Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

About the role

The ACLU seeks applicants for the full-time position of Director of Financial Planning & Analysis in the Finance Department of the ACLU's National office in New York, NY. This is a hybrid role that has in-office requirements of two (2) days per week or eight (8) days per month. Responsible for safeguarding the financial resources of the organization, the Finance department manages the financial activities of the National ACLU. From paying vendors to forecasting budgets, and everything in-between, we take pride in providing the resources and the platform for informed financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• YOUR DAY TO DAY
• The following overview of responsibilities is intended to describe the type of work which will be assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all specific duties required by the employee:
• Leadership
• Serve as a subject matter expert for financial modeling/forecasting, internal procedures, and established best practices; create and deliver trainings on relevant content
• In coordination with the CFO and Senior Director of Finance, set and implement team goals and vision
• Support enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and strategic financial initiatives through process improvements, automation, advanced analytics, and best-in-class financial planning practices
• Develop and maintain sophisticated driver-based financial models to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Apply advanced finance methodologies including economic value add (EVA), profitability analysis, scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and KPI-based performance management to translate financial and operational data into actionable business insights
• Be a strategic partner through collaboration with intra/interdepartmental teams and stakeholders, while enhancing information exchange and analysis
• Use data and insights to drive Finance team and organizational process improvement initiatives
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Develop and maintain complex, multi-year financial models to forecast revenues and expenses, financial position, and cash flows using internal and external data to shape assumptions and scenario analyses
• Contribute to budget and forecast preparation through stakeholder engagement to review revenue and expenses while assessing the financial impact on the organization's strategic objectives
• Work collaboratively with FP&A colleagues on the monthly financial reporting package production process, ensuring accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and executive-level presentation quality
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and metrics using Power BI, advanced Excel capabilities and other platforms
• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to create customized analytical reporting solutions tailored to business needs
• Lead efforts to standardize metrics, improve data integrity, and enhance visibility into operational and financial performance
• Produce standard and ad-hoc reports and financial analysis to support organizational initiatives
• Act as a thought leader in organizational forecasting and analysis; develop new approaches to planning and producing data-driven insights to move the capabilities of the team forward
• Data, Automation and Partnership
• Serve as a trusted advisor to finance leadership and operational stakeholders and communicate financial concepts clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences
• Collaborate closely with accounting, operations, and executive leadership to align financial insights with business objectives
• Leverage advanced workflows and modern finance technologies to streamline reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes
• Work across multiple ERP systems and data sources to extract, validate, transform, and analyze financial information
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