Operations & Budget Analyst

Overview

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high‑quality products and services to carry the AARP name.

As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest‑circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

AARP’s Community, State and National Affairs (CSN) Group includes Government Relations, Programs, Volunteer Engagement, Community Outreach and Advocacy at the federal, state and local levels. It delivers on AARP’s social mission by educating and engaging people 50-plus and their families, strengthening communities, and championing issues that help give people financial and health security.

As the Operations & Budget Analyst for AARP’s Kansas State Office in Topeka, you will play a key role in supporting and leading the operations. This role manages assigned projects from planning to implementation and ensures efficient financial operations, including but not limited to budgeting, forecasting, procurement, transaction processing, and other duties for the state office team. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams across departments to support new and ongoing processes, optimize workflows, and serve as a liaison between internal teams and external vendors to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Provides administrative‑level 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 2+ years of related experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Proven ability in planning, organizing, implementing, and managing a diverse portfolio of assigned projects.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities, attention to detail, self‑motivated, forward‑thinking, and the ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams to achieve business objectives, including the ability to work across an enterprise‑wide national organization, supporting both new and ongoing processes and initiatives. Effective liaison skills for coordinating with internal departments and external vendors.
• Experience providing financial operations support, including…