New Job Opening Financial Analyst IN Washington, Dc, Usa!

Job Description

Required Education

• High School Diploma

Required Skills

• Forecasting and budget auditing (high spend), using their judgement to make sure teams stay within compliance
• Proven experience independently managing budgets, negotiating with vendors and handling stakeholder communications
• Manage several cross-functional review processes end-to-end, including intaking proposals, updating trackers, soliciting and organizing feedback, and obtaining and documenting the appropriate approvals.

Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented contingent worker to support the External Affairs team's budget and operational processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the team's budget, onboarding vendors, communicating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with Client financial policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the External Affairs team budget - including day-to-day operations of the budget process - ensuring accuracy and compliance with Client financial policies.
• Forecast quarterly budgets with the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial planning.
• Onboard vendors, ensuring seamless integration and compliance with Client procurement processes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the team on budget, onboarding, and ad credit processes, providing guidance and support to team members as needed, and ensuring effective utilization of resources.
• Meet monthly with External Affairs leads, and collaborate with Policy admins, to ensure visibility and transparency of team budgets, and to provide budget updates and ensure alignment.
• Provide the team with End-of-Year (EOY) deadlines and shepherd the process to ensure compliance.
• Manage several cross-functional review processes end-to-end, including intaking proposals, updating trackers, soliciting and organizing feedback, and obtainin