Global Budget Analyst
Accounting & Finance, IT
Jerusalem, Israel
JDC (The Joint), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization, is seeking a team player with excellent analytical skills to fill the position of Budget Analyst for the JDC Global Budget Department.
This is a meaningful role that combines budgetary, analytical, and system-related work, alongside ongoing collaboration with program managers and professional stakeholders in Israel and abroad. The position includes day-to-day budget monitoring and analysis, working with complex systems and reports, as well as providing professional support in budget-related aspects, data analysis, and supporting business and budgetary decision-making in a global, multi-interface environment.
As a Global Budget Analyst, you will
:• Manage and continuously monitor budgets, grants, and expenditures, ensuring accuracy, data reliability, and understanding of their budgetary and business context
.• Process, monitor, and manage grants, including reconciliation between donations, expenditures, and reports
.• Build an ongoing budgetary picture, track actual performance versus budget, identify gaps, and flag deviations or risks
.• Prepare forecasts, budget plans, and analyses to support decision-making by managers and professional units
.• Provide professional guidance and support to program managers on budget-related aspects, including assistance in building work plans, tracking execution, and providing up-to-date budget overviews for decision-making
.• Perform budgetary and business analyses, including comparisons between different data sources and building decision-support models as needed
.• Ensure proper use of budget codes and revenue tracking in various systems
.• Review, control, and cleanse data in SAP
.• Generate reports from SAP and additional systems, and prepare materials and reporting for internal and external stakeholders, including donors
.• Review and approve payments to vendors and partners
.• Oversee and review bank reconciliations abroad, as needed
.• Work on an ongoing basis with multiple interfaces in Israel and globally, with the ability to conduct clear, professional, and effective communication with diverse stakeholders
.• Provide ongoing support for departmental projects, initiatives, and budget-related processes, according to evolving needs
.
Job Requirement
s:• Degree in relevant fields: Economics, Accounting, Industrial Engineering and Management, Exact Science
s.• At least three years of experience in budgeting, control, finance, or financial analysi
s.• Proven experience working with budgets, including actual vs. budget analysis, monitoring, control, and data analysi
s.• High proficiency in Excel, including use of functions and tools such as Pivot Tables and VLOOKU
P.• Strong analytical skills, business understanding, and the ability to translate data and budgetary insights into clear conclusion
s.• High level of organization, accuracy, attention to detail, and structured wor
k.• High level of personal responsibility and ability to independently drive tasks forwar
d.• Ability to work independently in a multi-tasking and multi-interface environmen
t.• Strong ability/experience in managing work interfaces with senior stakeholders, including leading clear and data-driven professional discussion
s.• Very good English, including the ability to conduct professional communication with international stakeholder
s.• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to clearly present, reflect, and explain data and insight
s.
Significant Advanta
ge:• Experience working with S
AP.• Experience performing complex analyses and building mode
ls.• Background in accounting or auditi
ng.• Experience working in a global organization or with international stakeholde
rs.• Familiarity with tools such as Power
BI.• Additional languag
es.
Additional deta
ils:• Employment type:
100%• Location: Jerusalem (Hyb
rid)• Reports to: Regional Budget Man
ager• Start Date: Immed
iate
Why work at
JDC?•The People - What we hear most from our team members is that they enjoy working with others who share their passion for doing good; Our staff aim to use their skills to make a positive difference in the lives of o
thers•A Global Environment – you will have the opportunity to develop a global perspective, working with staff from all over the
world•Tikkun Olam – This Jewish value of “repairing the world” is deeply important to us. Collectively we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of o
thers