Job Description
The World at Abt
Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.
We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.
To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.
Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.
The Opportunity
As Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be providing Finance Business Partnering and responsible for all Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) activities for the International Development Division (IDD) based in the US, including Long Range Plan (LRP), budgeting, forecasting, strategic financial analysis as well as proactively monitoring of the financial health and performance of the business. You will be a key member of the International Finance team that supports the Global Development Group, reporting to Head of FP&A (based in Australia) and CFO – International Programs (based in the UK), with colleagues based in the US, UK and Australia.
Core Responsibilities
This position requires significant interaction with senior management, excellent communication and leadership skills, and ability to guide day to day finance and profit decisions. The role requires an understanding of the big picture, a strong desire to analyze, investigate and resolve issues, ability to collaborate and lead through others, a strong questioning attitude, and a focus on continuous process improvement.
- Responsible for IDD’s monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close activities and perform financial analyses to drive business and profit growth
- Support analysis of monthly close, cyclical forecasts and annual budget development and reviews and management of indirect rates/expenses and capital budgeting process
- Support business case analysis process, inclusive of project specific capital and operating expense ROI analysis
- Ability to build and manage financial models for forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving then quickly analyze it, know its merits, and prepare it for management discussion
- Strong focus on analytics, both top down and bottoms up, with project lifecycle analyses of impacts to P&L
- Partner and collaborate with Division level clients and Shared Services Departments to deliver credible data to assist with proactive decision making
- Analyze indirect rate variances and government contracting related allocation methodologies
- Optimize efficiencies through enhanced intelligent processes and streamlined business processes
- Deliver consistent, accurate and proactive financial reporting
- Perform financial analyses to interpret trends requiring management attention, and for the presentation of financial findings and specific recommendations to senior management
What We’re Looking For
- Working in a team environment to increase the level of financial acumen throughout the organization
- Strong financial presentation and management skills
- Ability to prioritize, delegate and follow through tasks with a team
- Self-directed with proven ability to research complex issues, work independently, and multi-task several projects efficiently
- Strong interpersonal skills, capable of developing and sustaining effective peer, project, and supporting organizational relationships
- Strong communication skills in order to collaborate with other department/functional support areas (e.g. Contracts, Procurement, Pricing, Accounting, HR, etc.)
- Experience with PowerBI, Oracle and TM1 based systems preferred
- Skilled with excel for data manipulation and analysis such as pivot tables, lookups, etc.
- Engages with team members through the Employee Lifecycle to attract, inspire, motivate, engage, and retain
- Track record of role modeling Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
- Ability to lead self, team, projects, and drive client centric solutions
- Ability to work with diverse groups; manage geographically diverse teams and overcome cultural differences that may arise
- Optimizes work processes knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Ability and desire to interface with Senior Executives on all financial matters effectively
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BS with a minimum of 12 years’ experience; MBA/CPA preferred
- Strong government contracting experience (CAS, FAR)
- Strong finance experience on CPFF, T&M, FFP projects
- 5+ years of leadership experience required
- 12+ years of directly related financial analysis experience
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
What We Offer
We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits, flexible schedules, and professional development.
This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately $105,120.07 to $168,192.11 and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
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