Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis driving financial modeling and budgeting processes at Allen Institute. Leading a team to support dynamic planning and operational efficiency in bioscience research.
Responsibilities
Develop, enhance, and maintain the Institute's long range financial and operational models to support dynamic planning and scenario analysis.
Create what-if scenarios to evaluate financial and operational pressures on the institute and work to mitigate challenges with the team.
Establish best practice for model design, documentation, and version control.
Lead and participate in the preparation for the annual budgeting process from budget targets through approval, including validation and alignment with Institute objectives
Collaborate with program and department leaders to develop budgets and resource plans in line with annual budget targets
Consolidate and validate all budget submissions and prepare executive review and board presentations
Manage quarterly forecast cycles using actuals and adjusted assumptions
Track and report on budget vs. actual performance through automated reporting and provide variance explanations
Design creative solutions to enhance understanding of Institute plans and actuals
Identify inefficiencies in the FP&A processes and workstreams in order to establish opportunities to streamline
Serve as subject matter expert for Workday Adaptive Planning and Power BI
Build stronger partnerships with program, department leaders, and other finance teams to understand business drivers and translate into financial projections.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field required
5+ years of progressive FP&A experience with strong emphasis on financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and data analysis.
Prior experience managing a team and or mentoring staff
Demonstrated ability to independently build complex financial models using Excel
Experience with a Financial Planning system (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.)
Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements
Benefits
medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
eligible to enroll in the Allen Institute's 401k plan
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