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.

CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Financial Analyst to work in Finance Department.

The positions will be based at CIMMYT's headquarters in Texcoco, near Mexico City. Please note this is a temporary position (12 months)

?Specific duties:

1. Support for Accounting Processes

• Scrutinize and review that proper support documentation is attached in QB Cloud and official SharePoint from HQ Departments.
• Ensure proper recording of financial transactions into QuickBooks or any ERP
• Supervise the monthly closing registries submission from RO to HQ Finance Departments related to country offices and Mexican Experimental Stations.
• Ensure that proper numbering and filling of financial and accounting records were prepared.
• Generate a monthly record of all transactions entered during the month and ensure errors are corrected in time.
• Facilitate independent auditors' work when undergoing an audit and prepare management responses to the auditor recommendations, in compliance with donor rules and regulations; ensure follow-up of auditor recommendations and CIMMYT Finance Compliance Department.
• Conduct a weekly, biweekly, and monthly review of balances with a view to reconciling them according to CIMMYT accounting best practices, policies, and procedures.
• Analyze, reconcile, and follow up staff personal accounts to ensure compliance with CIMMYT policies, procedures, and controls.
• Supporting in the preparation of and attending RO finance team meetings while providing back up on project financial matters
• Participate in all required for monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes requested by the Finance Director and the Finance Managers teams
• Supervise that RO send timely all direct and indirect tax requirements and ensure VAT recovery with the respective tax authorities according to monthly check list.
• Contribute with controllership procedures and audit experience to special projects and activities requested for HQ Finance Departments and RO Finance departments.

2. Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation and reporting activities

• Review travel claims/advance and ensure timely submission, and processing of advances and proper document supports that must be reported to HQ on a monthly basis. Report to CC and GFS Senior Manager any deviation to CIMMYT policies."
• Support to GFS team to reconcile information regarding AP reports into working capital operations and Cash-Flow statement analysis.
• Assist GFS to prepare and submit to Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations (BSAR) for Experimental Stations and other internal control requirements as dictated by CIMMYT HQ and/or supervisor.
• Request from RO the Tax returns and ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, including VAT tax refunds, etc., for every RO that is supervised by this financial analyst.
• Other activities related to continuous improvement for Internal controls, financial compliance, and other department requirements involved with BS reconciliation activities.

3. Project Management Support

• Reconcile with other finance teams the monitoring of payments to project partners and proper financial reporting from them, assisting as necessary in preparing their returns and reviewing their expenditure supporting documentation.
• Being part of the team members in all necessary activities related to CIMMYT's financial policies, requirements, and reports.
• Reconcile authorized County CAPEX vs QB registries for tracking and verifying that the accounting internal controls were applied to the procurement process, donations, etc.

4. Bank reconciliations & Cash management compliance

• Apply the internal controls related to cash management for petty cash, temporary labor payroll payments, and other authorized DOA disbursements in cash.
• Surprisingly, carry out physical petty cash counts at the regional office, experiment stations, and at sites where the RO has research activities and has opened a fixed fund.
• Other projects and activities requested for HQ Departments and RO departments requested for HQ Departments and RO departments.

5. Participate and report activities in special projects that the Finance Unit from HQ requires monthly, quarterly, and annually.

• Contribute to performing the annual physical counts of fixed assets.
• Prepare annual reports of payments to NARS and Collaborators
• Contribute to obtaining annual support for to report of Leasing contracts to comply with IAS-16
• Reconcile within the RO finance teams the annual closing and report on time to the HQ finance departments.
• Other activities and projects requested by the Finance Unit from HQ
• Contribute to the capacity of finance and accounting analysis for ERP implementation.

6. Human capital success factors

• Customer orientation and focus on process efficiency and efficacy are indispensable, and financial business partners with other departments propose changes and improvements in local processes and activities.
• Ability to learn new accounting and project management processes
• Previous experience in the execution of internal policies, procedures, etc. related to international organizations such as CIMMYT.
• Contribute to promoting the CIMMYT compliance related to antifraud actions and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Ability of analyzing databases, CSV files, and excel worksheets, BI experience it is a high point for candidates to consider.
• Experience of 5 or more years in Audit and Tax advising firms is a high qualification for this position or in a similar position.
• Communication and teamwork: The experience required for this position is five years or more working in multidisciplinary teams. The candidate must have experience working with deliverables from short projects or assignments.
• Team leadership and Client orientation, as well as experience working in Audit or accounting firms, shared services departments, etc., would be a must.
• Problem-solving and decision-making: Five years of experience or more will increase the capacity to solve and understand the basic problems related to the record-to-report processes.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution. The permanent contact with the RO teams will expose the candidate to join the efforts to produce results, including the negotiation of time, meeting schedules (differences in business hours), etc.
• Advanced level of English (written and conversational). English will be tested, and the candidate should score a minimum of C1 o CEFR.

CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes year-end bonus (15 days), vacation premium (25%) and social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).