Position Summary
The Director of Budget and Analysis leads the organization’s budgeting, financial planning, and modeling. This role supports organization’s fiscal health through strategic budget development, monitoring, and reporting, and provides financial insights to help leadership make informed decisions. The Director ensures budgets align with organizational goals and financial policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation, implementation, and maintenance of annual budgets for the organization and its entities, down to the division, department, and program levels.
- Upload and maintain budgets in Sage Intacct.
- Monitor financial performance, analyze trends, and provide monthly budget-to-forecast variance analysis across all entities.
- Identify and report potential budget or forecast concerns—including overspending and reduced revenue—to the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Accounting.
- Support the Director of Accounting with monthly financial statements, rolling forecasts, and financial statement preparation as needed.
- Develop and maintain budget policies, procedures, and tools to support planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial modeling for existing and future projects.
- Help ensure compliance with fiscal policies.
- Prepare detailed budget reports, budget-to-forecast updates, and performance-tracking materials for senior leadership and department management.
- Prepare financial reports for external stakeholders and the Board, as required.
- Partner with senior leaders, department heads, and program directors to review budget proposals and monitor expenditures.
- Communicate complex financial information clearly and concisely to leaders across the organization.
- Anticipate the financial information leaders need to make sound decisions.
- Create, manage, and maintain senior leadership dashboards in Sage Intacct.
- Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Commitment to the organizations mission, values, and educational model.
- Experince with Sage Intacct prefered
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related field required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
- Eight or more years of experience in budgeting, financial planning, or a related function preferred.
- Knowledge of nonprofit, grant, and/or government-funded accounting practices preferred.
- Proficiency with financial management systems, Microsoft Office, and data analysis tools.
- Strong analytical, strategic-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines for budgets, financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, complete, and consistent financial data, budgets, forecasts, reports, and analyses.
- Ability to successfully complete required background checks, including a CORI check and any additional clearances required for the role.
Work Arrangement and Physical Requirements
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule after an initial orientation period. A minimum of three onsite days per week is required; additional onsite presence may be needed based on organizational needs, meetings, and role responsibilities.
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