- Manage the annual Institutional Budget Process (revenues, research expenses, administration and operational expenses, CAPEX, etc.).
- Maintain a system of policies and procedures that ensure an adequate level of control over institutional budgeting and reporting activities.
- Implement and manage cost allocation mechanisms (overheads, general and administration expenses, support services, employee services, research support, etc.).
- Maintain and improve budget tools & templates, including historical information and forecasts for the rest of the year.
- Monitoring of expenses (Budget vs. Actuals) and identifying root causes and narratives for major variances. Hold periodic meetings with Budget Holders to review the main variations and forecasts for the rest of the year.
- Prepare midyear revision and analysis (Budget vs Actuals, Chargeback Rates revision, Forecast, etc.) and proposed necessary changes.
- Focus on cost accounting, indirect cost and cost allocations and perform monthly analysis on overhead and cost distributions.
- Calculate and maintain up-to-date chargeback rates and the Costing Manual (for HQ and Regional Offices)
M24119 Budget and Costing Manager - Montpellier, France - CIMMYT
Description
CIMMYT is a cutting-edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.
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CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Budget and Costing Manager with strong focus on Annual Budget process, Forecast, Costing based on activities, Cost allocations and Expenses analysis, Finance, Accounting, to work in the Financial Planning Unit.
The positions will be based at CIMMYT headquarters in Texcoco, near Mexico City.
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