San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a nonprofit international conservation leader, committed to inspiring a passion for nature and creating a world where all life thrives. Empowering people from around the globe to support our mission to conserve wildlife through innovation and partnerships, we support cutting-edge conservation, and bring the stories of our work back to our two world-famous front doors - the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park - giving millions of guests, in person and virtually, the opportunity to experience conservation in action. The deep and extensive knowledge gained from more than a century of experience in wildlife care, health, veterinary services, nutrition and conservation makes us invaluable in the global effort to save species. Our team members play a crucial role in driving our conservation efforts forward and bringing us closer to a world where all life thrives.

HOW YOU WILL IMPACT OUR MISSION
The Analyst Team at SDZWA plays a key role in the analysis and reporting of SDZWA's financial information, execution of the annual planning process, and provides overall support to our internal business partners. The Business Analyst Manager is integrally involved in financial planning, analysis and forecasting, including supporting strategic initiatives, multi-year planning, and return on investment evaluations. This position reports to the Director of Strategic Analysis.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Hire, train, lead, develop and coach staff, including monitoring and evaluating their performance and recommending and implementing personnel actions.
• Assist in leading the Analyst Team in all business functions including planning, forecasting, reporting, development of processes, and financial analysis
• Work closely with business partners across SDZWA to support financial analysis, including engagement on forecasts, reporting on actual performance and analyzing actual results vs. forecast/plan, and review of key metrics.
• Lead development of the organization's annual and multi-year plans, including creation of templates and tools to support business partners.
• Serve as a trusted and insightful resource to internal business partners, developing analysis and tools to support decision making and addressing ad-hoc analysis/requests as appropriate.
• Develop recommendations based on sound quantitative and qualitative analysis that support and drive key business, strategic and investment decisions.
• Provide valuable insight with a focus on meaningful and material data points to Executives and business partners.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• JOB EXPERIENCE
• 2+ years of finance-related experience
• 2+ years' experience in budget planning and development, forecasting, financial analysis and reporting
• 2+ years' experience in analysis of all aspects of organization, including: Revenue, Operating Expense, Labor, Capital Expense, from both a GAAP accounting and cash flow basis

• EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or similar field

• SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Expert in data analysis tools such as MS Excel; proficient in MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• In depth knowledge of financial reporting systems and processes
• Work within a team, take initiative and show strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage time sensitive projects
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Administer and maintain financial reporting systems
• Foster reporting automation and process simplification, where possible, to streamline work and increase capacity
• Develop business metrics and dashboards
• Seek opportunities to enhance financial reporting and analysis develop new reporting tools for business partners

SOME OF THE PERKS YOU WILL ENJOY AS A TEAM MEMBER

• Free admission to the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park
• Family Passes
• Complimentary Tickets
• Local and In-House Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• Location: San Diego, CA
• Position Type: Salaried Full-Time Exempt Position
• Salary Range: $94,800 - $104,820

Be an ally for wildlife by joining our team!

At San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, we thrive on celebrating our differences. Diversity is vital for the benefit of our team members, our guests, our community, and our wildlife.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please email your request to sdzwacareers@sdzwa.org and provide the job title and location to which you are applying.

As a Federal Contractor, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is required to participate in the E-Verify Program to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is a drug free workplace.

• 2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA