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Responsibilities:
- Lead components of the annual budgeting cycle, forecasting, and multi-year planning across divisions and functions.
- Build trusted partnerships with program leadership, country office administrators, Development, and Accounting to understand needs and translate them into clear analyses and recommendations.
- Deliver timely, accurate internal reporting and decision support (e.g. budget vs. actuals, headcount/FTE and vacancy savings, funding gap views, scenario analyses).
- Develop and maintain financial models and forecasting tools; improve processes, data flows, and controls that underpin planning and reporting.
- Support and build dashboards and self-service analytics (e.g. Power BI) and help define the FP&A data model and metric definitions.
- Advance continuous improvement initiatives (automation, standardization, documentation) in partnership with technology, accounting, and Program departments.
- Help shape and monitor financial KPIs tied to operational and strategic plans; prepare concise narratives for senior leadership and the Board.
- Support revenue planning in coordination with the Grants and Development teams to help inform budgeting and multi-year financial models.
- Communicate complex financial insights clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
- Demonstrate inclusive behavior and consistently adhere to HRW’s internal values.
- Perform additional tasks as required by the FP&A Deputy Director.
Managerial Responsibilities:
- Work in partnership with the Deputy Director to provide advice on strategy development and its implementation.
- Identity, propose and develop opportunities and areas of interest for the department.
- Lead, motivate, and mentor direct reports, including communicating clear expectation, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive feedback, ensuring balance workload, providing guidance on professional growth, and monitoring staff well-bring as it pertains to stress and resilience issues and self-care.
- Model inclusive leadership aligned to HRW’s values; foster a positive team culture, solicit diverse perspectives, and proactively address bias and microaggressions.
- Support staff well-being and sustainability (e.g. realistic timelines, clear ownership, cross-coverage plans, predictable cycles).
Qualifications:
- Education: A bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience required. A professional qualification (e.g. CIMA/ACCA/CPA) is preferred.
- Experience: At least five years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or closely related roles. Experience in nonprofit/NGO environments is preferred.
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