Remote FP&A Director for Nonprofit Growth

Aspire Living & Learning, Inc.; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health, Dental, & Vision

FSA/HSA options

403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer 2

Generous Paid Time Off

Professional Growth Opportunities

Employer-Paid Life & Disability

Job summary

Aspire Living & Learning, Inc. is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to drive budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and long-term financial planning under the CFO.

You will partner with executives to turn data into strategic insights that support growth and mission delivery. The role oversees annual budgeting, KPI reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with program teams, ensuring financial integrity and sustainability across the nonprofit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in financial planning, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial leadership.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, scenario planning, forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations.
• Experience collaborating effectively with executive leaders and stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Experience with financial systems, ERP platforms, budgeting software, and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CFO and senior leadership to develop and implement Aspire’s financial strategy.
• Lead multi-year financial planning in support of organizational growth, service delivery innovation, and long-term sustainability.
• Provide financial analysis, recommendations, and decision support for executive leadership and Board reporting.
• Lead the organization-wide annual budgeting process, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and operational realities.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve budget development, monitoring, and accountability.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results and identify trends, variances, and corrective actions.
• Deliver timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reporting to executive and operational leaders.
• Translate complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations for non-financial stakeholders.
• Develop, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to financial and operational performance.
• Build strong working relationships with program, operational, and administrative leaders.
• Strengthen financial literacy and decision-making capabilities across the organization.
• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the finance department.
• Collaborate with accounting, grants management, compliance, and other teams to support financial integrity.

Skills

Financial modeling

Scenario planning

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management reporting

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or related field

MBA or related advanced degree

Tools

ERP systems

Budgeting software

Reporting tools

Job description

Aspire Living & Learning, Inc. is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to drive budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and long-term financial planning under the CFO.

You will partner with executives to turn data into strategic insights that support growth and mission delivery. The role oversees annual budgeting, KPI reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with program teams, ensuring financial integrity and sustainability across the nonprofit.