Reports To: Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Direct Reports: N/A
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position SummaryThe Senior Financial Analyst serves as a critical strategic partner in managing the financial health of our $185M+ organization. With over 175 distinct programs, this role requires a dynamic professional who thrives on complexity. You will be a partner in the annual budgeting process, financial forecasting, and provide deep-dive analysis of state, city, and federal contracts to program directors and executive leadership. The ideal candidate blends high-level financial acumen with a passion for our mission, translating intricate financial data into actionable programmatic insights.
Key Responsibilities1. Complex Budgeting & Forecasting- Annual Budget: Development of the operating budget, consolidating inputs from a large volume of programs, with diverse operational and funding models.
- Rolling Forecasts: Build and maintain dynamic, rolling 12-month cash flow and expense forecasts to ensure organizational agility.
- Personnel Allocation: Manage complex cost-allocation models for shared staff and overhead across multiple funding streams and programs.
2. Financial Analysis & Variance Reporting- Monthly Performance Reviews: Analyze monthly financial results, identify key variances against budget, and flag potential deficits or surpluses early.
- Programmatic Deep-Dives: Partner with Program Directors to review financial performance, evaluate program sustainability, and optimize resource allocation.
- Dashboard Development: Design and maintain clear financial dashboards and KPIs for executive leadership and Board of Directors review.
3. Compliance & Restricted Funding Support- Funding Alignment: Collaborate with the Grants/Development team to ensure government, corporate, and philanthropic foundation funds are tracked against appropriate restriction criteria.
- Compliance Monitoring: Ensure program expenditures align perfectly with grant agreements, avoiding disallowed costs and maximizing funding utilization.
- Contract Optimization: Analyze and monitor the financial performance of complex federal, state, and city contracts (e.g., HUD, DMH, DDS, state Medicaid/departmental billing, municipal grants).
- Billing & Reimbursement Tracking: Collaborate with billing and program teams to ensure revenue maximization, including revenue reconciliation against qualified expenses and services delivered.
- Compliance & Reporting: Prepare, review, and submit mandatory fiscal reports required by public funders, ensuring strict adherence to uniform guidance and agency-specific regulations.
4. Systems, Process & Strategic Support- Process Automation: Continuous improvement of budgeting tools, ERP systems, and reporting templates to streamline data collection across 185+ programs.
- Scenario Modeling: Conduct "what-if" financial modeling for new program launches, policy shifts, or changes in funding landscapes.
Qualifications & Skills Required Experience & Education:- Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field. MBA preferred
- Experience: 7+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, analysis, or corporate budgeting, experience working in Human Service or other mission driven environment preferable.
- Public Contract Expertise: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience managing and budgeting for federal, state, or municipal contracts within a high-volume nonprofit or government-adjacent environment.
- Scale Experience: Proven track record working in a highly complex, multi-entity, or large-scale nonprofit environment ($100M+ budget minimum).
Technical Skills:- Advanced Excel Skills
- ERP Systems: Deep familiarity with enterprise-level financial software, preferably Adaptive Planning.
Core Competencies:- Navigating Complexity: Ability to pivot smoothly between looking at the $185M macro-picture and drilling down into the micro-details of an individual program.
- Relationship Management: Exceptional communication skills to translate complex financial jargon into clear concepts for non-financial Program Managers.
- Analytical Rigor: A natural curiosity to look beyond the numbers to find the "why" behind financial trends.
Pay Range: $91,000 - $94,000 Annual Salary
