Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Department: Finance

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Status: 100% Full-Time Exempt

Probation: 180 Days

Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Long-Term Disability Employee Assistance Program and 403(b) Retirement Plan

Centers Mission:

Building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy equal and complete members of society.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Finance Department is responsible for all financial and accounting matters of the Centers ten locations throughout the Los Angeles area. There are a wide variety of areas within the Finance department including treasury accounting government grants tax contracts Payroll and risk management. The Finance Department is a team of hardworking individuals who are committed to provide timely financial reporting so that the Center can continue to provide much needed services to the community.

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will drive financial insights support strategic decision-making and ensure financial discipline across the organization. This role will leverage NetSuite financial software and NetSuite Planning and Budgeting (NSPB) to lead budgeting forecasting and financial analysis processes and will participate in a variety of financial and accounting projects including process evaluation and improvement and serve as a key resource for system optimization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Financial Planning & Analysis

Maintain and enhance financial models for budgeting forecasting and business cases to support leadership decision-making

Prepare monthly reporting packages with variance analysis against budget forecast and prior year using NetSuite

Track analyze and report revenue and cost trends with actionable recommendations

Gather and analyze data from new and existing revenue sources to identify opportunities

Assist in developing and maintaining cash flow forecasts using NetSuite

Accounting & Reporting

Partner with the Senior Director of Finance and Accounting to support the close process and ensure P&L accuracy

Provide accounting support for special projects including journal entries invoice reconciliation trial balance and account reconciliations

Contribute to preparation of the statement of functional expenses NICRA annual Census reports overhead worksheet and overhead reallocations

Produce and manage board-level reporting packages

Systems & Data Integration

Serve as internal expert on NetSuite and NSPB including report creation and budget preparation

Identify and support opportunities to integrate NetSuite with other platforms such as Salesforce Epic and Pioneer

Collaborate on system interconnection projects to improve financial data flow and accuracy

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with program directors managers and staff to ensure accurate and efficient financial operations

Support Finance team members in shared responsibilities and ongoing projects

Perform additional duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people

A passion for the Centers work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people

68 years of work experience or equivalent education in Business Administration Finance or Accounting.

CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial analysis ratios and tools

Self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision and willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary

Proven ability to analyze develop and implement successful solutions to challenges facing the Center

Proven focus on superior internal and external customer service

Advanced proficiency in NetSuite financial software and NetSuite Planning and Budgeting (NSPB) including report building and system optimization; advanced Excel skills (Pivot tables VLOOKUP) Word PowerPoint and database systems

Strong communication interpersonal and organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races ethnicities nationalities sexual orientations gender identities socio-economic backgrounds religions ages English-speaking abilities immigration statuses and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race color ancestry religious creed national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression medical/physical/mental condition pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition age marital status or veteran status.

The Center requires that all staff working in Health Services clinical site locations receive the most up-to-date Influenza vaccinations and strongly recommends that staff also receive the latest COVID-19 vaccine. Staff not working at any of the Centers clinical sites are encouraged to receive the latest COVID-19 and Influenza vaccines but are not required to do so. For more information please contact .