Budget Officer

Job Summary

The Strategic Resource Management (SRM) Division of the Information Technology Department (ITD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking to fill a Budget Officer (Contractual) position. The selected individual will be responsible for supporting the Department’s integrated financial management approach of all IT financial resources and benefits from our IT investments into downstream operations and vice-versa for greater value realization and accountability.

The Budget Officer will:

• Apply knowledge of the IMF budget policies and processes to support the administrative and capital budgeting processes.
• Adopt a Technology Business Management (TBM) framework to improve business outcomes by consistently translating technology investments into business value through transparency of costs, consumption, and performance.
• Support an integrated data-driven approach to strategic decision-making through a set of protocols to plan, manage, optimize costs through the establishment and monitoring of key financial performance metrics.
• Perform holistic, dynamic and rigorous data analysis to: (i) monitor expenditure trends to evaluate budget performance related to the development and maintenance of information systems; (ii) support the identification and reporting of cost elements; (iii) assist with the identification of inter-dependencies of investments to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and; (iv) support, as necessary, the optimal execution and sequencing of IT investments and operational improvements.
• Work independently to coordinate and execute budgeting activities with the central Office of Budget and Planning (OBP), as well as other Fund departments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Educational development, typically acquired by the completion of an advanced university degree in business, finance, budgeting, accounting, statistics, computer science, or related field, or a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar professional certification, or equivalent; or a university degree, or equivalent, supplemented by a minimum of six years of relevant professional experience is required.

The professional qualifications below are required:

• Previous proven IT Financial Planning & Analysis, Innovation Finance or Project Management experience.
• Experience in budget formulation is a plus.
• An overall understanding of IT cost models, IT delivery models and IT financial management best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in complex and multi-dimensional financial data analytics.
• Significant experience in advanced Excel, PowerPoint and MS Office required.
• Experience with BI tools, such as TM1/Cognos (or others) preferred.
• Experience with a TBM platform and/or IT Showback model is a plus.
• Experience in cloud costing and how to tie usage to each business unit.
• Experience in conducting budget projections and analysis, including developing accurate forecasts; and providing strategic insights on staffing cost models.
• Demonstrated outstanding customer service skills.
• Positive attitude and willingness to go above and beyond in support of stakeholders.
• Experience in working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent facilitation and conflict management skills to enable effective working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to assess needs and potential risks of issue escalation; creatively and collaboratively approach solutions; decide and influence appropriate courses of action.
• Proven critical thinking and analytical skills in support of strategic planning and operational optimization.
• Financial acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Source: https://imf.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IMF/job/USA-Washington-DC/Budget-Officer-ITDSRM–Contractual-_24-R7487