FP&A Global Process Sr. Manager

About this role

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
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