Description

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

The Vice Presidency for Corporate Support (COSVP) integrates Budget and Business Administration, HR, Communication, Partnerships, and Information & Technology functions under one umbrella to enable execution of IFC’s management and operational needs in the best way. Within COSVP, Budget and Business Administration department (CBA) plays a pivotal role in allocating IFC scarce resources and aligning them to IFC 3.0 by leveraging budget as a management tool to mainstream the corporate strategy, creating profitability and efficiency metrics, improving the scorecard, and overseeing procurement and facilities administration.

CBA is seeking a qualified candidate to support the CBA Central Budget unit (CBACB) responsible for enabling the development and maintenance of technology-based systems with which CBA manages critical data and processes. 

The candidate will work under the supervision of the Operations Officer and will be responsible for enabling the development and maintenance of technology-based systems with which CBA manages critical data and processes. S/he will be expected to step in as CBA’s subject matter expert (SME) for the existing SAP’s Budget and Costing modules, and for the Budget & Planning system (SAP BPC) across budget construction and management, staff affordability, revenue & expense forecasting and planning areas. Additionally, the candidate will support: (i) the IFC Budget Support Help Desk, coordinating trainings for updates to systems, reporting, analytics, processes & policies, (ii) the Upstream and Advisory project budgeting processes, including the IBIS Project Budgeting system, and (iii) the Project Costing & Pricing Tool used to support these processes.

Main tasks and responsibilities of the ETC include:
•  Define and document CBA business needs in liaison with CBA staff and their clients, including business process mapping using IGraphix, guiding clients to drive process standardization, simplification and risk control. Prepare business requirements documents for use both by business users and systems developers.
•  Contribute to the implementation of CBA system upgrades and enhancements, working in tandem with Information Technology Solutions (CIT/ITS) and relevant stakeholders to ensure high quality results are delivered on time, budget and to standard. This includes execution and coordination user acceptance testing (UAT), solution roll out and adoption activities with business leads, user community, and CIT/ITS.
•  Collaborate with SMEs within VPU and cross-functionally to resolve complex queries regarding costing, planning, and monitoring across assigned solutions portfolio including SAP, BPC, BW, Analysis for Office, Power BI, VAA Tool, Robotics & AI platforms.
•  Provide technical guidance and user advisory for issues involving the coordination with business and various CIT/ITS teams to achieve issue resolution within established standards. Document, track and communicate resolution and status of the issues to clients, partners, and management.
•  Manage the development and adoption of best practice knowledge management disciplines in systems support, including (a) ensuring clear and concise business process documentation is in place for core processes to help optimize and improve business performance and operational agility, and (b) building skills and experience in data, process and systems support within the immediate team and across CBA.
•  Responsible for steering the definition of CBA’s requirements for the new ERP and coordinating amongst multiple SMEs within the department. Responsible for drafting the test scenarios and test cases for CBA and leading CBA’s participation in the user testing phases of the ERP project. Responsible for coordinating and documenting CBA’s As-Is and To-Be business processes with input from multiple SMEs within the department and oversee required maintenance for CBA-owned systems. Supporting master data clean-up exercise to support the ERP transformation project.
•  Contribute to Quality Assurance and validation of RM data across various systems and platforms and resolve discrepancies.
•  Experience in end-to-end software life cycle process and ensure all system developments are following this methodology.

Selection Criteria

•  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Accounting, or relevant fields, with 2-4 years of professional experience with the budget, planning & forecasting, management accounting, and financial management business processes.
•  Recognized professional accreditation (CPA, CFA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA, etc.) is a plus.
•  Good working knowledge of ERP, SAP, BW/AO, BPC and Power BI. Knowledge with IFC’s IBIS Project Budgeting system and SAP integrations is a plus.
•  Proficient in of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint and preparing presentations to the business teams and management.
•  Demonstrated ability to contribute to process simplification, standardization, automation and innovation.
•  Demonstrated ability to manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines under pressure.
•  Sound judgment, proactive and action oriented, high degree of initiative and ability to work independently with minimum direction.
•  Strong problem solving, conceptual, and analytical skills. Ability to conduct independent research and analysis, identify issues, formulate options, draw conclusions, submit recommendations, and convince others on a course of action.
•  Effective communication skills with the ability to prepare, present and discuss findings in written or oral form. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
•  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with internal/external partners in a multicultural environment. Ability to develop solid relationships with key stakeholders and build productive partnerships.

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