Manager, Financial Management

Washington, DC

Employer:

Description

Manager, Financial Management

AboutPalladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop anddeliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around theglobe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; buildenduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems toaddress global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diversestaff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

This Opportunity:

Palladium has an opening for aManager within the Financial Management department. The person in this positionwill be responsible for assisting projects and portfolios with monitoringfinancial performance; business unit reporting; forecasting and budgeting;validating data and reports for accuracy; improving current templates andprocesses; providing relevant financial trainings; and performing ad hocfinancial requests as needed. Using effective interpersonal, communication andanalytical skills, the incumbent will develop and maintain strong relationshipswith colleagues and clients to support healthy business and leadership goals.

Location and Compensation:

The position is based in Palladium's Washington D.C. office.

For our prospective employees in the United States, please notethat the full-time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expectedto range from $80,000 to$135,000, and successful candidates may also be eligible for additional,variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.

Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based onvarious factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education,experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business ororganizational needs.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the compensationfor this position, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value yourinterest in our company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss thisopportunity with you.

You and Your Career:

If you enjoy a fast-paced environment, are a problem-solver,collaborator, and doer, and you have expertise in financial management, advanced FP&A analytics, or businessprocess improvement we are interested in hearing from you.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start. We pride ourselves on giving you the freedom, resources,and guidance to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting and Supervision:

This position will report to the Director, Financial Management.

PrimaryDuties and Responsibilities:

The primaryresponsibilities of the Manager, Financial Management are to:

Facilitate the monthly closing of books, including capturing, justifying, and validating relevant accruals and adjustments ensuring accuracy of the numbers presented
Monthly business unit and portfolio reporting deadlines, including utilization of system generated reports, manually created reports, and written annotation of monthly performance
Lead project operational support as needed including but not limited to project setup, new charge codes, modifications, and budget reviews
Ensure project financial health including appropriate revenue recognition, forecasting analysis, fee analysis, profit leakage,
unbilled analysis, SF-425s, project FM Scorecard analysis and other requested analysis
Lead projects to successfully update forecasts monthly, troubleshooting any system issues and working with the project teams and other FM colleagues to find areas for improvement on forecasting accuracy
Provide value-add analysis of key program drivers, risks and opportunities
Indirect monitoring and NICRA analysis
Prepare and conduct trainings on relevant financial topics and financial processes regularly or as needed
Lead opportunities to brainstorm and develop new or improved templates, reports and processes that provide valuable insights, increase efficiency and build capacity
Work closely with the Director of Financial Management on the yearly frozen forecast process and rolling indirect forecast updates
Collaborate with project management units, contracts, accounting, and other corporate back-office departments to facilitate business unit operations
Some travel may be required
Adhoc analysis requests and process improvement of current operations
Other duties as assigned

KeyCompetencies Required:

Demonstrated experience in financial management, business administration, accounting, economics, international affairs, or related field
Strong accounting, business and administration skills
Expertise in managing a lot of complex Excel based tracking systems which interact with global finance systems
Quick learner who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys challenges and problem solving, and proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement as well as self-improvement to learn new skills that benefit the team or company
Strong analytical problem-solving skills required
Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills to facilitate leading meetings, presentations and trainings
Ability to analyze large datasets of financial or other numerical data and prepare reports
High level of attention to detail and accuracy
Good organizational and planning skills
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office - particularly Excel

ProfessionalExpertise/Competencies Preferred:

Experience with Deltek's Costpoint, Cobra and PM Compass preferred
Experience in Power Query, Power BI, SQL, VBA or other data skills preferred
Knowledge of government contracting and indirect rates preferred

Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.

Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we willbe in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.

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