Hybrid Budgeting & Financial Operations Analyst

AARP; Nebraska; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

AARP is seeking a Business Operations Analyst to support cross-functional financial operations, budgeting, procurement, and reporting across programs.

You will collaborate with departments to manage invoices, track budgets, and prepare and distribute ad-hoc and scheduled reports, while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role emphasizes process improvement and liaison work with vendors in a hybrid office environment with remote options on Mondays and Fridays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field.
• 3 years of experience with complex budgeting and forecasting.
• Demonstrated success in managing budgets to within a 3 percent variability.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities, self-motivated, forward-thinking, and the ability to manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to internal clients on a variety of group- or organization-wide projects, programs, processes, and business initiatives. Liaises with other teams in order to execute on tasks. Serves as central point of contact for all business processes across the department, managing support activities as needed.
• Supports the business and financial operations processes for internal clients, including but not limited to the procure to pay processes and documentation, the tracking of invoices and payment processes, the preparation and/or tracking of budgets and reports, and the preparation and/or tracking of lobbying information.
• Provides excellent customer assistance. Researches, resolves, identifies and/or clarifies issues for internal/external customers. Uses programs and databases to track responses and identifies issues and recommends process improvements.
• Analyzes current business processes and develops, tests, and implements improvement initiatives and documents. Maintains/provides accurate documentation and acts as an expert on organization policies and procedures. Coordinates records management and documents adherence to policies and compliance requirements.
• Conducts research, analyzes data, and develops, manages, and distributes ad-hoc and scheduled reports.
• Coordinates financial, procurement, and contract management activities for departmental projects.
• Manages a variety of financial functions such as invoice coding and approval and expense reconciliation.
• Facilitates the coordination of project management, metrics, and operations across the departments in close collaboration with team members and department leads.
• Identifies opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve process consistency, supporting implementation and tracking post-change effectiveness.

Skills

Budgeting and forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

AARP is seeking a Business Operations Analyst to support cross-functional financial operations, budgeting, procurement, and reporting across programs.

You will collaborate with departments to manage invoices, track budgets, and prepare and distribute ad-hoc and scheduled reports, while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role emphasizes process improvement and liaison work with vendors in a hybrid office environment with remote options on Mondays and Fridays.