Sr Mgr, FP&A

The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (KFRI) Sponsored Research Administration Office provides administrative support and oversight to all KP administrative support and research teams from proposal submission, contract and award negotiation, acceptance and execution of research grants and contracts. The Senior Manager, FP&A-Sponsored Research manages and oversees all post-award operational activities to support our regional research institutes which may include performing or assisting with award setup, award modifications, sponsor invoicing, financial reporting, accounts receivable management, collections, and award closeouts. The position will supervise a team responsible for finance, accounting, and billing functions within the program office. This managing level employee is responsible for leading internal audit processes, ensuring proper development of budgets and forecasts, overseeing financial modeling efforts, and driving strategic financial planning efforts.

Pursues professional growth and provides developmental opportunities for others by soliciting and acting on performance feedback; building collaborative, cross-functional relationships; hiring, training, and developing talent for growth opportunities; delegating tasks and decisions; fostering open dialogue amongst departments; strategically evaluating talent for succession planning; setting performance management guidelines and expectations across units; and working closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement. Manages designated units by translating business plans into tactical action items; communicating goals and objectives; ensuring all policies and procedures are followed; overseeing the completion of work assignments; assuming responsibility for decision making; aligning team efforts; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; incorporating resources, costs, and forecasts into unit plans; removing obstacles that impact performance; guiding performance and developing contingency plans accordingly; partnering with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies; and influencing units to operate in alignment with business objectives. Leads internal audit process, reviews audit results, and engages with auditors to resolve material weaknesses, implement changes to internal controls and proactively assess high risk areas. Ensures budgets and/or forecasts are developed in accordance with business strategic initiatives by managing the evaluation of budgeting trends; managing the use of budget and forecasting; and managing the development of department/regional budgets. Manages others in advising region/business unit leaders on strategic fiscal matters by monitoring the creation of regular and special reports for both financial and statistical matters in order to facilitate financial management throughout the organization; overseeing regular meetings with leadership to review financial results for their areas; and ensuring others appropriately advise the Kaiser Senior Management team on reading and interpreting financial results, analyzing variances, and improving performance. Oversees financial modeling by reviewing and suggesting models; monitoring risk alternatives; and managing evaluation of what-if scenarios and forecasts. Evaluates the business vision, objectives, and strategic initiatives and maximizes the financial impact of strategies and initiatives. Manages costing activities by monitoring the identification of cost avoidance and cost recovery opportunities. Monitors performance/operations/financial state by managing the use of templates (e.g., cash flow, RFA process, weekly unit case report) and computer applications; overseeing financial analyses and results (e.g., operating cash flow analyses, pro forma P&L, line