UN jobs at UNited Nations Foundation, Position Overview

The Budget Analyst works with a variety of teams to track and analyze UNF’s budgets and management reports, prepare ad hoc financial analyses, and provide analytical and project support to the Director, Budgets & Financial Planning and CFO. Provides the data and reports necessary for the Foundation to present information to the UN (through JCC meetings and UNFIP Advisory Board meetings) and to the Board of Directors twice a year.

The Budget Analyst is a member of the Finance team and reports to the Director, Budgets & Financial Planning.

This position is located in Washington, DC.

Essential Functions

• Support the Budget Team to develop, record and track the organization’s annual financial budget.
• Manages a portfolio of partner funded teams to support their budgeting and financial planning needs. Prepare monthly budget-to-actual reports for assigned team budgets. Identify and analyze significant variances. Review results and variances with stakeholders. Update budgets and reforecasts based on information provided by the team on their plans and expected expenditures.
• Work with assigned teams to develop, maintain and monitor budgets as they relate to different projects and third-party contribution agreements. Work with assigned teams to help identify appropriate financial and accounting coding for donor funds, invoices and expenses, and grants.
• Track contracts and grants related to specific budgets. This includes consultant contracts, contributions agreements and grant agreements.
• Work with assigned teams on budgets for proposals and help prepare accurate financial statements for reports to donors.

• Prepare accurate forecast models for individual projects to help project cash flow needs and identify priorities.
• Provide training and support as necessary for stakeholders to understand the budgeting model, process, and work products. Ensure appropriate documentation to facilitate understanding.
• Ensure excellent customer service by providing timely and accurate information to stakeholders as needed.
• Facilitates the monthly payroll allocation process by creating templates, reviewing aggregate personnel data for procedure updates, communicating process changes to the budget team, assisting junior analysts/analysts, managing the central cost allocation process, and assisting the senior leadership with raise projections.
• Help to coordinate work within the Budget team and provide training when necessary around Budget templates, payroll, audit support, and updating of overall foundation reports.
• Provides support to the Finance Department with the annual financial audit and audit of U.S. government-funded programs in compliance with the Single Audit Act.
• Provides support to the Finance Department with the preparation and submission of the annual IRS Form 990.
• Performs duties related to the investment portfolio, revenue, expense, payables, and receivables functions as assigned and reassigned from time to time to meet the deadlines/ objectives of the Finance Department.
• Run “what if” iterations of different budget scenarios.
• Respond to ad hoc requests for budget information and analysis. Complete special projects.
• Develop and maintain full reporting knowledge of Salesforce, Financial Edge, and other corporate systems to be able to extract information and prepare reports and analyses. Help manage the allocation of revenue and forecasted opportunities in UNF’s Salesforce system.
• Maintain working knowledge of the UNF agreement process (for both contracts and grants), and when to utilize the proper templates accordingly. (As applicable to the role)
• Attend training sessions provided by UNF’s contracts team to maintain and keep up to date with UNF’s current policies and procedures. (As applicable to the role)
• Prepare reports for the JCC, UNFIP advisory Board, and UNF Board Meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting/finance.
• 3-5 years’ experience preparing operating and program budgets, budget-to-actual reports, and performance reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the desire and ability to work graciously, patiently, and effectively with a wide variety of non-financial stakeholders on a daily basis.
• Strong analytical skills coupled with expert level Excel/budget software skills and the ability to self-review work for reasonableness and accuracy.
• Proven ability to learn financial systems and develop custom reports.