Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

About IDinsight

• We're a global data and evidence advisory, working with governments, philanthropies, and
• non-profits to improve lives at scale, using technology and AI where they can deliver the most
• impact.
• IDinsight is a global nonprofit that equips leaders with the data, evidence and technology to

improve lives at scale. We partner with governments, NGOs, multilaterals, and funders to support decisions at every stage of their impact journey – from bold pilots to nationwide scale-ups. Our teams bring rigorous evidence and practical insights so leaders can make informed decisions that truly change lives. With our partners, we are pioneering the next frontier of social impact, where data and technology accelerate progress for millions. We help leaders overcome the three main barriers to impact:

1. Figuring out what works

2. Learning and improving

3. Reaching and operating at scale

• We work in multiple countries across Asia and Africa. Our work spans a wide range of sectors,
• including agriculture, education, health, governance, sanitation, financial inclusion, and other
• areas.

We have expertise in a variety of rigorous approaches and methodologies, which we tailor to each client depending on their needs and constraints. To achieve a positive social impact we:

• Support our partners with the full ‘data and evidenceʼ value chain – from primary data

  collection to data systems, monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools, and data science

• Inform funding decisions – toward high-impact initiatives and away from less effective

  programs or approaches

• Create cutting-edge AI-for-good products that make the delivery of social interventions

  and learning tools more cost-effective and scalable

• Our diverse, growing team of roughly 250 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen
• countries around the world. Learn more about our mission, values, and principles at
• www.IDinsight.org.

Joining IDinsight at this moment

IDinsight is entering an exciting new phase of growth. As demand for rigorous evidence and

AI-enabled solutions accelerates across the sectors and geographies we work in, we are actively investing in our teams, deepening our regional footprint, and expanding the frontier of what data and technology can do for social impact. This is a moment of real momentum for IDinsight. We're looking for people who want to use data and evidence to improve lives at scale; who are energized by taking on problems without a playbook; and who want a hand in shaping what IDinsight becomes as we grow.

About the Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager role

The FP&A Senior Manager will support IDinsight with project and regional budgeting, forecasting, value-added analysis, and insightful financial reporting. The role sits in the Global Finance team and reports to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, working closely with the CFO and finance colleagues across our regional offices.

Responsibilities

Reporting and analysis

Project level

• • Oversee the monthly budget vs. actual BVA reporting process and share project-level
  • analysis and key takeaways with each project team, including quarterly review calls (or
  • more frequent ones, as warranted)

• Suggest and implement improvements to monthly project reporting tools and processes

• Develop and maintain a global dashboard for evaluating all projects, share meaningful

  insights with the regions, and follow up on agreed action plans

• Give input into policies and guidelines for project reporting, charging, evaluation, and

  ongoing forecasting

• Work closely with teams to keep pipeline and contract opportunities up to date, ensuring

  annual revenue projections are accurate

• Prepare ad hoc reports for project teams and funders

Regional level

• Provide BVA analysis and commentary to leads of revenue-generating units through

  monthly dashboards

• Help regional teams update the project pipeline with revenue projections

• Work with regions to interpret the utilization tracker and identify key takeaways for regional

  leads and project managers

• Build project profitability analysis across the portfolio

• Prepare and update cash forecasts for each regional office, feeding into global reporting

• Help regions understand which opportunities are self-funded and analyze the related

utilization

• Prepare presentations for leadership of revenue-generating units and create additional

  value-added financial reporting and tracking

• Prepare routine reporting on contribution revenue, restrictions, and receivables, working

  with the accounting team to ensure accuracy

• Update specific sections of the quarterly board package, including the project pipeline and

  dashboard

Systems transition ERP/PSA

• Lead FP&A reporting through IDinsight's ongoing finance systems transition, with a focus

  on the project life cycle

• Work with regional and global finance and accounting teams to ensure data is accurate,

  complete, and fit for reporting

• Work with systems analysts and implementation consultants to ensure reporting

  requirements are built correctly into the new systems

• Train project teams to extract reports from the new systems and draw meaningful analysis

  from them

• Document FP&A processes and SOPs, and prepare budgeting and revenue recognition

  guidelines for the new systems

• Manage system maintenance from a project life cycle perspective alongside the system

  administrator, including setting up new projects and team members

Project and regional budgeting and forecasting

• Guide FP&A Senior Associates as they support project teams with tools, analysis, and

  guidance on project budget preparation, contract negotiations, and billing rate analysis

• Review project budgets after first-level review by FP&A Senior Associates

• Support revenue-generating units in annual budgeting and forecasting. This may include coordinating budget processes, supporting leadership in building their budgets, and coordinating project pipeline, staffing, and cash forecasts

Revenue and receivables

• Build processes to ensure correct billing of, and accrual for, all client revenue

• Review revenue recognition for client projects and ensure the amounts recorded reflect

  progress toward project completion

• Ensure collection of all outstanding accounts receivable (external and intercompany),

  working alongside the AR team

• Support the accounting team in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, and

  reconcile it to management reporting and dashboards

• Support the monthly close and annual audit processes as needed

Other

• Lead or support other finance workstreams as needed, which may include cash forecasting

  and investment management, finance operations, compliance, and treasury

• Coordinate with Legal and Operations on governance, compliance, and organizational

policy

• Coordinate with other finance functions, global support functions, and regions on projects

  and processes that span the organization

• Act as backup for other finance functions

Qualifications

Required

• • 5 years of work experience in finance, covering all or most of the following: financial
  • planning (including budgeting and forecasting), financial reporting and dashboards,
  • accounting in a multi-entity environment, internal controls, and treasury

• Significant leadership experience in a finance function

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

• Skills and attributes:

  • Strong leadership skills

  • Thrives in fast-paced environments and is excited by opportunities to explore and implement new ideas

  • Proactive attitude with a bias to action

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong project management and change management skills

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams located across many

countries

Preferred

• Professional accounting qualification CPA, ACA, ACCA Part II, or equivalent)

• Experience in the social sector and in a project-based environment (both highly desirable)

• Master's degree in a related field (helpful but not required)

Professional development

Skill and career development are core to IDinsight's values and long-term impact strategy, and

have been noted highlights of teammatesʼ experiences. IDinsighters receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership, support from talented peers, and are given considerable autonomy when ready. They maintain professional development plans and are given "stretch" opportunities designed to strengthen a variety of skills. Real-time feedback is embedded in our culture and formal structure enables maximum professional growth. Additionally, teammates have access to an annual professional development stipend that they are encouraged to utilize to explore their career interests and develop their skills.

Nuts & bolts

Location

This position is based in IDinsightʼs Dakar, Senegal; Delhi, India; Manila, Philippines; Nairobi,

Kenya; or Rabat, Morocco office(s). This position is not eligible for remote work, or otherwise, from the United States.

Start date

The start date of this position is flexible, with preference for candidates who can start immediately.

Work authorization

IDinsight is not able to sponsor work authorization for this role. Successful candidates will not

require IDinsight to sponsor their work authorization in the office in which they'll be based.

Compensation

Compensation and benefits are commensurate with the qualifications and experiences IDinsight is hiring for, and competitive within the global development sector. We are especially proud of the people-focused benefits we offer including comprehensive international health insurance, including mental health coverage; paid vacation, sick, and parental leave; relocation benefits; a travel stipend; technology and work from home stipends; a professional development budget; and more. Please note, as a non-profit, we are unable to provide compensation similar to leading private sector organizations.

How to apply

This application includes several questions and requires a CV (one to two pages) covering your

professional and personal experience as well as academic qualifications. Please omit headshots, parental details, birth dates, marital status, and similar personal information — these aren't relevant to our review. If you've previously applied to this role, please reapply only if you've gained relevant experience since. More information, including details on IDinsightʼs hiring process and frequently asked questions, can be found online at IDinsight Careers. Any questions should be directed to careers@IDinsight.org.

IDinsightʼs commitment to reducing power asymmetries

IDinsight is committed to reducing power asymmetries in the social sector. Our commitment to

diversity, equity, and inclusion reflects our understanding of the need for the sector to abandon

unhealthy practices of the past. We wish to be part of a new generation of international NGOs who are honest about this history and transparent about our role in the present. Our commitment is also aligned with the impact of our work. We seek a workforce that is inclusive of a variety of perspectives that will help us refine and improve our methods and relationships, and strengthen the services we provide our clients and their communities or constituencies.

The following commitments represent our vision for the IDinsight team:

1. IDinsight will have greater representation from the populations with whom we work and

clients we serve.

2. IDinsight will have greater representation from the countries in which we work.

3. Across all countries in which we recruit, we will seek greater representation from

historically excluded communities.

4. IDinsight will foster an inclusive work culture that empowers a diverse team to do their

• best work.
• IDinsight is committed to non-discrimination in our recruitment, employment practices, and
• organizational culture, regardless of peopleʼs age, disability, gender, gender identity, national
• origin, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.