Director, FP&A: Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Braven; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Carrot benefits

401K match

Health insurance

Parental leave

Sabbatical

Job summary

Braven is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, and executive decision-support. You will translate program and operational strategies into actionable financial plans, working within the Finance team of the People & Operations department and reporting to the CFAO.

The role emphasizes partnership with department leaders, development on revenue forecasting, and KPI dashboarding for leadership and the Board.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, Accounting, Finance, or related experience.
• 3+ years in nonprofit budgeting, forecasting, and board-level reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual organization-wide budget process with department leaders.
• Maintain rolling multi-year forecasts with enrollment, funding, and headcount assumptions.
• Build scenario models (best/worst/likely) for leadership decisions.
• Translate strategy into financial models quantifying costs, returns, and trade-offs.
• Lead monthly budget-to-actual variance meetings with leaders.
• Manage rolling cash flow forecast, coordinating with Development on timing.
• Own budgeting/planning systems (Workday budget controls, Adaptive Planning).
• Create KPI dashboards for leadership, Board, and Finance Committee.

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Board reporting

Cross-functional partnership

Non-profit FP&A

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Workday

Workday Adaptive Planning

ERP systems

Job description

Braven is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, and executive decision-support. You will translate program and operational strategies into actionable financial plans, working within the Finance team of the People & Operations department and reporting to the CFAO.

The role emphasizes partnership with department leaders, development on revenue forecasting, and KPI dashboarding for leadership and the Board.