.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.For more information, visit cimmyt.OrgCIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Costing Specialist with a strong focus on Accounting, Cost allocations and Expenses analysis, Finance, Accounting, to work in the Financial Planning Unit.The costing specialist will implement an appropriate costing methodology which will provide accurate information for all the organization, including new operations.
The costing specialist will overlook the costs of CIMMYT's Engagement, Operations and Engagements chapters.The position will be based at CIMMYT headquarters in Texcoco, near Mexico City.Specific duties: Focus on cost accounting, indirect cost and cost allocations.
Support the updated Chargeback Rates and the Costing Manual.
Oversee the Budget and Financial analysis of the Regional Offices operations (ROs).
Perform monthly Indirect Cost and Chargeback (charges for Services Units) analysis.
Provide support for BISA (Borlaug Institute for South Asia) financial costing analysis.
Participate in the Institutional yearly Budget Process (revenues, administration and operational expenses, CAPEX, etc.).
Create institutional templates including historical information and forecast for the rest of the year.
Upload the Budget for support and institutional units (Internal Center Costs) in the system (Microsoft Dynamics "AX").
Monthly monitoring of expenses (Budget vs Actuals) and control the bigger variations to avoid over-expenditure at the end of the year.
Prepare and send monthly and quarterly financial management information and reports.
Prepare the Budget versus actuals monthly comparison and analysis, and variation explanations.
Prepare midyear revision and analysis (Budget vs Actuals, Chargeback Rates revision, Forecast, etc.).
Manage big databases in Excel to provide financial analysis.
Prepare accurate financial reports in compliance with international and other standards and agreements.
Support the Integrated Management Reporting Package (IMRP) on a monthly basis including explanation of the main variances