The Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis (FPR&A) team plays a crucial role in achieving TNC's 2030 goals by driving key enterprise planning processes, delivering timely and value-added analyses and reporting, and serving as trusted financial partners to enable strategic decision-making and resource allocation. The Manager, FPR&A supports the financial planning, forecasting, and analysis activities of global regions outside of North America by providing financial insights, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data. The Manager will effectively collaborate across a complex, matrixed organization, engaging with stakeholders from the field to the executive level, during a period of strategic, operational, and cultural transformation.
The Manager will provide financial support and partnership to assigned global regions outside North America, such as Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. This position will assist in integrating financials with our conservation strategic priorities to better allocate resources. The Manager will support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, create and maintain financial models, analyze financial performance, conduct in-depth financial analysis, and prepare and present financial reports. They will work closely with accounting teams and business units to ensure accurate financial reporting. Additionally, the Manager may participate in key financial and enterprise-wide initiatives, offering support and input as needed. They will assist in preparing presentation materials for global regional leadership, collaborate with business units to understand their financial needs, and implement best practices in financial planning and analysis. The Manager will also engage in cross-functional projects and assist other finance teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE
GLOBAL REGIONS-FOCUSED MANAGER ROLE:
- Financial Planning and Forecasting: Support the quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and multi-year planning processes for the global regions to ensure accurate financial planning and resource allocation. Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting and forecasting processes. Synthesize budgets and forecasts to provide informed projections.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyze financial performance against budget and forecasts, identifying key trends and variances. Conduct in-depth financial analysis to support organizational initiatives and strategic projects. Monitor and track financial performance and metrics, analyzing variances and providing insights. Prepare and present financial reports, including variance analyses and trends, to regional leadership and other stakeholders.
- Strategic Support: Collaborate with regional leadership teams, Development, and other areas to integrate strategic conservation and campaign priorities into multi-year and annual plans. Assist in the preparation of presentation materials for global regional leadership. Implement best practices in financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and systems for efficiency and accuracy.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with accounting teams and business units to ensure accurate financial reporting. Participate in cross-functional projects and assist other finance teams as required. Engage in a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE:
- Provide timely and accurate financial reports, projections, models, and analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and communicate insights to help prioritize resource allocation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial reporting and forecasting activities.
- Support the development and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, and multi-year financial plans for business units and regions.
- Assist in preparing management financial statements, budgets, and plans.
- Participate in recruitment and training of new finance staff.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Handle multiple competing priorities and deadlines under pressure.
- Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally as needed (10% - 30% of time)
- Maintain confidentiality of frequently sensitive and emotionally charged information
- Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and minor physical exertion and/or strain.
DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:
- Make decisions based on analysis, experience, and judgment.
- Utilizes influence to produce results rather than through direct authority.
- Makes decisions based on analysis, experience, and judgement.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance performance in accordance with objectives.
COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
- Work effectively in high-tension situations and maintain composure under pressure.
- Work with and communicate effectively with staff, upper management, and partners, including financial/legal advisors. Work in partnership with others in a collaborative or advisory role.
- Effectively negotiates towards mutually acceptable solutions when involved in complex negotiations.
- Solicit program support through clear written and verbal communications; develop proposals and presentations, as necessary.
- Promote new ideas, efficiencies, improvements in assigned processes.
- Develop proposals and presentations as necessary.
