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VP of Financial Planning & Analysis

Goodwill Industries NYNJ
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 2/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/5/2025

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc.

Position Title : VP of Financial Planning & Analysis

Reports To : SVP of Finance

Position Type : Executive

Supervising Staff : Yes

Position Summary :

An exciting new role for Goodwill NYNJ, the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis (VP FP&A) will lead the financial strategy and planning for Goodwill NYNJ, playing a key role in advancing the mission and ensuring Goodwill NYNJ’s financial health and sustainability. The VP will both oversee and be hands-on in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and analysis to provide actionable insights that guide decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic planning. In particular, the VP FP&A will work to ensure financial resources are aligned to both day-to-day execution of retail operations, Mission programs, and GoodTemps, our temporary agency division and our exciting new five-year strategic plan – No Talent Left Behind (NTLB).

The VP of FP&A will collaborate with senior leadership, department heads, and key stakeholders to align financial goals with Goodwill’s mission, ensuring effective stewardship of funds and resources.

ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES NYNJ :

Goodwill NYNJ empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. Founded more than 109 years ago, Goodwill believes in never leaving talent behind and that a positive world is where all talents are recognized. We are a leading human services organization in Newark and New York City, serving over 8000 people a year. Additionally, operating over 30 retail locations, Goodwill is known for its retail stores and as a destination for donating goods – our retail operations make a material sustainable impact on textile reuse. Goodwill NYNJ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Goodwill NYNJ has an annual operating budget of approximately $110 million and approximately 800 full-time and part-time employees, and another 500 temporary employees through GoodTemps, Goodwill’s temporary firm working at City and State jobs.

Essential Functions :

The VP of FP&A serves as a Finance leader and strategist and as a business partner to Mission, GoodTemps, and Retail leadership in providing insights to those leaders to inform program planning, operations, execution, effectiveness, and sustainability.

Key focus areas :

  • Financial Planning & Analysis :

Lead the development and execution of short, medium & long-term financial plans and strategies aligned with the division goals.

  • Provide financial analysis and forecasting to support decision making.
  • Conduct financial modeling to assess scenarios, risks, and opportunities, including impact on cash flow, liquidity, and overall financial position / sustainability.
  • Analyze and present financial performance metrics to executive leadership (CEO, CFO, SVP of Finance, divisional EVPs) with sufficient clarity and detail to be actionable.
  • Budgeting & Forecasting :

    • Lead a small team in partnering with divisional leaders to develop and maintain both annual operating and capital budgets – acting as both an overall process owner, team lead, and thought partner.

  • Ensure accurate financial forecasting, proactively identifying trends and strategies to address variances as they arise.
  • Act as a business partner with divisional leaders in management budgets and financial targets.
  • Develop systems and processes for reforecasting to adapt to external and internal shifts in priorities and results, as applicable.
  • Develop, prepare and quality assure (QA) Board and management reporting packages intended to communicate historical information and guide management decisions.
  • Support the pursuit of grant / fundraising opportunities by preparing grant budgets and reporting.
  • Reporting & KPIs :

    • Develop and maintain key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to assess operational effectiveness, financial health, and efficiency.

  • Lead preparation of detailed financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and variance analysis.
  • Ensure timely, accurate, and transparent reporting to Executive leadership and funding sources, as applicable.
  • Establish processes for monitoring programmatic and administrative expenses and ensuring compliance with funding requirements and / or restrictions.
  • Board and Management Relations :

    • Regular and direct communications with the CEO, CFO, SVP of Finance, and Board members (Audit Committee). Lead the monthly STAT meetings, framing and reporting data and key metrics.

  • Present all or part of the short and long-term budget in partnership with the SVP of Finance and CFO to CEO and Board.
  • Ad Hoc presentations to the Board of Directors and / or Audit Committee.
  • Treasury Management :

    • Develop systems to analyze and forecast cash balances based on historical trends and future operational planning, and engage directly or through team members in such analysis and forecasting activities.

  • Funder & Grant Financial Management :

    • Partner with the development team, the VP of Grants & Contracts Operations to ensure grant funds are tracked and reported appropriately.

  • Partner with the development and Mission teams in responding to RFPs, building potential budgets, and providing the needed analysis to support both public and private grant applications / proposals.
  • Develop financial models for grant proposals, ensuring alignment with budget, cost structures, and strategic objectives.
  • Build processes and systems to monitor and analyze financial performance of grants.
  • Continuous Improvement :

    • Lead the FP&A side of the Finance department’s continuous improvement efforts which increase the value contributed to the organization and the efficiency of work.

  • Leadership & Partnership :

    • Lead, mentor, and develop a small but effective FP&A team fostering a team culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational rigor.

  • Build new systems and processes to improve financial planning, reporting, and analytic capabilities of the entire Finance team.
  • Effectively partner with divisional leadership to provide thought leadership in all aspects of financial planning, projections, and grant development.

    • Qualifications / Skills :

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • Minimum 8 years of progressive financial experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role, preference for nonprofit sector.
  • CPA license preferred.
  • Strong understanding of financial modeling and financial reporting tools.
  • Strong written and verbal communicator, able to effectively partner with others to ensure the Planning and Reporting team is meeting the needs of the organization.
  • Strong acumen in maintaining accurate financial records and preparing clear and accurate reports for operational use.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, actionable insights.
  • Expertise in financial software and reporting tools (ERP Systems, Excel, Dynamics, etc.).
  • High degree of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and mission-driven environment, managing multiple priorities.

    • Experience :

  • Experience in retail or not-for-profit environment preferred.
  • Experience working with nonprofit financial regulations, government funder reporting, and grant management also preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and streamlining not only financial reporting but also systems to support that reporting which resulted in increased efficiency and availability of useful financial information for organizational decision-making.

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