Analyst, Ops Finance

at  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Requisition ID

35275
Office Country

United Kingdom
Office City

London
Division

Operations & Service Management
Contract Type

Short Term
Contract Length

23 months
Posting End Date

07/02/2025

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Bank’s ERP system
• Strong numerical and financial skills with the ability to interpret financial information
• General banking, financial and accounting knowledge
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, especially the Power Suites as well as Excel, to effectively manage and analyse data, help create reports and automate processes
• Ability to support and lead various projects that aim to improve and make efficient the processes of the end-to-end Donor Cycle
• 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
• Ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Analyst, will contribute to EBRD’s donor-funded business by supporting sound financial management of donor resources via the Bank’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The Analyst will work closely with various departments in the Bank including:

• Impact & Partnerships
• Donor Funds Accounting
• Banking and policy teams

The Analyst is a subject matter expert on all products their team covers and has a good understanding of the end-to-end donor funded processes.
They are responsible for recording, checking and posting a number of varied transactions on a daily basis into the Bank’s ERP system, verifying accuracy of provided data and information and ensuring that the data complies to donors’ and Bank’s requirements.
The individual is required to work closely with internal clients from multiple departments and delivering to strict deadlines.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & 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