Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Description:

We are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to strengthen our financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis, and decision-support capabilities. Reporting to the Senior Director, Finance, this position will serve as a key finance partner to leaders across the organization.

ATD’s Finance Team supports both internal ATD stakeholders and external clients and partners. We provide quality customer service in the areas of accounting, contracting, and financial planning and analysis.

About ATD

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) is the premier membership organization for professionals in the learning and talent development field. Our mission is to create a world that works better by empowering professionals to develop talent in the workplace. Through training programs, membership, globally recognized certifications and events. We support individuals and organizations in talent development, to perform at the highest level.

What You’ll Do

Financial Planning & Forecasting

Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting cycles.
Maintain and improve organization-wide financial forecasts, including revenue, operating expenses, headcount, and cash flow.
Develop driver-based models and scenario analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
Identify emerging risks and opportunities and communicate their potential financial impact.

Financial Reporting

Own and continuously improve monthly and quarterly financial and management reporting for the board and executive leadership.
Work with the accounting team during month-end close and analyze performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods, translating key drivers, risks, opportunities, and changes in outlook into clear insights.
Anticipate executive and Board questions and develop analyses that support decision-making.

Business Partnership & Strategic Support

Partner with business leaders on budgets, forecasts, business cases, KPIs, and performance expectations.
Provide financial insights to support resource allocation, pricing, investments, new products and services, and other growth opportunities.
Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
Evaluate performance across products, programs, customers, channels, and other relevant business dimensions.

FP&A Infrastructure & Process Improvement

Play a key role in transforming Finance’s planning, reporting, and systems infrastructure, helping redesign a scalable, efficient, and future-ready FP&A environment.
Improve the tools, models, processes, and data supporting planning, forecasting, and reporting while increasing automation and reducing manual effort.
Establish repeatable, well-controlled FP&A processes that can scale as the organization evolves.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field.
5+ years of progressive finance experience, including experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a similar analytical role.
Hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning required; experience with Workday preferred.
Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting.
Strong financial analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable insights.
Experience preparing financial analysis for senior executives; Board-level reporting experience is strongly valued.
Advanced Excel skills and experience working with financial planning, ERP, business intelligence, or data-visualization tools.
Proficiency using AI tools, or a willingness to adopt and learn AI, to improve processes, analysis, automation, and efficiency.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across levels and functions.
Proactive self-starter with intellectual curiosity and the ability to take ownership, work independently, and drive work forward with limited direction.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines.

Why Join Us

Gain broad exposure to ATD’s business and contribute to financial decisions that support the organization’s goals.
Partner with teams across the organization and senior leadership on a variety of financial and strategic initiatives.
Help strengthen and evolve ATD’s financial planning, reporting, and analysis capabilities.

Our Work Environment…

The Association for Talent Development is a hybrid organization headquartered in Alexandria, VA. 
Our recently remodeled office is in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, right on King Street, just a block away from the Metro and the Historical District and Old Town Waterfront along the Potomac River. 
We are committed to our own development and offer a wide range of professional development opportunities, additional paid time off with our Learning Hours, and an annual Employee Learning Week. 
We celebrate and recognize our teammates with awards ceremonies, picnics, and other events.