Senior Financial Planning Analyst

About VentureWell 

VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges and to create lasting impact. We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.

Over the past 25 years, we’ve trained more than 3,000 early-stage innovation teams and helped launch over 850 ventures that have raised close to $1.7 billion in public and private investments. These ventures have reached millions of people in over 60 countries with technological advancements in fields such as biotechnology, healthcare, sustainable energy and materials, and solutions for low-resource settings.

VentureWell is committed to advancing equity both internally with staff, and externally through our programming and engagement with the science & technology (S&T) innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) communities. We are seeking staff equally committed to this work, who are engaged in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, who will be excited to add to our culture and our impact.

As a federal contractor, VentureWell requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (and provide specified documentation of their vaccination status) as a condition of employment, subject to approved religious or medical accommodations provided in accordance with applicable law.

VentureWell is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the team. In this role you will:

• Report to the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and support the financial planning function.
• Prepare month end reports for the Executive Team and Functional Directors.
• Research, analyze, and explain variances to the budget.
• Develop slides and presentation material for board decks.
• Proactively gather financial data from individual teams.
• Become a partner for financial statements and reporting in Adaptive Insights 
• Generate reports in the system
• Update forecasts and run financial scenarios
• Ensure proper setup of new grants in the system
• Assist the Director in various financial planning processes, including but not limited to:
• Annual budget
• Understanding and planning headcount hours
• Quarterly forecast updates
• Ad hoc analysis as needed by internal stakeholders
• Work with internal teams to support new grant proposals as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting required.
• 5-7 years of Finance or Accounting experience.
• Knowledge of nonprofit/fund accounting, federal contracts, cooperative agreements and grants management is preferred.
• Experience managing and projecting indirect cost rates.
• High degree of digital fluency using cloud-based office tools such as GSuite, CRM’s, team collaboration tools, and other web-based applications; ability to incorporate these tools into day-to-day work.
• Ability to use data to develop charts and graphs in Excel (using advanced functions) and create Powerpoint presentations.
• Proficiency with FP&A tools such as Adaptive Insights and Netsuite is a major plus.
• Experience developing complex financial models, including multi-year forecasts involving headcount budgeting allocated to a large number of cost centers.
• Ability to succeed and thrive in an environment with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Track record of and ability to build solid, collaborative working relationships; strong team player who enjoys “customer service” orientation to collaboration.
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Strong interpersonal skills, great communication, and the ability to work with internal stakeholders.
• Interest in learning about issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion, and applying those learnings to foster an inclusive workplace driven by equitable practices and a sense of belonging for all staff.

Across the board, VentureWell Staff:

• Are able to succeed and thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing and changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Have a track record of building solid, cross-functional working relationships, and are strong team players who enjoy collaborating for impact.
• Are self-starters with a commitment to delivering high-quality work. 
• Are active learners who enjoy mastering new tools and work processes quickly.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Are committed to advancing equity.

Benefits

• A competitive and equitable compensation package, including: 
• a competitive salary range commensurate with experience and internal equity
• 401(k) with 200% match up to a maximum contribution from VentureWell of 10% when the employee puts in 5% (eligible for the match after one year of service)
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• $1,000 technology stipend upon hire

• A true focus on work life balance with work weeks that reflect that
• This position works a 35 hour work week, and it would be rare to exceed a 40-hour work week 
• 20 paid vacation days PLUS the week off between Christmas and New Years
• 12 paid wellness days

Candidates for this position must not require sponsorship for U.S. Work Authorization

VentureWell is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.M/W/D/V