Associate – Budget Analyst

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About the Organization

WRI is a trusted partner for change. Using research-based approaches, we work globally and in focus countries to meet people’s essential needs; to protect and restore nature; and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities. We aim to fundamentally transform the way the world produces and uses food and energy and designs its cities to create a better future for all.

Job Description

WRI India 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.

Job Responsibilities

Financial Management (30%):

• Update and maintain project budgets utilizing WRI’s 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 supporting reports throughout the duration of contracts and sub grants;
• Process invoices and payments for partners in compliance with WRI’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 program, department, and organizational trackers
• Other duties may be assigned

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• 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

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