Senior Financial Analyst

As a Senior Financial Analyst – you will be a trusted advisor supporting our Global Program Latin America national and regional leaders to provide significant financial data and insights by preparing reports with recommendations to management. Further, you will prepare annual budgets and generate periodic forecasts to assist the organization's financial planning. As a Senior Financial Analyst you are also responsible for researching and reporting economic progressions to assist the organization's financial planning. At this career level, you will provide leadership and individual expertise in conducting major financial analyses for future business planning decisions in areas such as maximizing child outcomes within program models and creating multi-year plans for individual national offices. Using this high level of expertise, you will create financial models of complex "what if" scenarios for future business planning decisions. In this role- you will frequently coach and collaborate with other analysts and related staff.

What will you do?

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commit to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Report any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur.
• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
• Serve as a key business partner that ensures financial viability and accountability is built into all programs and processes at Compassion.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation of the annual Latin America region budget or a segment of it. Gather input from all stakeholders, organize and analyze the data, and prepare it for approval and administration. Be adaptable to the changing environments of the ministry and guide partners through the current financial realities.
• Conduct detailed research and stay abreast of regional economic and risk trends, often in collaboration with risk partners and apply this knowledge to ongoing projects and processes. Update management and colleagues to assure successful and effective financial planning.
• Partner directly with the National Offices and Regional leadership, foster alignment on business priorities and drive scales for the ministry. Constructively communicate compelling recommendations based on data and facts as well as obtain support to collectively deliver on program objectives.
• Collaborate with finance teams, consult with all clients to publish data reports. Ensure extreme accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Work individually and cross-functionally on teams to create commentary and financial models of "what if" scenarios to influence future planning decisions in areas like National Office operating expenses and grant. Convey the information in a way that tells a story to non-finance leaders.
• Evaluate and analyze major financial levers involving disaster, macroeconomic events, proposals, investment opportunities, operating records, and financial statements.
• Perform variance analysis to help provide recommendations and support for changes in environment and tradeoffs to maximize limited resources available.
• Ensure financial integrity and accountability is built into all programs and processes at Compassion.
• Coach and collaborate with other National Office analysts and related staff

What do you bring?

• Eight to Ten years Relevant experience working in this or a related field.
• Experience working cross-culturally across the Latin America region with multiple stakeholders and leaders; strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong experience in financial planning, especially in creating longer-term/multi-year outlooks/plans/projections.
• Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field.
• English and Spanish languages required.
• NGO experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.

Why work here?

• The mission: Join a team that is motivated to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
• Our benefits: Receive generous paid time off, 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund on top of your salary, excellent healthcare coverage, free short-term professional counseling, and more.
• Spiritual growth: Participate in regular chapel services, prayer groups, and department devotionals.

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