Senior Financial Analyst

World Vision is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to serve in the Finance division.

 At a Glance  

Role: Senior Financial Analyst

Reports to: VP, Financial Planning, Analysis and Treasury

Location: Hybrid in the Greater Seattle area

Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience. In addition to education or educational equivalent, requires work experience with planning, budgeting, analysis, forecasting and modeling, with an understanding of accounting; 5-8 years.

Work authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer.

Estimated hiring range: $89,220 - $100,000

The Job

Act as business partner with key groups of the organization for operational planning and budgeting purposes. Provide quantitative financial and business analysis in support of strategy development, organizational planning, and corporate decision-making, including: complex analysis of internal operations and costs benchmarking and industry analysis and best practices modeling, and feasibility studies.

Responsibilities Will Include

​​​Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role. 

Help carry out our Christian organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Personify the ministry of World Vision by witnessing to Christ and ministering to others through life, deed, word and sign.​ 

Provide moderately complex revenue and cost analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Identify trends and opportunities for financial business practice improvements and make recommendations to management.

Recommend and help implement decision criteria and financial standards to optimize short-term and long-term investment for growth, net yield, and quality.

Analyze ongoing operational costs according to various criteria and stewardship measures, such as added value, overlap and redundancy, and competitiveness with the market.

Develop standards for internal effectiveness measurements and recommend optimum accountability systems.

Document critical success factors for various areas of the organization and key performance indicators related to these factors.

Benchmark and analyze industry trends and measures.

Conduct feasibility studies of potential innovations and operational improvements.

Review, analyze or develop business cases for new investments.

Serve as primary Finance Division contact for monitoring customer status on planning/budget processes and evaluating performance.

Gather information and organize in a useful format.

Review and analyze monthly budget activity; explain variances and alert management as needed.

Make administrative changes to the budget as needed.

Evaluate group/department action plans, income forecasts, and cost/benefit justifications to verify consistency and alignment with organizational plans and priorities, and document any misalignment.

Develop modeling, forecasting, and other analytical tools to improve planning and decision-making approaches in the organization.

Participate in the maintenance and administration of process and tools used by the department to facilitate corporate planning and budget activities.

Develop moderately complex recurring and ad hoc reports and presentations for operational and senior leadership and the Board.

Coordinate and/or participate on project teams with analysts in other divisions and/or other WVUS groups to improve communication and integration of information flow.

May assign and review the work of one or more analysts.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Work collaboratively with team members when assigned to work as part of a team.

Keep informed of organizational announcements, activities and changes via regular reading of the WVUS Intranet and other corporate communication tools.

You Bring These Skills 

Skilled in budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and feasibility studies to support strategic decisions.

Acts as a strategic business partner across teams, aligning financial insights with organizational goals.

Identifies trends and recommends improvements for operational efficiency and financial stewardship.

Delivers actionable insights through reports, presentations, and variance explanations for leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (eight years) work experience. In addition to education or educational equivalent, requires work experience with planning, budgeting, analysis, forecasting and modeling, with an understanding of accounting; 5-8 years.

Salary & Benefits

WVUS Pay Grade Level: 225

Expected hiring range is $89,220 - $100,000

The posted hiring salary range reflects pay for U.S. locations and is determined using market data and internal compensation guidelines. Actual compensation may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic location, job-related experience, and applicable laws. A different range may apply in certain locations.

About World Vision

We're a global Christian humanitarian organization. We partner with children, families, and their communities to empower them as they reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. For nearly 75 years, World Vision has followed Jesus' example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. We serve every child regardless of faith.

What Happens Next?

Due to the high volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an initial phone conversation with a recruiter. We encourage you to submit a PDF resume and a cover letter. Our goal is to fill this vacancy with the right person in the shortest amount of time.