Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

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Girl Scouts of the USA

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls and the leading authority on their healthy development. Millions of Girl Scout alums across the country and the world have gone on to achieve incredible things and make a tremendous impact in fields ranging from public policy, medicine, journalism, and athletics to international relations, science, technology, art, and entertainment. 

As a mission-driven organization, Girl Scouts of the USA champions girls as they explore their worlds, try new things, and develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place. From stargazing during a first overnight camping trip to building robots, navigating a rocky hiking trail, working together on a community project, and learning about the importance of environmental stewardship, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can unapologetically be themselves as they rise to meet new challenges and discover the issues that matter most to them. Along the way they learn the power of friendship, connection, and teamwork. 

Girl Scouts are doers, innovators, problem-solvers, creators, and dreamers, and the GSUSA team is here to center, support, and inspire them, working with 111 local councils across the country and USA Girl Scouts Overseas to deliver our life-changing Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

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COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION  

The Finance Community safeguards the assets of GSUSA and the Movement through strong governance, sound financial practices, and internal controls. It is organized into three functions: Controllers, Treasury, and Financial Planning & Analysis. Key responsibilities include fiscal reporting, managing investment portfolios, fulfilling fiduciary duties for the pension and retirement plans, cash flow management, and budget forecasting. 

The team provides financial analysis to support executive decision-making and collaborates with other departments to ensure investments are justified and performance metrics met. They also staff key committees and maintain a network of Council CFOs to align financial strategies across the organization. Focused on continuous improvement, the division emphasizes talent development, streamlined processes, and technological innovation. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will play a leading role overseeing the financial results of GSUSA’s operating communities, including its main revenue-generating communities. The incumbent serves as the primary business partner for this complex portfolio, representing the Finance community to ensure consistency of policy and process, that organizational strategic direction serves to achieve financial goals, and adds a financial expert lens for the different business lines and initiatives. The incumbent must develop and maintain strong partnerships with their operational counterparts and leadership within the portfolio and is expected to learn their business so as to understand risks and opportunities, understand and present on financial results and analyses to senior leadership, and assess and make recommendations on new initiatives.  

This individual is also expected to possess solid financial expertise with an understanding of accounting principles, capital budgets, cash flow, and how the P&L management of their portfolio impacts GSUSA’s overall financial statements. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Primary duties of the position 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Plans and orchestrates the annual budgeting for a portfolio of departments/communities, including the organizations’ primary revenue streams and key operating communities. Works with leadership to set targets and ensure financial plans and goals are aligned with organizational workplans and strategy. Develops timelines, track deliverables, and communicates and answers questions from various stakeholders regarding financial planning events. 

• Leads periodic forecasting processes for this portfolio to understand expected variances from the board-approved budget and summarizes drivers for what has changed. Responsible for ensuring community leaders understand their financial targets and are on track to achieve their overall financial targets even considering forecast changes. Works with the business to make prioritization recommendations and initiate corrective action when targets are at risk. 

• Conducts various sensitivity and scenario analyses. Translates financial data into digestible reports and succinct summaries for executive leadership, board members and other stakeholders. Works with business leads to develop financial KPIs and organizational “pause points” for each revenue stream. Tracks performance against these targets and recommends corrective action as needed.  

• Determines and sets an optimal schedule for regular reviews of financial performance with individual teams to have sufficient oversight/ownership of financial results.  Develops presentation materials for reporting to senior leadership and the board. 

• Responsible for developing the capital budget pursuant to the long-term capital plan and technology roadmap. 

• Acts as the lead financial partner on cross-functional teams employing analytical rigor, business acumen, and sound judgment to evaluate and make recommendations regarding major investments & initiatives (including GSUSA’s tri-annual National Council Session/Convention).  

• Supports the development of long-term (3-5 year) strategy and develops corresponding long-range financial projections in this context. 

• Prioritizes innovation and works to leverage enterprise-wide systems and tools to improve or automate manual processes; builds capacity through technology and streamlining processes and ways of working. Makes recommendations on improvements that increase our ability to glean insights from financial systems, processes, and tools. 

• Project management and related supervision, as needed. 

Essential Responsibilities 

Serves as Finance Business Partner to portfolio leadership and managers.  Understand business drivers, risks and opportunities.  Provide monthly management reporting and value-add analysis.  Support investment analysis/business case preparation. 

Coordinate execution of annual budget and quarterly forecast processes with business leaders.  Manage execution to align with stated timelines and analytical outputs.  Includes development of capital plan for technology and properties. 

Serve as thought leader and driver for finance innovation through application of leading practices.  Enhance investment ROI attribution/tracking.  Identify cost reduction opportunities.  Support organization capture of revenue growth opportunities.  Leverage data and systems to drive enhanced insights & transparency.  Simplify process execution. 

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES  

• Experience with organization-wide financial planning and budgeting processes 

• Strategic orientation and innovation mindset 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to tell a story through the data, be persuasive and engender confidence across multiple levels of the organization 

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple smaller projects simultaneously 

• Strong analytical background and complex problem-solving skills 

• Working knowledge of contemporary technology and marketing trends 

• Prior experience in maintaining control environment; good understanding of controls best practices 

• Experience in developing and presenting financial reports to management 

• Financial modeling background 

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS   

Office 365 or similar suites 

Competency in PowerPoint or similar presentation software 

Competency in Microsoft Excel or similar software 

Advanced 

Advanced 

Advanced 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (i.e., degrees, certifications) 

Degree or Equivalent Experience: 

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience; MBA a plus 

Minimum Years of Experience:   Five (5) to seven (7) years prior experience in multi-faceted finance and business functions 

Required Field of Study:  

Finance, Accounting or Business Management 

Certifications Requirements:  

N/A 

SALARY RANGE: $80,500 - $150,000

This represents the present low and high end of the pay range for this position. This pay range is only applicable to NYC Metro-based employees, on a hybrid schedule.  Actual pay will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to experience.

What We Offer: 

Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes: 

Paid Time Off:  

GSUSA offers 20 days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays per year. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

Other Benefits: 

• Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage 
  • Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance. 
  • Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
  • Dental and vision coverage 

• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts 
• Company-paid life insurance 
• Flexible work arrangements 
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave 
• 401(K) with company match 
• Sick leave 
• Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation 
• Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year 
• Access to Employee Engagement Groups 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment.

POSITION TYPE: This is a full-time position.  

AAP/EEO Statement:  GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Travel Requirements

Salary : $80,500 - $150,000