Financial Planning & Analysis - ERP Implementation Contract/Consultant

MEDA is seeking a short-term contractor for Financial Planning & Analysis associated with financial reporting, planning and analysis for MEDA’s financial activities and the implementation of a new ERP system.

Position type:  Short-term contractor/consultant

Location:  Remote

Desired start date:  ASAP

End Date:  December 22, 2023

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables

Financial Planning & Analysis (70%)

• Participate in the design and development of financial reporting and dashboard of NetSuite, to implement new cost policy and COA and overall transformation of MEDA’s ability to allocate and analyze financial data.

• Prepares combined and segregated monthly and quarterly financial statement reporting package for the executive leadership team and department leaders

• Designs, builds, and maintains reporting, budgeting, and modelling templates

• Works collaboratively with the entire Finance team and the business units in developing month end variance analysis, management reporting, board reporting and KPIs

• Prepares, coordinates, and monitors the annual budgeting process and semi-annual forecasting process across the organization

• Prepares executive level monthly management reports to provide insights on fluctuations from budget/forecast

• Develops and maintains departmental budget, ensures adherence to budget constraints, analyzes variances, scrutinizes expenditures, and takes appropriate action to ensure budget holders are accountable for such variances

• Assesses and determines required workforce planning requirements to perform and maintain service levels, identifies budget constraints and overall impact on financial resources

• Supports and assists with the annual external audit of MEDA’s financial statements

• Assists Sr. Director, Corporate Finance with cashflow forecast and treasury functions

• Develops and maintains reporting dashboards and visualization of reporting information for month-end close and financial planning processes

• Completes ad hoc monthly/quarterly/annual additional financial reporting

• Creates financial reporting packages as well as presentations for senior management and board committees

Financial Business Partnership (30%)

• Maintain and continuously improve the financial systems, tools and reporting structures for corporate and field finance

• Support financial system implementation, data migration and on-going improvement and development

• Provide back-up support to the Sr. Director, Corporate Finance as needed

• Maintain strong internal financial controls including the development of financial policies, procedures, and standards

• Guide senior management and department leaders in resource decision-making processes by performing data-driven analysis

• Build relationships across a globally distributed organization and serve as a trusted advisor to departmental leadership

• Design and implement operational processes to ensure compliance with financial reporting and accounting standards

• Monitors progress to ensure that planning objectives are delivered on time and within budget, and that anticipated business results are achieved; able to explain off-plan overages and exceptions

• Establishes processes, controls, and measures to ensure appropriate expense allocation, cost management, and overall fiscal responsibility

Any other duties and/or requirements as assigned