Associate - Budget Analyst

About World Resources Institute

WRI works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research non-profit organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. With a global network of teams and offices across multiple regions, our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.

Job Highlight:

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.

What will you do:

Financial Management (30%):

• 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 

Contracts Management (30%):

• 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

What will you do:

• 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

Potential Salary and Benefits:

• INR 9,50,000 to 12,00,000 LPA

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