Title
Finance Specialist, FP&A
Location
Washington, DC
Department Name
Financial Planning & Analysis
Pact Overview
Pact Overview
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. The promise of a healthy life. Of dignified living. Of sustainable natural resources that benefit communities. Now more than ever in its 42-year history, Pact is helping millions of people who are poor and marginalized discover and build their own solutions and take ownership over their future.
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.
Department Overview
Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. The [insert name of department], contributes to realizing this purpose by:
Providing financial and strategic oversight.
Developing business models, financial reports, annual corporate budgets, and cost proposals.
Forging smart partnerships and treating all people with dignity and respect;
Applying organizational policies and regulatory compliance appropriately and consistently;
Facilitating team spirit among colleagues and promoting the organization through communications;
Influencing decision makers through focused, relevant communications;
Continually striving to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more enjoyable for all;
Cultivating and harvesting innovation;
Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times; Inspiring and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.
Position Purpose
Reporting to the [Manager, FP&A to be hired), the [Finance Specialist] is responsible for providing overall financial and analytical support to Pact and its subsidiaries related to budgetary and data collection from a variety of corporate financial systems
Key Responsibilities
•Analyze project data to ensure no financial risk during implementation of the project.
•Provides support to country offices on financial analysis during project implementation.
•Provide support on reviewing proposal budgets, making sure those are realistic cost projections and in compliance with Pact’s cost policies and full cost recovery objective. Ensure that the budgets are numerically accurate and internally consistent with Pact policies, that the various datasheets / tabs are adequately linked and that the budget notes are consistent.
•Perform variance analysis, cash flow projections, and business analytics.
•Provide support on the overall cost proposal preparation and the collection of relevant financial information and internal documentation.
•Provides support in the annual preparation of the fiscal year budgets for HQ operations and field offices.
•Assist in the design and development of financial reports, data mining and data warehouse activities for the ERP platform.
•Insure data integrity in all reporting applications.
•Utilize computer skills in the preparation of data used for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
•Provides support to department budget owners on their financial report to identify budget variances.
•Assist on the preparation of presentations to the Board of Directors and the Finance and Audit Committee of the respective subsidiaries.
•Prepare ad-hoc financial reports by extracting and filtering accounting/customer data from internal systems.
•Review and prepare working capital request from field offices. Ensuring that risk in maintain at the lowest level possible.
•Monitor and ensure all new awards and modifications notifications are entered in the systems and supported by updated budgets.
•Perform other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
•Strong financial and analytical skills.
•Demonstrated knowledge of financial software and accounting systems for reporting purposes.
•Working knowledge of generally-accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
•Fluent English and proficiency in another language.
•BA in Finance or Accounting (with a strong understanding of systems and IT)
•At least 2 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
•MBA (or Masters in Accounting) preferable.
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