Financial Analyst: Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist

ALMA Observatory; Santiago; On-site; CLP 24,000,000 - 36,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ALMA Observatory seeks a proactive Financial Analyst to process financial data, prepare reports, and provide insights to ensure data reliability and budgeting accuracy. The role reports to the Budget Controller and supports forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling across ALMA departments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, balance workloads to meet deadlines, and deliver timely, actionable financial information for budget

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of related experience in financial reporting, budgeting processing, data processing, financial analysis, or related.
• University degree in Commercial Engineering, Business, Civil Engineering, Information and Management Control, Accounting, or related field.
• English level B2 (intermediate-advanced level).

Responsibilities

• Support the budget control area with regular upload of financial data into the corporate system.
• Review actual expenses against budgets and enter into budgeting system.
• Produce monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports for departments and a unified monthly ALMA report.
• Assist with quarterly reconciliation documents between ALMA partners.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.
• Identify opportunities to streamline data processing and reporting.
• Engage with stakeholders to collect and validate expenditure information.
• Work with department heads to provide timely financial reports for budget planning and execution.
• Identify best practices to enhance standardization and efficiency across the organization.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting processing

Data processing

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

University degree (Commerce/Business/Engineering)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

ALMA Observatory seeks a proactive Financial Analyst to process financial data, prepare reports, and provide insights to ensure data reliability and budgeting accuracy. The role reports to the Budget Controller and supports forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling across ALMA departments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, balance workloads to meet deadlines, and deliver timely, actionable financial information for budget