FP&A Global Process Sr. Manager

Catholic Relief Services; United States; À distance; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Catholic Relief Services is seeking a Sr. Manager, FP&A Global Process to lead agency-wide budgeting, forecasting, and reporting governance.

You will own the design and delivery of processes, templates, and tools, partnering with the Director of FP&A, CFO, and executives on scenario planning and resource allocation. You will oversee budget calendars, optimize processes, coordinate with FP&A teams, and drive improvements in workforce planning, reporting platforms, and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Proven quantitative and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of accounting systems and business processes.
• Excel expertise and MS Office experience.
• Experience with reporting software and data tooling.

Responsabilités

• Own global budget and forecast calendar, guidance, templates and communications.
• Lead budget/forecast process optimization and coordination.
• Coordinate reporting cycles and deliver budget packages to leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance to consolidate insights for exec reviews.
• Support scenario planning and resource allocation with FP&A leadership.
• Oversee workforce planning and headcount budget reporting.
• Maintain FP&A systems governance and tool requirements.

Connaissances

Quantitative analysis

Accounting systems

Excel expertise

Reporting software

Communication skills

Team leadership

Process improvement

Presentation skills

Description du poste

Salary and 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.

Job Summary

The Sr. Manager, FP&A Global Process leads Agency-wide planning process management, owning the design, delivery, communication and continuous improvement of the agency’s budget and forecast processes, tools, and reporting standards. Serves as the primary partner for FP&A process governance — maintaining a strong understanding of agency strategy, organizational design, and finance policies and procedures to manage their impact on FP&A processes and partner divisions. Represents global FP&A budget and forecast requirements to the EPM Systems team, and partners with the Director of FP&A, CFO, and executive leadership on scenario planning, target setting, and resource allocation.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

Budget & Forecast Process Ownership

• Own the global budget and forecast calendar, guidance, training, templates, and communications.
• Lead ongoing budget and forecast process optimization and coordination, including planning cycle simplification and Amended Budget optimization.
• Coordinate with the FP&A Reporting Sr. Analyst to establish appropriate reporting cycles and deliver budget and forecast packages and presentations.
• Collaborate with the Finance teams to analyze and consolidate insights into results, forecasts, and budget packages for review and presentation to the Director of FP&A, CFO, and executive leadership.
• Support the Director of FP&A in maintaining scenario planning models and provide input to target setting and resource allocation.

Team & Workforce Planning Oversight

• Oversee staff to execute continuous evaluation and improvement in the workforce planning process, redesign, and user experience.
• Drive best in class analyses in workforce planning, integrating trending and pacing, including Merit and Fringe budget development and reporting in partnership with GPR/HR, as well as headcount budget reporting.
• Supervise staff partnering with assigned divisions related to financial support.

FP&A Systems & Reporting Governance

• Maintain understanding of the agency’s metadata, systems (e.g., ePBCS, ERP, EPM, etc), and corresponding reporting tools and platforms.
• Represent global FP&A budget and forecast user and process requirements to the FP&A Systems team.
• As directed by the EPM Systems team, oversee FP&A team delivery of user support and Oracle release and roadmap activities, including functional user testing of the Workforce, Projects, and Amended Budget modules.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and implementation of new FP&A report requirements, partnering with the Manager, Reporting FP&A and Finance Systems team on EPM/ERP and BI reporting requirements and delivery.
• Establish stakeholder guidance and protocols for current and future FP&A reporting tools and reports to drive efficiency and consistency across the agency.
• Contribute to ongoing systems evaluation and enhancements, including testing of systems changes and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities.

Continuous Improvement & Training

• Conduct regular audits of end-user report utilization and requirements for organizational alignment and continuous improvement.
• Maintain easy-to-understand guidance on FP&A reporting tools, reports, data sources, and uses.
• Oversee systems training delivery for Global Operations, Global Finance, and Executive, partnering with FP&A and other Global Finance teams.

Strategic Support

• Maintain understanding of agency strategy, organizational design, and finance policies and procedures; manage the impact on FP&A processes and partner divisions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven quantitative and analytical skills
• Knowledge of accounting systems and business processes
• Excel expertise (complicated formulas & functions; filters; pivot tables, etc.) and experience with other Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint)
• Experience with reporting software
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer-service mindset, and the ability to understand, document and deliver on end-user requirements.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment and build strong relationships with finance and cross-functional partners.
• Highly motivated, proactive and organized.
• Ability to learn technical concepts from manuals and documentation
• Ability to provide inputs and applicable improvement/enhancement in processes and system tools
• Strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop direct reports

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