Budget & Planning Specialist

• Develop and implement organizational and project budgets in collaboration with key stakeholders.
  
• Monitor budget adherence, analyze variances, and provide actionable recommendations to ensure financial targets are met.
  
• Facilitate budget revisions and adjustments based on changing organizational needs or project requirements.
  

• Perform detailed cost analysis to identify opportunities for reducing expenses and improving resource allocation.
  
• Assess cost-effectiveness of operational strategies and recommend enhancements to achieve financial efficiency.
  
• Work with departments to ensure cost structures align with overall organizational goals.
  

• Create short-term and long-term financial forecasts, taking into account historical data, market trends, and organizational objectives.
  
• Assist in strategic financial planning to support decision-making and resource prioritization.
  
• Monitor and update forecasts based on actual performance and external factors.
  

• Prepare detailed financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership and stakeholders.
  
• Provide data-driven insights and analysis to support organizational decision-making.
  
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial performance and projections.
  

• Review and refine financial planning and budgeting processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
  
• Develop and implement tools, templates, and systems to streamline financial workflows.
  
• Foster collaboration across teams to ensure consistency and transparency in financial operations.
  

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, regulations, and safety standards.
  
• Identify potential financial risks and implement mitigation strategies to safeguard organizational assets.
  
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to maintain compliance with reporting and regulatory requirements.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
  
• Advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CMA, CPA) preferred.
  
• Proven experience in budgeting, costing, and financial analysis in corporate or non-profit settings, 5 years minimum.
  
• Advanced proficiency in English
  

• Exceptional analytical thinking and attention to detail
  
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively convey financial concepts to diverse audiences.
  
• Strategic and critical thinking with a problem-solving mindset.
  

• Familiarity with not-for-profit accounting principles.
  
• Expertise in financial management, modeling, and forecasting tools.
  

Benefits

• 1-year contract with the possibility of renewal based on performance.
  
• Compensation package commensurate with experience.
  
• Excellent working environment.
  
• Work in an equal and diverse workplace.
  

• CIP is a global and reputable international organization that has a strong, state-of-the-art R&D background.
  
• CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improving nutrition and well-being, and gender equity for poor people in roots, tubers farming and food systems in the developing world.
  
• CIP is a member of the CGIAR, a global partnership that unites international organizations engaged in research about food security. CGIAR research aims to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and sustainable management of natural resources.