Analyst, Donor Finance Management

The Analyst will contribute to EBRD’s donor-funded business by supporting sound financial management of donor resources via the Bank’s ERP system. The role involves working closely with various departments to ensure accurate recording, verification, and compliance of donor fund transactions and processes.

Responsibilities

• Set up, change and close funds and manage the earmarking process in the ERP system in a consistent and standardised way; in accordance with the relevant legal agreements and ensuring compliance with agreed processes
• Provide advisory services to internal stakeholders relating to own practice area to ensure there is no misalignment between donors’ requirements and practice
• Contribute to developing and improving processes, controls and responsibilities within own area of specialism to ensure the function best responds to the Bank and Donor’s needs and reflects current practice
• Undertake investigations and inspections of data, processes and practice in accordance with established procedure to identify potential or actual compliance issues and raises identified issues with the Associate
• Subject matter expert on all products dealt with by the team and has a good understanding of the end-to-end donor funded processes
• Provide documentation to internal and external auditors related to work performed by the team
• Support Impact & Partnerships in ensuring there is enough funds in the accounts
• Issue billings of the donor contributions in accordance with the relevant legal agreements as well as following up any outstanding contributions
• Responsible for ensuring that the currencies and exchange rates have been accurately entered in the Bank’s ERP system to help mitigate financial and operational risks and protect against overspend
• Support the accurate and timely closure of earmarks and donor funds to assist with the reflow of funds back to the donors or repurposed for other projects
• Provide a variety of reports and summaries of data from the Bank’s ERP system to stakeholders in order to support donor related activities
• Run reports to monitor and forecast that donor funds are available in the bank account for the funds to be deployed as and when required
• Gather and analyse data to problem solve, drive decisions and continuously improve processes

Requirements

• University degree
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Bank’s ERP system
• Strong numerical and financial skills with the ability to interpret financial information
• Any understanding of the Bank’s donor-funded business and related products and end-to-end processes would be an advantage
• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks effectively to meet deadlines
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy
• Fluent English language skills, both verbal and written
• Proficiency in Microsoft Power Platforms (Power BI, Power Automate, Power apps)
• Efficiency in dashboard creation and data visualization for operational insight
• Knowledge of automation tools and systems to streamline processes
• Ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Skills

• ERP System Experience
• Financial Analysis
• Donor Finance Management
• Power BI
• Power Automate
• Power Apps
• Dashboard Creation
• Data Visualization
• Process Automation
• Financial Reporting
• Task Prioritization
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Analytical Skills

Languages

English