Associate Director of Financial Planning & Analyst at Team USA

Description

Are you mission-driven and passionate about helping others succeed?

Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?

Are you the one who honors your commitments?

Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?

Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?

If you answered YES, keep reading to discover how you can significantly contribute to Team USA's success!

Here's a summary of responsibilities:

The Associate Director, Financial Planning \& Analysis serves as a strategic finance advisor to senior business and Finance leadership, partnering closely with the SVP/Chief of Finance, VP of Finance, and Senior Director of Financial Planning \& Analysis to shape and deliver a forward-looking, enterprise-aligned financial strategy for assigned business groups. This role manages a standardized, yet flexible, model of world-class financial partnership, ensuring financial planning, analysis, and insights enable effective prioritization and long-term organizational success.

The Associate Director will partner with leaders to translate business strategy into actionable financial plans, leading planning processes and leveraging advanced analytics to inform and guide decision-making at the leadership level. With a consistent pulse on business groups across the organization, the Associate Director will identify and surface financial gaps and trends to help leaders make informed choices on strategic initiatives and business operations.

Through strong cross-functional partnership and influence, the Associate Director elevates financial acumen across the organization, aligns stakeholders around key trade-offs, and ensures financial discipline and transparency in support of short-term and long-range goals.

Here’s how you’ll have an impact:

*Business Partnership (50%)** Serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders and their teams to offer thought leadership on organizational and financial strategy and execution. Establish and lead ongoing, proactive dialogue, anticipating risks and opportunities and driving timely, enterprise-aligned decisions.

* Translate deep understanding of assigned and adjacent business groups into forward-looking financial strategies, guiding long-range planning, investment prioritization, and trade-off decisions. Challenge assumptions and influence major business decisions to optimize financial health and organizational outcomes.

* Oversee the end-to-end financial planning process (budget, forecast, and long-range plan) for assigned business groups, ensuring alignment to enterprise strategy and financial targets. Analyze financials to explain drivers of performance and communicate insights to Finance and/or business leaders.

* Synthesize complex business and financial data into actionable insights and clear recommendations for business leaders. Understand the business challenges of assigned user groups and drive decision-making conversations, elevating financial acumen and ensuring disciplined resource allocation.

* Partner with Sport \& Athlete Services division, Sport Operations team, Logistics, Finance leadership, and other internal and external stakeholders as needed to support and guide the Games budgeting strategy. Provide necessary reporting, analytics, and insights on Games budget to inform business decisions.

* Apply deep knowledge in Finance programs, services, and policies to communicate initiatives and serve as a strategy liaison between assigned business groups and Finance. Use discretion to determine when to engage and collaborate with broader Finance to meet business needs.

*Financial Planning \& Analysis (50%)** Oversee and ensure integrity of monthly closing responsibilities for assigned business groups, including preparation of standard and ad hoc accruals and review of assigned divisions’ financial statements prior to issuance. Identify systemic risks and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.

* In partnership with the SVP/Chief of Finance, VP of Finance, and Senior Director of Financial Planning \& Analysis, lead the capital planning budget process, including scenario modeling and prioritization of investments. Present recommendations to senior leadership and influence final investment decisions.

* Research, prepare, and submit special projects on an ongoing basis as assigned. Assist other divisions with special projects as needed.

* Provide direct supervision to team of three Financial Analysts, including hiring, mentoring, coaching, and motivating to maximize collective performance. Contribute to an atmosphere for outstanding teamwork through clear expectations, frequent communications, and providing fair and consistent feedback. Manage performance of team members effectively.

* Perform other related duties as assigned or required.

Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Finance

* MBA preferred

* 8\+ years of experience in accounting and finance with a focus on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and project management

* Experience in successfully modeling and analyzing multi-year, complex financial projections

* Experience with gathering business requirements, consulting with departments, and working with vendors for a successful bid process

* Experience working with ERP systems

* Strong business acumen

* Ability to influence and drive work through others without direct oversight

* Ability to balance listening and sharing of own point of view

* Ability to devise and execute innovative solutions, both strategic and tactical

* Proven ability to develop collaborative business relationships and partnerships at all levels, from CEO and executives to direct-service employee

* Ability to bring the right people together to solve a problem

* Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Strong organizational skills and detail orientation

* Thorough understanding of accounting principles, policies, and processes

* Ability to maintain strict confidentiality

* Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment

Here are the tools, equipment, \& conditions:* Standard office equipment

* Office environment in a multi-story building on a multi-building site

* ERP software, Adaptive Planning by Workday, Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), Tableau, and Concur

* Prolonged sitting

* Periods of prolonged use of hands, wrists, and arms

* Some domestic and international travel

* Regular attendance at work is an essential job function

Here's where you'll work:

Colorado Springs Downtown Headquarters

Remote work options may be available

Here's some more information you need to know:* Hiring pay range $105,000 - $108,000 per year.

* This Full-Time, Exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.

* Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program, which has a 15% target. The USOPC may change or eliminate this program at any time at its sole discretion.

* Benefits: This position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here.

This job posting will close 12:00pm MT on 6/15/2026