Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist - Global Financial Planning and Analysis

Who We Are 

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable. 

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.   

The Need 

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist to serve as a dedicated finance business partner for IJM's global support functions: the Executive Office, Global Finance, Global People Support (HR), Global Technology Solutions (GTS) and Global Risk and Legal. This role supports the annual budget creation, monthly variance analysis, and forecasting for these functions, turning financial results into clear, actionable insight for budget owners and leadership. By helping these support functions steward donor resources, this role directly strengthens the organization's capacity to protect people in poverty from violence. 

This role will be part of the Global FP&A team, working closely with Global Finance & Accounting, the Finance Systems team, and budget owners across the organization. The successful candidate will be analytically rigorous, highly organized, and able to explain financial concepts clearly to non-finance leaders.  

This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington, DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to Director, Financial Planning & Analysis and requires current authorization to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, now or in the future. 

Responsibilities: 

Leadership and Management:  

• Reviews monthly actuals against budget and forecast for each support function, investigating significant variances; 

• Prepares clear monthly variance reports and commentary that explain what drove results and what it means for the rest of the year; 

• Identifies misclassified transactions and coordinates corrections with accounting; 

• Leads quarterly reforecasts for support functions and maintains a rolling view of full-year spend; 

• Builds and maintains dashboards and management reports in Workday and Adaptive Planning; and 

• Prepares materials for leadership reviews, board reporting, and audit requests, as needed. 

Strategy & Knowledge Development & Implementation: Budgeting and Annual Planning: 

• Supports the annual budgeting process for global support teams (Executive, Finance, HR, Technology, and Legal functions); 

• Partner with stakeholders to build headcount, personnel expense, and non-personnel expense budgets; 

• Consolidates support-function budgets in Adaptive Planning and prepare summaries for review by Finance leadership and the Executive Team; and 

• Supports multi-year financial planning and the allocation of shared support costs across IJM's global offices and programs. 

Networking & Partnership:  

• Serves as the primary FP&A point of contact for support-function leaders, helping them understand and manage their budgets; 

• Conducts ad hoc analysis on new initiatives, vendor contracts, staffing plans, and cost-saving opportunities; and 

• Trains budget owners and approvers on budgeting processes, reports, and good stewardship practices. 

Policies and Procedures:  

• Documents planning procedures and maintain clear audit trails; and 

• Improves FP&A models, templates, and processes to increase accuracy, efficiency, and standardization. 

General: 

• Participates in IJM’s community of spiritual formation  

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field, or any equivalent combination of education and experience; 

• 2–4 years of professional experience in FP&A, corporate finance, budgeting, or accounting; 

• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and month-end variance analysis; 

• Experience in a nonprofit, NGO, or global organization with multiple offices a plus; 

• Advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., lookups, pivot tables, financial modeling); 

• Experience with Workday Financials and/or Adaptive Planning strongly preferred; 

• Solid understanding of accounting principles, including accruals and cost allocations; and 

• Experience automating finance processes with AI tools, or a demonstrated eagerness to experiment with AI to improve efficiency and insight. 

Critical Qualities: 

• Commitment to IJM's Core Values: Christian, Professional and Bridge-Building; 

• Demonstrated ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance audiences; 

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and good stewardship; 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple or competing priorities and meet deadlines; and 

• Highly relational, with a history of building trust across teams and cultures. 

Application Process:  

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document. 

*What is a statement of faith? 
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship. 

What does IJM have to offer? 

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits 

• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area 

• Retirement benefit options  

• Paid leave starting at 23 days 

• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior) 

• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation 

• Robust staff care resources 

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes. 

At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed. 

IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.