[Hiring] Finance Manager @Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Role Description

The Finance Manager role is responsible for providing business, financial analysis and modeling support to the US Program Division, with an ideal candidate having a proven track record of working in a cross-cutting financial role providing support to multiple stakeholders or programs, experience within the Education Technology and/or Education sectors. This role will directly support our K-12 Teaching and Learning and Postsecondary Learning & Navigation program teams execute on their approved strategies. This candidate will partner with other FP&A team members to support the division on grantee financial assessment and business case analysis, complex grant structuring, including financial due diligence, as well as building and managing key relationships. Other responsibilities include budgeting and financial planning, resource allocation, and supporting other foundation-wide priorities.

What You'll Do

• Provide support, financial analysis, and business advice to program teams and drive business case analyses in partnership with FP&A colleagues.
• Lead ad hoc complex analyses and provide program leadership with strategic and financial information to support budget management, forecasting, and effective financial resource allocation.
• Support annual budgeting and financial planning processes, including partnering with other FP&A team members, Program Officers, and the Strategy, Planning and Management teams.
• Proactively support organizational assessments/due diligence of key grantees/partners.
• Cultivate and manage key functional relationships and partnerships with internal stakeholders.
• Lead forecast and portfolio allocation management for assigned PSTs.
• Create dynamic financial planning tools that support decision-making and communication with program leadership.
• Perform financial and risk analysis to support grant making and management.
• Partner with programmatic teams to manage grant and contract spending.
• Identify operational and financial risks of executing against annual budgets and broader planning horizons.
• Assess business plans and perform financial sustainability analysis of organizations and specific projects.
• Assess the financial and organizational health of grantee organizations through financial statements review and discussions.
• Drive data analyses to generate new insights on the grant portfolio.
• Structure grants to optimize cash disbursements in consideration of operational risks.
• Leverage tools and reports to plan and monitor workflow, forecast and payout performance.
• Participate in cross-foundation efforts to develop tools and standard methodologies in support of effective grant-making.
• Participate in complex transactions and special projects for teams with significant financial analysis component.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of financial planning experience, or equivalent years of relevant experience.
• Experience in the technology, and educational technology and/or technology product development sector preferred.
• Strong analytical acumen, especially financial modeling, and grant structuring.
• Knowledge of risk management and organizational due diligence.
• Robust analytical, quantitative, and modeling skills for a broad variety of transaction types.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills that are appropriately right sized to relevant audiences.
• Strong synthesizing skills and ability to absorb and quickly distill significant amounts of information.
• Ability to read and analyze financial statements.
• Strong project management skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong relationship management skills with demonstrated success working with individuals at all levels of an organization.
• Skilled in group problem-solving and teamwork to resolve problems involving internal and external partners.
• Influences without formal authority and works with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility.
• Highest level of integrity and leadership by example.
• International finance experience/exposure preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and data visualization experience preferred.
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located.

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is $143,000 to $214,600 USD. The range for this role in Seattle and Washington D.C. is $130,000 to $195,000 USD.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

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Inclusion Statement

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