Financial Analyst (CTRCC)

At the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG) , you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. In fiscal year 2026, IFC committed a record $105.6 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries. For more information, visit www.ifc.org . The WBG Controllers VPU is responsible for all aspects of the financial reporting, internal control framework for the WBG, and the extensive Trust Fund/Partnership portfolio across WBG entities. It supports an appropriate fiduciary control framework and administers WBG’s financial operations and leads the client service function for WBG’s corporate expenses. Organizationally, the WBG Controllers VPU is comprised of three departments:(1) Corporate Accounting and Reporting, (2) Trust Funds and Loans, and (3) Financial Controls. The VPU’s mandate encompasses support for both internal and external clients, with a focus on delivery, optimization, impact, and people culture. Operating within the WBG Corporate Accounting and Reporting department, the IFC Corporate Reporting division is responsible for preparing accurate and timely periodic financial reports for both internal and external stakeholders. The unit oversees and facilitates the external audit process, ensuring the issuance of audit and review opinions by independent auditors on IFC’s annual and quarterly financial statements. It provides assurance regarding the integrity of financial ledgers and reported information, and manages the monthly closing process, including consultation and coordination with decentralized accounting business units. Additionally, the team collaborates with other departments to assess the impact of new and proposed accounting standards as well as complex transactions on financial statements and management reports. The IFC Corporate Reporting unit seeks a Financial Analyst in Chennai to assist with quarterly and annual financial reporting and provide analytical reviews of business unit results for management reporting. Based in Chennai, India, and reporting to the Financial Officer (CTRCC), this role is ideal for a finance and accounting professional seeking to expand their leadership impact, champion technology-enabled operational excellence, and contribute to the future direction of the Corporate Reporting division. The successful candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities: • Prepare and/or review quarterly and annual financial statements. • Oversee IFC’s General Ledger (SAP) and the monthly closing process to ensure timely closing of the general ledger. • Develop and implement strategies to streamline and simplify the monthly and annual closing processes. • Preparation of internal management reports and respond to information inquiries and data requests from internal clients as well as external stakeholders to support financial decision-making. • Prepare and enhance analytics reports through automated solutions, including improving analytical review procedures. • Develop automation and process redesign initiatives with the Solutions and Transformation division, business stakeholders, and IT teams, using Intelligent Automation, Alteryx, RPA, Copilot, Power Platform, Power BI and process mining tools to enhance efficiency and scalability. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the WBG entities to ensure alignment and integration of automation initiatives as well as corporate-wide initiatives.