Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

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The mission of the Allen Institute is to unlock the complexities of bioscience and advance our knowledge to improve human health. Using an open science, multi-scale, team-oriented approach, the Allen Institute focuses on accelerating foundational research, developing standards and models, and cultivating new ideas to make a broad, transformational impact on science.

The mission of the Allen Institute administration team is to provide support and structure to the scientific divisions. Coinciding with the team science approach, administration helps facilitate team learning and the overall mission of the institute.

The Allen Institute Finance team is excited to welcome an analytical, customer-focused Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to help reshape the planning and modeling capability of the Institute. In this pivotal role, you’ll partner directly with the Executive Director of Finance and work hands‑on across financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and process innovation. In addition, this role will manage one direct report, providing leadership and guidance to support team and institute objectives to advance human health.

The ideal candidate for this role will be equally comfortable leading a team and rolling up their sleeves to perform in‑depth analyses, financial modeling, and building new reporting tools. This position also provides for the opportunity to work with all levels of staff including all teams within Finance, our colleagues in each of our science units, CFO and other executives.

In all activities, the Financial Planning team works to increase overall finance efficiency, productivity, and drive business results for the broader Allen Institute. Ideal candidates are solution‑oriented and proactive problem solvers.

If you’re passionate about making an impact, building strong relationships, and driving results in a forward‑thinking environment, we invite you to join us and help accelerate transformative science.

At the Allen Institute, we believe that science is for everyone – and should be open to everyone. We are dedicated to combating biases and reducing barriers to STEM careers more broadly. We also believe that science is better when it includes different perspectives and voices. We strive to make the Allen Institute a place where everyone feels like they belong and are empowered to do their best work in a supportive environment.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our open positions.

• Develop, enhance, and maintain the Institute’s long range financial and operational models to support dynamic planning and scenario analysis.
• Create what‑if scenarios to evaluate financial and operational pressures on the institute and work to mitigate challenges with the team.
• Establish best practice for model design, documentation, and version control.
• Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Lead and participate in the preparation for the annual budgeting process from budget targets through approval, including validation and alignment with Institute objectives
  • Collaborate with program and department leaders to develop budgets and resource plans in line with annual budget targets
  • Consolidate and validate all budget submissions and prepare executive review and board presentations
  • Manage quarterly forecast cycles using actuals and adjusted assumptions
  • Track and report on budget vs. actual performance through automated reporting and provide variance explanations
  • Design creative solutions to enhance understanding of Institute plans and actuals
  • Highly organized with utmost standards of accuracy and precision
• Process Improvement & Automation
  • Identify inefficiencies in the FP&A processes and work streams in order to establish opportunities to streamline
  • Develop and deploy standard templates, processes, and operating principals within the FP&A team
  • Implement automated reporting solutions, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy
  • Develop Power BI reports for self‑service analytics for…