Senior Financial Analyst

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst based in Canada .

This is a strategic finance role supporting global Communications, Marketing, and other functional teams. You will act as a trusted Finance Business Partner, translating financial data into actionable business insights. The role combines budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, reporting, and long-term planning. You will work closely with senior leaders and program owners to improve resource allocation and financial decision-making. Your analysis will help guide investments across global campaigns, communications, events, and organizational initiatives. The position offers significant autonomy within a collaborative, multicultural, and fully remote environment. It is an opportunity to use finance as a strategic tool while contributing to a mission with broad global impact.

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Accountabilities:

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning for Communications and other supported functions, ensuring financial plans align with strategic and organizational priorities.

• Develop and maintain financial models that identify trends, risks, opportunities, and potential scenarios to support informed decision-making.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, including variance analysis, KPIs, and insights that help stakeholders understand performance and plan next steps.

• Translate complex financial information into clear recommendations and communicate findings effectively to senior executives, managers, and non-finance stakeholders.

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to cross-functional leaders, supporting planning cycles and helping teams make effective resource allocation decisions.

• Identify opportunities to improve financial planning, reporting, tracking, and operational processes, and lead initiatives that increase efficiency and transparency.

• Provide financial analysis and business cases for strategic, cross-functional initiatives, including fundraising campaigns, community programs, events, and new organizational approaches.

• Build strong relationships across a globally distributed organization and contribute to a collaborative, data-driven finance culture.

• Operate effectively across multiple time zones while maintaining clear communication, accountability, and reliable delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of professional experience in financial analysis, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with the ability to contribute to strategic decisions rather than simply produce reports.

• Strong hands-on proficiency with Excel and/or Google Sheets, along with experience using modern financial modeling and data visualization tools.

• Demonstrated ability to build financial models, analyze complex datasets, identify meaningful trends, and turn findings into practical recommendations.

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly to senior leaders and non-finance stakeholders.

• Strong analytical thinking, business judgment, curiosity, and attention to detail.

• Experience working independently in remote, multicultural, and geographically distributed teams.

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across functional areas.

• Experience working in a nonprofit, mission-driven, or globally distributed organization is an advantage.

• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning is a plus.

• Background in global nonprofit finance, grant management, international financial operations, or similar environments is desirable.

• A genuine interest in open knowledge, mission-driven organizations, or globally impactful initiatives is an advantage.

• Candidates based in India should have the right to work in the country; international remote employment may be supported through a local Employer of Record arrangement.

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across multiple countries and time zones.

• Compensation structured according to the hiring location, with pay determined based on skills, experience, and local market factors.

• Opportunity to contribute directly to globally impactful programs and services used by hundreds of millions of people.

• Mission-driven, inclusive, and collaborative working culture where Finance operates as a strategic business partner.

• Opportunities for professional growth and exposure to global financial planning, strategic analysis, and cross-functional initiatives.

• Remote-friendly working environment designed to support flexibility and distributed collaboration.

• Comprehensive benefits and paid time off, with specific offerings determined according to the country of employment.

• Opportunity to work with diverse teams and stakeholders across a global, multicultural organization.

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