Job brief
We are seeking a detail-focused, financially-savvy, and organized Budget Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills, demonstrated ability to write reports and present findings, and excellent math skills. The key focus of the role is to provide detailed analytics of the company budgets, their spending and saving goals, and expenditure.
Responsibilities
- Review the organization's budgets as a whole and at department levels.
- Approve spending requests as required through the company’s merit-based system to ensure the authenticity of spending.
- Monitor the organization's expenditure and ensure it is in line with budget goals.
- Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports
- Estimate future financial needs.
- Gather and analyze relevant financial and budgetary information.
- Ensure the budgets set out are financially viable for the business.
- Encourage departments to keep in line with budgets.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or above in business administration, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience and education
- Excellent analytical skills
- Good customer service skills
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, pressurized environment with an ever-changing market
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
- Ability to process large amounts of data
- Ability to identify trends and inconsistencies within data