Sr. Budget/Financial Analyst
Job Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst is a key member of the Finance and Accounting team, serving as a strategic business partner to branch, department, and program leaders across the association. This role is responsible for advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and decision support; leading and improving budget and forecast processes; and acting as a subject-matter expert and power user for NSPB, the organization’s enterprise planning platform. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen, systems leadership, and a collaborative, service-oriented mindset.
What you'll get from working at The Y
- Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
- Retirement with generous employer contributions
- Free access to mental health resources
- Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO) available immediately upon hire
- Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare and day camp programs
Hiring Range: $90,000 - $100,000/ year
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted strategic finance partner to branch and program leadership, providing insights, recommendations, and financial guidance to support operational and strategic decision making.
- Design, build, and maintain complex financial models, including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, pro formas for new programs and sites, and long range planning models.
- Lead annual budgeting and recurring forecast cycles, including process design, timeline management, assumptions development, and variance analysis.
- Translate financial and operational data into clear, compelling analyses, reports, and presentations for senior leadership and executive audiences.
- Act as an advanced NSPB user and functional system expert, supporting model design, enhancements, troubleshooting, reporting, and user enablement.
- Develop and deliver finance and system related training, tools, and documentation to improve financial literacy and planning capabilities across the organization.
- Produce and maintain allocation methodologies and schedules, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with organizational objectives.
- Collaborate closely with FP&A teammates to improve models, processes, standards, and shared deliverables; provide informal mentoring and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within FP&A, including process optimization, automation, and best practice adoption.
- Other duties as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Code of Conduct for Applicants
All employees and volunteers are responsible for adhering to abuse prevention policies, maintaining appropriate boundaries, completing required training, reporting suspicious or inappropriate behavior, and complying with mandated reporting requirements.
Responsible for ensuring staff are properly screened, trained, supervised and held accountable to the organization’s abuse risk management standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- Eight (8) or more years of progressive experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or accounting, with demonstrated exposure to complex modeling and forecasting.
- Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence decisions through clear financial insights and executive-level presentations.
- Advanced financial modeling skills, including scenario modeling and decision-support analysis.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning concepts, ideally within a multi-site or matrixed organization.
- Experience serving as a systems power user or functional owner for enterprise planning or budgeting software (NSPB experience strongly preferred).
- Exceptional Excel skills, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data structuring for analysis and presentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams, support peers, and contribute to a high performing FP&A function.
- Experience working with or serving diverse populations; additional language skills are a plus.
You'll be a great fit for the Seattle Y if you:
- Thrive on working in a collaborative environment
- Are very adaptable
- Have high ownership and strong work ethic
- Are a great problem solver who can think on your feet
- Truly enjoy being of service to people
- Like being part of a team that cares about one another as people and enjoy working together
- Want to know that the work you do contributes to building a better, stronger community for all
At the Seattle Y, we are an inclusive organization of people with a shared commitment to nurture the potential of youth, promote healthy living, and foster social responsibility. We also believe in supporting the wellbeing of our employees and offer a free Y membership as a benefit of employment.
Become a leader on our team at the YMCA of Greater Seattle where we promote a continuous learning environment and career opportunities.
YGS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and equitable work environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
We are a drug & alcohol-free workplace; all job offers are contingent on the results of a background check. We participate in the Federal E-Verify system.
If you need assistance of any kind with the application process, reach out to recruiting@seattleymca.org.
Budget, Analyst, Cost, Consultant, Specialist, Coordinator, Officer, Examiner
MISSION STATEMENT:
Building a community where all people, especially the young, are encouraged to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind, and body.
OUR VALUES:
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Honesty
- Caring
- Passion for Excellence