Senior Finance Analyst, FP&A

About the position

The Senior Finance Analyst, FP&A will serve as an integral member of the Finance team and play an active role in ensuring that the Foundation meets its short- and long-term financial objectives. This position will be responsible for analyzing Foundation financial data, identifying variances and trends, clearly communicating the data to a diverse array of stakeholders, and making recommendations to ensure alignment with the Foundation's mission and goals. The Senior Finance Analyst, FP&A will report to the Senior Director of Finance and work closely with the OPC, Development, and Strategy teams, as well as other stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing detailed financial analysis, dashboards, and reports that summarize financial activity and results across functions of the Obama Presidential Center.
• Partner with senior leadership across the Foundation to provide research, reporting, and analytical support on projects, including strategic planning, impact evaluation, long-term forecasting, benchmarking, and any other quantitative analysis.
• In collaboration with the Finance and OPC teams, create high-impact financial presentations, reports, and financial tools for internal and external purposes, including the creation of quarterly Board meeting materials.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the financial activities and overall performance of the organization against projections and identify notable concerns, opportunities, etc.
• Create schedules and analyses that support and inform the budgeting and planning process.
• Perform all other job duties and projects as assigned by the Finance leadership team.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, or a related role, at a complex organization; experience in consulting or with large non-profit organizations is a plus.
• Strong prioritization skills to effectively juggle short- and long-term tasks and responsibilities in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Strong analytic capabilities including financial modeling, excellent math skills and attention to detail.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication experience.
• Ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel and Google Suite; experience with Workday Adaptive Planning is a plus.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships and proactively collaborate at all levels of the organization and across teams.
• General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles.
• Data science skills, including data visualization, is a plus.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Benefits

• Salary range between $59,755 and $74,670.
• Hybrid role based at the Chicago office in Hyde Park.