About this role
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate and manage the end-to-end budget and investment approval process, including request intake, documentation review, workflow routing, and final closure.
- Prepare, consolidate, and monitor departmental budgets, ensuring alignment between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
- Track financial approvals and verify compliance with established authorization policies and approval hierarchies.
- Generate and distribute weekly and monthly budget utilization reports for department heads and senior management.
- Collaborate with Procurement to facilitate purchase order (PO) creation and ensure expenditures remain within approved budget limits.
- Monitor budget performance, identify variances, and proactively escalate potential financial risks and issues to the CFO.
- Maintain accurate records of financial approvals, supporting documentation, and audit trails for all budget-related transactions.
- Provide timely and accurate documentation to support internal and external audit activities.
- Partner with department leaders to develop quarterly budget forecasts and reforecasts, ensuring financial plans reflect business needs and priorities.
- Support financial planning, budgeting, and reporting activities to enhance transparency, control, and effective resource allocation across the organization.
REQUIREMENTS
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- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent professional certification (completed or in progress) is preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial planning, budgeting, management accounting, or a similar finance role.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions, data analysis, and financial modeling.
- Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, and reporting processes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders and senior management.
- High level of integrity, accountability, and process discipline.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.