Associate - Budget Analyst at World Resources Institute in Bangalore, India

Job description

• WRII is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented and organized individual to support its operational and administrative activities. In this role, you will work on maintaining budgets for complex and multi-faceted grants, tracking expenditures, monitoring contracts and sub-agreements, event management, and other administrative, operational, and support tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain project budgets utilizing budgeting and forecasting software (TM1)
• Work closely with the Operations Manager to maintain the accuracy of budget forecasting and minimize variance from planned targets.
• Actively coordinate and collaborate with the accounting team, payments team, HR and other program teams.
• Coordinate with the program team for completion of timesheets, expense reporting, etc.
• Coordinates with project teams to support their ad hoc financial expenditures for outreach, communication/engagement and delivery efforts
• Ensures team compliance with terms and conditions of complex grant and contract agreements
• Process documentation for agreements, contracts, sub grants, work authorizations, and purchase orders.
• Monitor performance against contract requirements.
• Work with partners to help them understand and meet sub grant and contract requirements.
• Maintain support reports throughout the duration of contracts and sub grants.
• Process invoices and payments for partners in compliance with WRI India’s policies.
• Provides guidance to partner organizations and consultants to ensure their compliance with funder policies, while proactively and professionally communicating with partners and consultants.
• Conference, Event & Travel Support (20% time)
• Coordinate conference and event logistics for domestic and international workshops, including venue and catering, equipment/translators etc.
• Provide travel and visa support to the team.
• Supports teams with financial management for conference and event logistics as needed, including participant travel
• Administration (20% time)
• Coordinates and schedules team meetings and assists in coordination of team’s annual planning processes
• Update and maintain new hire staffing information with operations
• Coordinate recruitment and manage onboarding of new staff members and interns, if needed.
• Manage various programs, department, and organizational trackers
• Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (i.e. Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting)
• Two+ years of relevant, full-time work experience, preferably in financial management, budgeting, administration, or nonprofit operations
• Must be adaptable to rapidly changing priorities and have the ability to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines
• Attention to deadlines particularly with regard to grant compliance and monitoring sub grant and contract relationships
• Strong process orientation with sensitivity to quality, timelines, and organizational systems
• Strong writing, database management, and proofreading skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to work well in a team
• Strong computer skills including high level of comfort with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), web-based communications (Skype, Zoom), and CRM database (Salesforce).
• Budgeting experience with Excel, or other budgeting software is highly desirable
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Skills

Required

• Web-based communications (Skype, Zoom)
• CRM database (Salesforce)
• Budgeting software (TM1)
• Database management
• Writing
• Proofreading
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Process orientation
• Attention to deadlines
• Ability to work independently

Benefits

• We keep our people at the center of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.
• Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs
• Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member
• Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance
• Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle
• Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job
• Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities
• Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.
• Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.
• Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities
• Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.
• Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.
• Salary shall be commensurate with experience, skills, and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package