Job Summary

The Senior Associate will play a critical role in IDinsight's financial health by analyzing and reporting on project and regional financials. This position involves close collaboration with client development teams to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. Additionally, the role will support the modernization of financial systems, including the implementation of the organization's ERP system. This position reports to Manager FPNA.

Key Responsibilities

- Budget Development: Collaborate with client development team members to review and finalize project budgets using the IDinsight template.

- Process Ownership: Maintain ownership of the project budget template and process, identifying and implementing improvements on an ongoing basis.

- Database Management: Develop and populate a comprehensive database to record historical costs in various project locations to facilitate accurate and efficient budget preparation.

- Variance Analysis: Review budget vs. actuals for each project on a monthly basis to identify early indicators of deviation and collaborate with project teams to implement necessary course corrections.

- Client Liaising: Convert approved budgets into specific client templates as required and work with the Director - FP&A; for final review of project budgets.

- Regional and Functional P&L; Management: Track and analyze financial performance at the regional level, ensuring alignment with organizational targets.

- Regional Variance Reporting: Consolidate project financials to produce regional budget vs. actual reports, highlighting trends and variances for regional leadership.

- Regional presentations:



Prepare decks that deliver insights for decision making based on financial analysis on a monthly basis

- Monthly Reporting: Responsible for various reports relevant for decision making

- Utilization Analysis: Prepare and analyze monthly staff utilization reports to support resource planning and efficiency.

- Data base management: Maintain various internal databases such as Funders and Awards Data and refresh various internal and external dashboards on a regular basis

- External & Internal Reporting: Prepare project-level financial reports for internal management use as well as for meeting contractual obligations to external clients.

- Advisory Support: Support project teams by providing tools, analysis, and guidance in areas including contract negotiations and billing rate analysis.

- ERP Implementation Support: Assist in the rollout and implementation of the organization's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, ensuring data integrity and user adoption.

- Capacity Building: Provide global and specific training to project teams regarding the high-level elements of budget preparation and financial compliance.

- Other: Support other global financial and related tasks as and when required

Required Qualifications





- Masters degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or other relevant area; Chartered Accountants preferred

- 2-3 years of professional experience in a similar role at a multinational corporation (MNC)

- Solid oral and written communication skills in English;

- Passionate about global development and social impact;

- Detail-oriented and able to execute multi-faceted tasks with a high amount of autonomy;

- Keen eye for accuracy in data-entry and validation;

- Strong ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality in complex situations, and handle sensitive information, data, and issues with mature and discreet professionalism;

- People-focused and people-facing, with high levels of empathy and desire to listen to and share in teammates victories, concerns, and needs;

- Strong desire for professional growth and development, with willingness to give and receive frequent and candid feedback;

- Ability to work with international, cross-cultural, and diverse teams.

Nuts & bolts

- Location: New Delhi

- Start date: The start date of this position is immediate, with preference for candidates that can start as soon as possible.

- Work authorization: IDinsight is able to sponsor employment visas; however, we will prioritize candidates who do not require IDinsight to sponsor work authorization.

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📌 Senior Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis (New Delhi)
🏢 IDinsight
📍 New Delhi