Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

About the role

The Director, Financial Planning and Analysis will lead Raising The Village’s forward‑looking finance function, partnering with the CFO and senior leaders to shape enterprise planning, forecasting and performance analysis. Based in Toronto with a hybrid schedule, the role supports global teams and requires up to 20% international travel.

Key responsibilities

• Own the annual consolidated budget, rolling forecasts, multi‑year plans and in‑year reforecast cycles across countries, programs and funding sources.
• Lead scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate growth options, funding gaps, foreign‑exchange exposure and strategic trade‑offs.
• Manage KPI performance‑management process, drive quarterly reviews and produce executive‑level insights for the CFO, Board and audit committees.
• Act as senior finance partner to program, partnership, people, IT and country leaders, providing financial modelling for donor proposals, expansion decisions and resource allocation.
• Lead liquidity and cash‑flow forecasting, maintain funding‑gap analysis and ensure alignment with general ledger and treasury forecasts.
• Develop the FP&A reporting roadmap, advance use of ERP (Sage Intacct or Dynamics Business Central), Power BI and Excel, and automate reporting for a single source of truth.
• Lead, coach and develop the East Africa FP&A team, building financial literacy across budget owners.

Required profile

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with significant FP&A, business partnering and people‑leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field; MBA or master’s degree is an asset.
• Professional designation such as CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA or CFA strongly preferred.
• Experience in international non‑profit, charity or donor‑funded environments.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel and financial‑modelling capability.
• Proficiency with Power BI.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably Sage Intacct or Microsoft Dynamics Business Central.