Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Position Title: Financial Planning

Location: Washington DC (Hybrid, 2 days a week in the office)

Department: Finance

Reports to (supervisor): Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range for US Based Staff: $69,329 - $81,563

Organization Summary:

Founded in 1968 , Special Olympics is a global movement to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. We foster acceptance of all people through the power of sport and programming in education, health, and leadership. With nearly four million athletes and Unified Sports® partners and one million coaches and volunteers in more than 170 countries, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 50,000 games and competitions every year. Learn more at SpecialOlympics.org.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic FP&A Analyst to play a key role in driving financial planning and analysis initiatives to support strategic decision making across the organization. As part of the FP&A team this role will assist with budgeting and forecasting process, analyze financial and operational data, project management, and deliver actionable insights to the leadership team and board of directors. This role focuses on leveraging data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform and enhance business strategies. The role will also contribute to modernizing financial systems and processes, including supporting an EPR implementation. The ideal candidate is a collaborative and analytical professional with a passion for data driven insights and project management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborative member of the FP&A team
  • Partner with Finance team and other departments to deliver accurate and insightful budgets, forecasts, and reports
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to align the financial planning process with organizational priorities
  • Act as a strategic partner to budget owner, ensuring understanding of the budget process
• Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Assist with the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring accuracy and alignment with organizational goals
  • Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Provide actionable recommendations to optimize financial performance and support strategic initiatives
• Reporting
  • Prepare comprehensive financial reports and analysis for the leadership team and board of directors
  • Communicate key insights and recommendations to executive stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
  • Collaborate with the FP&A and Finance teams to ensure consistency and clarity in all reporting deliverables
• ERP Implementation
  • Support Finance and Technology teams in SOI’s ERP implementation process, ensuring the system will meet financial planning and reporting requirements
  • Facilitate system testing and training for team members, enabling effective adoption
• Continuous Improvement
  • Collaborate to streamline processes, improve tools, and enhance reporting tools
  • Contribute to automation and efficiency initiatives across financial planning and analysis activities

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience plus Five to Seven years of relevant work experience. Experience and/or coursework in the area of financial planning, accounting or project management is a plus.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to take complex ideas into clear, actionable insights
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience working with an FP&A or Finance team

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced excel skill and familiarity with data analytics tools
• Experience working with an international nonprofit organization

*For USA based staff: Special Olympics offers full-time employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package, which includes: medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life insurance, disability, retirement, legal resources, and PTO. 

Special Olympics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

**Special Olympics is an E-Verify Employer** 

Salary : $69,329 - $81,563