Budget Officer / Financial Analyst

This position is being recruited by Pakistan Single Window (PSW) on behalf of the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA). NAFSA is being established as a strategic national initiative to strengthen Pakistan’s agri-trade ecosystem through enhanced regulatory oversight, facilitation, and modernization of food safety and trade processes. The selected candidate will be part of NAFSA’s foundational team, contributing to the development of systems, processes, and institutional capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Support budget formulation and consolidation by collecting inputs from Wings/Directorates, validating data against approved templates/assumptions, and preparing budget schedules, summaries, and working papers.

• Maintain and update budget trackers (headcount, procurement, OPEX, CAPEX) and support preparation of funding utilization reports, ensuring completeness of supporting documentation and approval trails.

• Prepare variance analysis (budget vs. actual), trend analysis, and cost drivers summaries; flag exceptions and emerging risks for review by the Deputy Director.

• Develop basic forecasts and cost projections (monthly/quarterly outlooks) using scenario assumptions to support management decision-making and planning discussions.

• Support medium-term planning exercises by compiling historical baselines, unit cost assumptions, and sensitivity analysis for key expend