LOCATION: U.S Remote / Arlington, VA or Medford, MA
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
Provides Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) technical support to projects and builds the capacity of financial managers in country offices. Helps ensure country offices receive needed support to effectively manage financial activities according to FP&A standards. Supports project billing, revenue recognition, budgeting, and financial reporting efforts.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage Billing, Revenue Recognition, and Profit and Loss figures for assigned project portfolio (35% )
- Accurately recognize project revenue on a monthly basis.
- Develop and submit timely invoices and financial reports to donors
- Oversee open AR, unbilled revenue, deferred revenue, and cost accruals associated with each assigned project.
- Support monthly close process with HQ Accounting and Field Finance teams.
- Provide expertise to projects to support the management of budgeted profit and loss figures.
- Build the capacity of projects to understand and monitor corporate budget targets.
Project Financial Management ( 45%)
Depending on the size of the project, and capacity of the project team to lead these activities, this position may lead or contribute to and review in the following activities:
- Lead or contribute to the development of annual, life of project, and/or ad hoc project budgets. Support the timely completion and submission of all project financial reporting requirements.
- Develop and maintain project’s coding structure in Costpoint and share all updates with the team.
- Maintain systems for project budget monitoring and tracking that include financial and contractually required data. This includes a monthly Budget Monitoring Report (BMR)
- Coordinate with country finance and accounting staff for information needed for budgeting, budget and expenditures monitoring, and reporting.
- Ensure compliance of project expenditures with approved budgets.
- Review monthly expenses and follow up with accounting and project staff to correct mischarges to the wrong code and identify other questions on expenses.
- Document and monitor overall financial performance, analyze trends, prepare routine pipeline analyses, and identify and communicate any over-under expenditure observations or other gaps to the Project/Finance Director/Lead and Portfolio Director and home office support team lead to ensure efficient and sound project management.
Collaborate with Projects and Corporate Support teams for efficient Business Intelligence Reporting (15%)
- Develop the skills and/or share knowledge in building reports and dashboards in the Business Intelligence module.
- Integrate BI capabilities within projects and key home office units.
Contribute to other corporate level and cross-departmental knowledge sharing and capacity development initiatives (5%)
- Contribute to business development as requested (e.g., provide project historical documents and inputs for proposals, participate in handover and transition from business development to the project implementation team)
- Participate in the mid-level staff group for knowledge exchange and professional development
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Bachelor's and 6+ years’ experience, Master's and 4+ years’ experience, or Doctorate and 2+ years’ experience.
- Experience with complex financial planning and analysis required.
- Experience with aspects of federal cost reimbursement practices, such as the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and USAID regulations is required.
Preferred:
- 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in project financial management is preferred.
- Experience in international public health is highly preferred.
- Prior work experience with non-USG foundations and other donors also desirable.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Knowledge and experience with USG and other international development funder financial reporting and compliance requirements.
- Experience with developing and managing complex budgets, analyzing spending against budget, and internal and external financial reporting.
- Strong software skills including extensive experience with databases, pivot tables, spreadsheets, word processing tools and other Microsoft Office applications is essential
- Fluent written and spoken English is required; working knowledge of French is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with ERP software, particularly Deltek Costpoint and Costpoint Business Intelligence is highly desirable.
COMPETENCIES
- Manage work with shifting priorities
- Manage and coordinate a variety of activities simultaneously
- Work in a team-oriented environment while driving for results
- Creative problem solving
- Experience in successfully navigating a culturally diverse environment.
- Very good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to travel internationally as needed (up to 30% time).
- Office environment including keyboard use, pulling drawers, lifting papers <10 lbs.
MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements. MSH will take affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed and that employees are treated without regard to their race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran and disability status. In compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act, MSH has developed and maintains an affirmative action program and plan.
How to apply
https://msh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/US-VA-Arlington/Portfolio-Finance-Officer_R2272