Relief International · 49 minutes ago
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelRelief International is a humanitarian organization focused on improving the quality of life for vulnerable communities. The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager will lead the financial planning processes, ensuring the integrity and reliability of financial outputs while supporting strategic decision-making across multiple countries. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance budgeting practices and financial sustainability.
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Responsibilities
Accountable for the integrity, consistency, and reliability of financial planning outputs across multiple countries, donors, and funding modalities
Provides authoritative financial guidance on complex, high-value, and high-risk proposal budgets and budget modifications
Exercises independent professional judgment in situations with limited precedent, competing donor requirements, or elevated compliance and financial risk
Operates with a high degree of autonomy while leading cross-functional financial planning processes
Influences senior stakeholders across Finance, Programs, and Grants without direct line-management authority
Resolves complex budgeting, cost allocation, and forecasting challenges in dynamic and volatile operational environments
Balances competing priorities, funding uncertainty, and compliance obligations to deliver transparent, defensible, and strategic financial decisions
Review and provide technical oversight of proposal budgets to ensure cost realism, donor compliance, and competitiveness
Collaborate with Program Development, Grants, and Finance teams to develop high-quality cost proposals aligned with project objectives and RI financial strategy
Review and approve budget modifications and realignments, ensuring alignment with donor rules, approved ceilings, and internal financial policies
Identify financial risks and cost drivers during proposal and modification stages and recommend mitigation measures
Design, implement, and maintain tools and systems to standardize and automate country master budget development
Review, consolidate, validate, and track country master budgets on a quarterly basis
Analyze budget data to identify funding gaps, cost pressures, underspend/overspend risks, and financial trends
Partner with country finance teams to ensure timely, accurate inputs and to strengthen budgeting capacity and consistency
Review and strengthen RI’s cost allocation frameworks to ensure fair, transparent, and compliant distribution of shared and indirect costs
Provide technical guidance and training to country offices on cost allocation principles and application
Monitor implementation of cost allocation methodologies and recommend adjustments in response to operational or donor changes
Develop and maintain a centralized pipeline tracking tool covering all country offices and funding sources
Analyze pipeline data to produce funding projections and scenario analyses
Prepare regular financial forecasts for senior leadership, highlighting potential funding shortfalls, risks, and opportunities
Support strategic planning discussions through evidence-based financial insights
Act as a focal point between HQ Finance, Program Development, Grants, and Country Offices on budgeting and financial planning matters
Support audits, donor reviews, and internal controls by providing accurate financial analysis and budget documentation
Contribute to organizational learning by strengthening financial planning systems, tools, and guidance across RI
Will ensure the highest standards of behavior inside and outside of work promotes the values in RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies
Will be a model for ethical conduct standards for other team members
Will ensure own actions and the actions of the teams members they manage do not impact the safety of the RI team and the vulnerable communities we serve
Will ensure external stakeholders are aware of RI conduct and reporting mechanisms
Report any concerns
Qualification
Required
Educated to degree level in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Strong understanding of donor-funded budgeting, financial planning, and compliance frameworks
Demonstrated experience in proposal budgeting, budget management, and financial analysis within international NGOs or donor-funded organizations
Proven ability to work across multiple country programs with diverse donor requirements
Experience developing or applying cost allocation methodologies and financial planning tools
Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP or financial systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights
Excellent communication and relationship-management skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines with high attention to detail
Preferred
Postgraduate qualification or professional certification (CPA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent)
Experience supporting organizational financial forecasting and pipeline analysis at regional or global level
Experience in systems automation or financial process improvement
Additional language skills (Arabic, French, or others)
Company
Relief International
A humanitarian, non-profit agency providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters.
Founded in 1990
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Craig Redmond
Chief Executive Officer
Andrea Gosselin
Co-Chief Development and Communications Officer
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