Senior FP&A Manager (Hybrid)

Job Description

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Senior FP&A Manager is a newly created role within our Finance team. The role will be responsible for creating and developing financial models and plans to support our decision making and translating key business challenges into forward-looking financial strategies. You’ll work closely with the CFO and wider finance team to deliver on the strategic objectives of the Finance function. the successful candidate will combine strong technical forecasting and modelling skills with the ability to design, implement and continuous improve our global finance system.

**Please note this role will be based on our Dublin HQ in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, we operate a Hybrid working policy and require employees to attend the Office minimum 2 days per week **

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Understanding of the key challenges of GOAL and how they impact GOAL’s financial position, translating this into forward-looking financial strategies and risk management approaches
• Leading the newly created Financial Planning and Analysis function and overseeing financial analysis and reporting
• Developing financial models and modelling capabilities within the FP&A function to support monthly cashflow forecasting, quarterly financial forecasting and the annual budget and planning process
• Report on financial trends, risks, and opportunities for the CFO and wider senior management team , ensuring data-driven insight informs strategic and investment decisions
• Monitoring of KPIs and performance trends identifying causes of variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Oversee and continuously improve the annual budgeting and long-term planning processes, ensuring alignment with GOAL’s strategic priorities and value-for-money principles.
• Lead ad-hoc business performance analysis to assess new opportunities, partnerships and strategic initiatives, including reporting.
• Drive the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of global finance systems, processes, and tools to strengthen organisational financial resilience.
• Reviewing efficiency/effectiveness of finances, leading initiatives to optimise resource allocation and cost efficiency at global level.
• Represent GOAL externally with donors, partners, and financial institutions on financial planning, reporting and accountability matters.

Skills & Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with demonstrated experience in a similar FP&A role
• Ability to simplify and clarify complex financial information, communicating with authority to SMT and external stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; knowledge of ERP/BI systems highly desirable.
• Experience of setting Financial KPI’s, monitoring trends and identifying solutions
• Experience in international, multi-country or complex organisational environments would be beneficial but not essential
• GOAL operates in some of the most difficult conflict and crises affected countries in the world, any experience candidates have in these environments would be a distinct advantage

GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

Applications will be received until this position is filled.