Head, Financial Planning & Analysis — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Location
- Le Grand-Saconnex
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 24 days ago
Role overview
Position title: Head, Financial Planning & Analysis Contract type / duration: 5-year fixed-term contract Location: Geneva Department: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Team: Financial Reporting, Accounting & Controlling Team, Finance Reports To: Director, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer N° of positions supervised (if applicable): 5 staff plus outsourced providers Career Step: 5 1.
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of the Finance Team.
This team oversees the cross-functional financial planning, forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Position title: Head, Financial Planning & Analysis Contract type / duration: 5-year fixed-term contract Location: Geneva Department: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Team: Financial Reporting, Accounting & Controlling Team, Finance Reports To: Director, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer N° of positions supervised (if applicable): 5 staff plus outsourced providers Career Step: 5 1.
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of the Finance Team.
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Secretariat’s financial forecasting and Secretariat budgeting processes, ensuring robust planning, clear business ownership, and alignment with Gavi’s strategic and financial objectives.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Secretariat’s financial forecasting and Secretariat budgeting processes, ensuring robust planning, clear business ownership, and alignment with Gavi’s strategic and financial objectives.
- Deliver accurate and insightful financial forecasts and Secretariat budgets with clear driver-based analysis that supports executive decision-making, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Oversee the financial performance management cycle, providing timely reporting, meaningful driver-based insights with supporting recommendations to Senior Leadership and Governance bodies.
- Strengthen underlying financial data quality, systems and reporting dashboards to continuously improve user experience and enhance transparency, accountability, and decision support to deliver the OCFO’s Reporting Vision.
- Drive relevant financial transformation and continuous improvement initiatives, in particular the implementation of the new forecast and budget (FaB) project .
- Provide strategic financial advice and partnership to the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Governance bodies, and cross-functional stakeholders on organisational priorities, opportunities, and financial implications.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing FP&A team, fostering collaboration, capability building, operational excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement. 3. Your Experience and Skills Experience
- Typically 10 to 15 years of progressively responsible experience in financial planning and analysis, performance management, financial systems and financial transformation is essential.
- Typically 5 to 10 years in financial leadership, including management of teams which is required.
Additional details
- About the Role Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of the Finance Team.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing FP&A team, fostering collaboration, capability building, operational excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement. 3. Your Experience and Skills Experience
- Experience preparing high-quality materials for senior management, Board, Committee, or equivalent governance audiences. Education and qualifications:
- Masters degree is such fields preferred.
- Working knowledge of French is preferable. 4. How you Work (Behaviours and Mindsets)
- Integrity, Inclusion and Cultural Agility: Demonstrates the highest standards of integrity and ethics while fostering an inclusive environment and building effective relationships across diverse cultures, backgrounds and perspectives. 5.
Notes and original content
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing FP&A team, fostering collaboration, capability building, operational excellence, and a culture of continuous improvement. 3.
- Your Experience and Skills Experience
- Experience preparing high-quality materials for senior management, Board, Committee, or equivalent governance audiences.
- Education and qualifications:
- Languages needed
- Working knowledge of French is preferable. 4.
- How you Work (Behaviours and Mindsets)
- Your Leadership
Questions about this listing
What salary does Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance offer for this role?
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance lists CHF 83'500 - 126'500 gross per year for this position in Le Grand-Saconnex. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Geneva?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Geneva can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Geneva's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance?
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