and Development, and other functions.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, integration, and decision making.

Leadership and Partnership

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A and Grants Management team through a culture of mentorship, collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and customer service.
• Build cross-functional partnerships across Operations, Development, and Programs promoting financial understanding, helping leaders understand financial implications, tradeoffs and opportunities.

Qualifications

Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field is required. A CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced degree/certification preferred.

Experience: A minimum of ten years of experience overseeing financial and budgetary activities, and a minimum of five years of managerial experience, are required.

Related Skills and Knowledge

1. Demonstrated experience leading organizational budgeting, forecasting, multi-year financial planning, financial modeling, and management reporting in a complex multinational and/or non-profit organization – ideally both.
2. Significant experience managing donor-funded grants and restricted funding, including proposal budgeting, financial forecasting, expenditure monitoring, and donor financial reporting.
3. Experience partnering and advising senior executives, boards, and complex international operations is required; a demonstrated ability to influence without specific authority and to build financial literacy in non-financial leadership is desirable.
4. Strong financial modeling, analytical, and leadership skills are required.
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required; fluency in additional languages (particularly French) is advantageous.
6. Experience with ERP systems, business intelligence tools, and multi-currency environments are required, experience with NetSuite, Salesforce and Concur are preferred.
7. Proven ability to translate complex financial information into actionable recommendations for non-financial stakeholders.
8. Strong managerial skills, and the demonstrated ability to closely partner with other operational functions is required.

Other

Applications for this position must possess valid US work authorization, HRW cannot guarantee the ability to provide work visa sponsorship for this role.

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position if based in the United States is $ 150,000 - $180,000. Human Rights Watch offers comprehensive employer-paid benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, an outstanding retirement savings plan and twenty (20) days of vacation per year.

Human Rights Watch is strong because it is diverse. We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Human Rights Watch does not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal record. We welcome all kinds of diversity. Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide span of socio-economic backgrounds and perspectives on the world. Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer.

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.