Budget Analyst-2

WRI India is hiring a Budget Analyst-2 in Maharashtra to support operational activities, manage complex grant budgets, track expenditures, and assist with administrative tasks. The role involves financial management, budget forecasting, and coordinating with the Operations Manager. WRI India focuses on environmentally sound development and values integrity, innovation, and equity in its mission. The position requires a detail-oriented and organized individual.
Associate – Budget Analyst
About Us
WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.


We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently over 250 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.


Our Mission And Values
Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.


Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence and Respect.


Our Culture
We are committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission including equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, caste, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status


Overview For Operations WRI Operations team supports the crucial front-line work of the organization, they directly interact and work with Donors, Partners, Government agencies, Statutory bodies, Trustees, Vendors, and Consultants in fielding their inquiries, providing support at all the fronts and solving problems. So that the WRI programs can be implemented without any hurdles and the program staff and researchers can develop high quality research documents, plans and implement the programs at the field level.


WRI operations team consists of various functions such as Budget and Finance, Grants and Contracts, Legal Counsel, Human Resource, IT and Facilities management. Each role comes under the purview of operations and each function lead reports to the Director Operations and Director Operations report to the CEO of the Organization.


WRI Operations team strive for operational excellence across all functions starting with the recruitment, retention and management of WRI’s staff, our most important asset. We manage our endowment, the contributions entrusted to us, and our facilities in ways that are in line with our values and advance our mission. We maintain strict budgetary planning and financial controls to ensure that all contributions are managed in compliance with donors’ wishes.


Job Highlight
WRI India is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented and organized individual to support its operational and administrative activities. In this role, you will work on maintaining budgets for complex and multi-faceted grants, tracking expenditures, monitoring contracts and sub-agreements, event management, and other administrative, operational, and support tasks as needed.


What You Will Do
Financial Management (30%):



Update and maintain project budgets utilizing WRI’s budgeting and forecasting software (TM1)
Work closely with the Operations Manager to maintain the accuracy of budget forecasting and minimize variance from planned targets.
Actively coordinate and collaborate with the accounting team, payments team, HR and other program teams.
Coordinate with the program team for completion of timesheets, expense reporting, etc.
Coordinates with project teams to support their ad hoc financial expenditures for outreach, communication/engagement and delivery efforts
Ensures team compliance with terms and conditions of complex grant and contract agreements

Contracts Management (30%):

Process documentation for agreements, contracts, sub grants, work authorizations, and purchase orders;
Monitor performance against contract requirements;
Work with partners to help them understand and meet sub grant and contract requirements;
Maintain supporting reports throughout the duration of contracts and sub grants;
Process invoices and payments for partners in compliance with WRI’s policies;
Provides guidance to partner organizations and consultants to ensure their compliance with funder policies, while proactively and professionally communicating with partners and consultants.

Conference, Event & Travel Support (20% time)

Coordinate conference and event logistics for domestic and international workshops, including venue and catering, equipment/translators etc.;
Provide travel and visa support to