Part Time Corporate FP-A Analyst - Regional FP-A Analyst - Group FP-A Manager Jobs, in Smithsonian Internships & Fellowships - Maukerja

Role Description

Support financial planning and analysis across corporate functions, regional operations, or the wider group. Translate financial and operational data into forecasts, performance insights, and recommendations that guide resource allocation, cost management, and business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans within the assigned scope.
• Consolidate submissions from business units, functions, or markets, ensuring consistent assumptions and reporting definitions.
• Analyze revenue, margins, operating expenses, headcount, capital expenditure, and cash flow.
• Explain variances against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, distinguishing underlying trends from timing effects.
• Develop financial models and scenarios to assess risks, opportunities, and investment decisions.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, and presentations with clear commentary and recommended actions.
• Partner with business leaders and finance teams to challenge assumptions and improve forecast accuracy.
• Monitor financial and operational indicators and flag emerging performance issues.
• Support cost management, productivity initiatives, and resource allocation decisions.
• Work with accounting teams to reconcile management reporting with actual financial results.
• Improve planning systems, reporting processes, data quality, and analytical capabilities.
• Track agreed actions and assess their impact on financial performance.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance, or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel and experience building financial models.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate business implications clearly.
• Experience preparing management reports and explaining performance variances.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to validate data across multiple sources.
• Effective communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and changing business priorities.
• A degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• For manager roles, experience leading planning cycles, reviewing consolidated analysis, and managing teams or complex workstreams.

Preferred Qualifications

• A relevant professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent credential.
• Experience supporting multi-entity, multinational, or regional operations.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, financial planning platforms, and business intelligence tools.
• Experience analyzing foreign exchange effects and performance across different markets.
• Experience automating reports and improving planning processes.

Scope by Role

• Corporate FP&A Analyst: Supports corporate planning, central function budgets, consolidated performance analysis, and reporting for senior management.
• Regional FP&A Analyst: Coordinates planning and analysis across an assigned region, working with local finance teams to explain market performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Group FP&A Manager: Leads group-wide planning and forecasting, reviews consolidated results, aligns assumptions across business units, and delivers financial insights to executive leadership.