Good Business Lab

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Collate and consolidate organizational annual budgets, project budgets, and forecasts.
• Support quarterly and monthly forecasting and re-forecasting exercises.
• Conduct variance analysis (budget vs actuals) and submit timely reports to management.
• Prepare cash flow projections at organizational and project levels.
• Build and maintain dynamic FP&A trackers by linking multiple Google Sheets / Excel files.
• Convert accounting data into project-wise, donor-wise, and cost-center-wise reports.
• Generate periodic management dashboards and financial summaries.
• Support data collection and financial reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain project expenditure trackers aligned with funder budgets.
• Develop and maintain complex Google Sheets / Excel-based financial models and trackers.
• Link accounting data, budget sheets, payroll data, and procurement data into unified reports.
• Create automated templates for: Budget vs Actual reports, Donor and project utilization reports, Monthly finance snapshots for leadership.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across multiple sheets and data sources.
• Improve existing trackers and identify opportunities for automation and simplification.
• Support teams in following standardized financial trackers and SOPs; provide training when needed.
• Act as the key liaison between accounting team, budget holders, and program teams.
• Ensure expenses are correctly mapped to projects and budgets.
• Support compliance with funder requirements and internal policies.
• Assist in monitoring incoming and outgoing funds from a planning perspective.
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure financial data is ready for FP&A reporting.
• Support adherence to reimbursement, travel, procurement, and finance policies.
• Assist in preparing utilization reports and expenditure statements for funders.
• Strengthen financial management systems and reporting processes at GBL.
• Create documentation and training material for financial tracking and reporting processes.

Senior Associate, Financial Planning and Analysis