Sri Hernita Barus

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Finance and Operations Manager, J-PAL Southeast Asia

Sri Hernita Barus is a Finance and Operations Manager at J-PAL Southeast Asia. As part of the Finance and Operations team, she manages compliance with donors and stakeholders, and supports other verticals in maintaining smooth and effective organizational operations.

Prior to joining J-PAL in 2025, she worked on the Project Planning and Reporting Team at Yayasan Wahana Visi Indonesia, particularly in proposal development and due diligence for grant acquisition, where she gained experience in building project budgets and closely coordinating with the grants management team. Before entering the development sector, she held several roles in Finance operations, compliance, and accounting at VIDA Digital Identity (a financial technology start-up), Nestlé Indonesia, and External Auditor at Deloitte Indonesia.

Nita obtained her master's in social policy for development from the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, supported by a scholarship from the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP).