Job Summary
The Manager Budgeting & Reporting, as part of the finance team, will work in close coordination with all departments. The incumbent will be required to present financial & budget reports to board members, executives, and auditors. Hands-on experience working on ERP systems is required. The position entails traveling within Pakistan. The position will report to the Senior Advisor.
Specific Responsibilities
To assist the Senior Advisor in day-to-day work.
The planning & budgeting exercise includes collecting data related to goals and targets setting, budget development at the grassroots level, and seeking proper approval from the committees for global compilation.
Review the budget proposals received from different boards, departments, and regions in detail. Seek clarification/details where it is required.
Prepare proper allocation of the budgets between the Institutions / Regions as per the guidelines received from DJI / GRB.
Liaise with the regions to ensure adequate utilization of the resources and CFR funding.
Keeping track of the head office and regional expenses with minimum over / underruns observed in the budget utilization.
Reporting:
Developing a dashboard for key stakeholders and summarizing the periodic financial performance of the Institutions.
Preparing monthly Budget Variance Report (BVR) for all stakeholders.
Seeking necessary information for monthly financial cash requests from all Boards / Regions for submission to GRB.
Ensure the timely submission of funding requests to GRB ( Institutions, FEAP, SEDP).
Responding to the GRB queries regarding fund request/budget utilization and making any information they may require available.
Coordinating with the Institutions/regions for timely receipt of non-financial data, including budget target updates.
Compiling, and developing quarterly and mid-year submissions of different reports to GRB after review and input from the key stakeholders.
Any other task assigned by the supervisor.
Work Schedule
Willingness to work beyond regular working hours.
Qualification: ACCA, ACMA, ACA, or MBA in Finance
Experience: 4 to 5 Years of relevant work experience.
Skills and Attitudes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a command of English and Urdu.
Demonstrated experience of working with ERP and Microsoft Office.
Strong management capability with sound knowledge in financial analysis, treasury management, reporting, compliance audit and risk management.
Ability to work with various internal and external stakeholders and with volunteers.
Analytical and report writing skills
Attention to detail while retaining a flexible problem-solving and decision-making approach.
Excellent organizational and time management skills, including the capacity to manage concurrent priorities and meet deadlines.
Strong work ethic and ability to work both individually and as part of a team.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including expertise in data analysis, financial modelling, pivot tables and visualization tools (charts & graphs) to support budgeting/planning processes and reporting analysis.