FP&A Manager at Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (Global Energy Alliance) LLC | NY, US | Rezi

FP&A Manager at Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (Global Energy Alliance) LLC

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About the Role

The FP&A Manager will report to the Managing Director Global Finance and work closely with the US finance team to ensure the efficient and accurate financial operation of the US entity. This role is responsible for strengthening the organization's financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis capabilities while supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the U.S. organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the organization’s annual budgeting process in partnership with development, program, and operational leaders.
  • Build and maintain financial models covering revenue, personnel, operating expenses, programs, strategic initiatives, and portfolio deployment.
  • Partner with budget owners to develop realistic financial assumptions and monitor performance against approved budgets.
  • Prepare scenario analyses to support strategic decisions.
  • Analyze financial performance by country, region, program and/or funding source.
  • Perform budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis and prepare financial reporting packages.
  • Identify key financial trends, risks, opportunities and drivers and translate them into actionable recommendations.
  • Develop dashboards and management reports that provide clear visibility into organizational financial performance.
  • Prepare financial presentations and analysis for the CFO, MD Global Finance, Leadership Team, and Board Committees.
  • Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Support the timely completion of the month-end close.
  • Prepare monthly balance-sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts.
  • Complete monthly reconciliations for bank accounts.
  • Reconcile grants expense and grants payable between NetSuite and Salesforce.
  • Prepare monthly payroll-related schedules.
  • Prepare, review and/or coordinate recurring and non-recurring month-end journal entries.
  • Support the AP process when AP Manager is out of the office.
  • Support the Grants Management team including expense allocations and financial / compliance KPIs.
  • Lead in calculating GEA's direct and indirect rates based on audited financial statements.
  • Assist MD Global Finance in preparing funding applications for prospective funders.
  • Support implementation of financial controls to safeguard organizational assets and data integrity.
  • Track grant budgets, expenditures and funding utilization.
  • Partner with Fundraising leadership to forecast contributed revenue, grants and other funding sources.
  • Monitor actual revenue against forecast and identify changes in timing, probability or funding levels.
  • Develop revenue scenarios based on donor commitments, grant pipelines and historical trends.
  • Provide leadership with early visibility into potential funding risks and opportunities.
  • Maintain a GEA Inc registration tracker to hold key compliance data.
  • Work with Grant Thornton to manage state registrations and annual renewals.
  • Support the work with auditors, external advisers, the US-based Director / Controller and MD Global Finance to prepare the annual and year-end audit process.
  • Own the completeness and accuracy of assigned reconciliations.
  • Maintain audit-ready records for 100% of assigned accounts.
  • Submit all assigned annual audit requests, samples and supporting documents by the requested deadlines.
  • Maintain and enhance financial models, reporting tools and planning templates.
  • Develop standardized reporting and analytical tools for budget owners.
  • Work with NetSuite, Salesforce and future budgeting systems to improve financial reporting and planning.
  • Explore automation and business intelligence solutions to reduce manual processes and improve financial visibility.
  • Assist with the preparation and review of financial policies and procedures.
  • Take on additional projects/tasks and adapt duties to support overall company growth and priorities.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience in FP&A related roles.
  • 501(c)(3) / non-profit experience is required, specifically with fund accounting and contracts management.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and deep understanding of US GAAP.
  • Expert knowledge of Excel and MS Office, Salesforce, and NetSuite.
  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience working within multi-functional, matrixed, multi-country teams.
  • Experience operating with budgets across matrixed organizations and in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Proven experience working effectively and autonomously as part of a team.
  • Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and variance analysis.
  • Ability to explain financial information to non-financial colleagues.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and meet recurring monthly deadlines.
  • Experience with multi-currency financial reporting or forecasting.
  • Experience with systems such as Adaptive Planning, Planful, Anaplan or similar.
  • Experience with Power BI, Power Query M codes, Power Pivot, DAX Measures and formulas, SOL, Tableau or other financial visualization tools.
  • A consultative approach with strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence without authority.
  • Working comfortably with senior leaders and non-financial managers.
  • Excellent interpersonal abilities, including strong listening, writing and verbal skills.
  • Demonstrates assertiveness and effective engagement with stakeholders.
  • Ability and interest to pivot priorities as needed by the organization and finance team.
  • A curious, perpetual learner who stays abreast of developments in the field.
  • Strong professional presence and experience working in an organization with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to evaluate risks and opportunities, apply analytical and problem-solving skills, and take initiative to drive for results.
  • Strong project-management skills and effective personal time management.
  • Impeccable attention to detail.
  • Able to evaluate risks and opportunities using analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Committed to the mission of the Alliance and to inclusion, equity and diversity in every aspect of the work.

Skills

  • Financial modeling
  • Forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Cash-flow analysis
  • Reconciliation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Excel
  • MS Office
  • Salesforce
  • NetSuite
  • Multi-currency financial reporting
  • Multi-currency financial forecasting
  • Adaptive Planning
  • Planful
  • Anaplan
  • Power BI
  • Power Query M codes
  • Power Pivot
  • DAX Measures and formulas
  • SOL
  • Tableau

Location

  • DC
  • NYC

Work Type

  • Full-time
  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • 5+ years

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field
  • CPA, CMA, MBA, CFA, or equivalent preferred

Salary/Compensations

  • $115,000–$130,000

Benefits

  • Robust paid time off plan of 28 days of annual leave
  • Company-wide end-of-year closure
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 10% employer contribution
  • $1,000 annually for work-from-home expenses
  • $100 monthly for transit

About the Company

  • The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (Global Energy Alliance) works for a world where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity and the means to use it to improve their lives.
  • Our Alliance builds transformative public, private, philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic opportunity.
  • Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, we design innovative projects/programs, unlock finance, strengthen institutions and transform markets, delivering progress anchored in deep community engagement.
  • By uniting actors across the value chain, from households to heads of state, we go beyond individual projects to drive lasting systems change.
  • With work in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, our Alliance aims to reach 1 billion people with clean electricity, prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions and create or improve 150 million jobs.

Equal Opportunity

  • We operate from a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do.
  • Global Energy Alliance is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • To this end, the organization ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status, or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.
  • Global Energy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.