We improve lives
IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group and an international financial institution committed to addressing the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that deliver financial results while maximizing social and environmental impact in the region.
IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates.
In support of a new transformative business model “Originate to Share” our shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization. This will allow IDB Invest to significantly scale up its investments, to approximately $19 billion, and unlocking greater private sector participation to drive development and climate impact across the region.
About this position
We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and results-driven Budget System Implementation Consultant. As a Budget System Implementation Consultant, you will support IDB Invest in the end-to-end implementation of a budget, workforce, and financial planning system, ensuring effective business process design, strong data integrity and controls, successful user adoption, and a smooth transition to business-as-usual operations.
You will work in the Financial Planning and Budget (FPB) Team, part of the Finance and Administration Department. This team is responsible for financial planning and budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, valuation, and administration.
What you’ll do
Project Governance & Planning: Develop and maintain a comprehensive project implementation plan (scope, timeline, milestones, deliverables). Establish governance structure (subject matter experts, working groups, reporting cadence). Define roles, responsibilities, and accountability frameworks. Ensure alignment with institutional strategies and budget improvement objectives.
Business Process Analysis & System Design: Document current budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. Identify process improvement opportunities aligned with best practices in development finance institutions. Oversee system configuration and design to meet functional requirements. Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
Stakeholder Engagement: Engage finance, operations, IT stakeholders. Ensure adoption across business units.
Vendor & Contract Management: Coordinate with system vendors and implementation partners. Monitor vendor performance against agreed deliverables. Review technical documentation and system customization proposals. Ensure contract compliance.
Financial Oversight: Monitor project budget and expenditure. Ensure efficient use of resources in line with institutional procurement and financial policies.
Capacity Building & Knowledge Transfer: Develop training materials and deliver training sessions for end-users. Ensure documentation of system configurations and processes. Support post-implementation stabilization and transition to business-as-usual operations.
What you'll need
• Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, business analytics, computer science, and other or another relevant field of the role.
• Experience: Between 2 and 5 years of progressive experience in Data Analytics, Reporting, FP&A with proof expertise in system implementation:
- Strong functional expertise in FP&A, budgeting and workforce planning in large organizations (financial institutions preferred).
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting system implementations end-to-end (requirements, process redesign, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), go-live, stabilization).
- Solid understanding of data concepts and integrations (data mapping, reconciliation, interfaces, controls) is sufficient to bridge business needs with technical teams.
- Experience producing high-quality deliverables: process maps, requirements, KPI dictionaries, testing artifacts, governance materials.
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills (executive-ready writing and presentations).
• Languages: Proficiency in English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of Spanish is preferable.
Requirements
• Citizenship: No requirements
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
Type of contract and duration
International consultant Full-Time, 24 months (up to 48 months subject to elegibility).
What we offer
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:
-A competitive compensation package.
-Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender-neutral parental leave.
-Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance
-Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
-We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
-On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.
-Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile, such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
-Health and well-being: Access to our Health Services Center that provides preventive care and health education for employees.
-Other office amenities (as available): Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, spouse career support, and others.
Our culture
At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.
In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.
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