Lar Financial Planning

**Location**: Latin America

Open to applicants based in any of these TNC's core countries in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, México, Perú

**What We Can Achieve Together**:
The LAR Finance Planning & Analysis Manager provides highly specialized services related to financial analysis and reporting, financial management and consolidation of data, reporting and management controls or similar financial activities for the Latin America Region. They are responsible for the management, maintenance and reporting of specific financial data related to the Regional Office and other Business Units, when required. They perform high level financial analysis, compares estimates to actual results, and recommends corrective action as appropriate, this includes leading the annual Budget and Quarterly Forecast processes, private awards management, monitoring and maintaining all financial information and processing of internal financial forms.

The Manager provides highly specialized strategic and analytical frameworks to design, implement, and maintain models that create further efficiencies in data management and decision-making. The Manager also supports the Latin America´s Directors of Finance and Operations by providing services in one or more of the following functions: financial analysis and reporting; financial management; regional budget coordination, management controls and reporting; or similar financial activities, as required. The Manager has a high level of expertise in financial modeling and Excel. The position directs and maintains finance/planning activities in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial/organizational management.

The Manager will effectively collaborate across a complex, matrixed organization, engaging with stakeholders from the field to the executive level, during a period of strategic, operational, and cultural transformation.

**We’re Looking for You**:
We are looking for you to bring vital skills to support the Latin America Region, supporting our global strategy, having:

- **Strategic vision**:Identify new opportunities ensuring the integration of stakeholders throughout processes and tasks while ensuring that business and finance are aligned to planning. They will bring the ability to integrate different areas of the Region by aligning results, strategies and objectives while communicating adequately and make assertive decisions in complex scenarios.
- **Analytical and holistic view**:Has and organizational vision and systems thinking approach when making decisions. They are a team building facilitator, communicating between managers and guiding decision-making, leading for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in congruence with all departments and TNC’s code of conduct.
- **Excellent financial analytical and quantitative skills**:Demonstrated success in analyzing, manipulating and interpreting data, and developing, reporting and implementing solutions.
- **Service-oriented**:Courteous, personable, tactful and experienced dealing effectively with all levels of staff.

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone with strong experience in leading a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.

**Responsibilities & Scope**:

- Financial Planning and Forecasting: Lead and support the quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting, and multi-year planning processes for the LAR Region to ensure accurate financial planning and resource allocation. Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting and forecasting processes. Aggregate and synthesize budgets and forecasts to provide informed projections for LAR Management.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Provide timely and accurate financial reports, projections, models, and analysis to support strategic decision-making in the LAR Region, BUs and other areas such as Conservation or Development. Designs and leads the development, implementation and maintenance of the processes and models to enhance data management and decision-making. Monitor and track financial performance and metrics, analysing variances and providing insights. Prepare and present financial reports for specific needs such as Deficits Control or Unrestricted Uses and Sources, including variance analyses and trends, to regional leadership and other stakeholders.
- Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC guidelines and procedures, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of financial reporting and forecasting activities.
- Act independently and exercise independent judgment to identify and solve complex financial problems; work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by directives of superiors.
- Works toward meeting the strategi