Country: United States of America
Closing date: 26 Oct 2016
The Finance Officer provides technical support and builds staff capacity globally to deliver high quality, effective, and efficient Financial Planning and Analysis services (“FP&A”) for MSH projects. S/he supports the implementation of service level agreement for FP&A services.
Specific Responsibilities
*Support country offices to deliver timely and high-quality budgets, financial reports and financial analyses (35%)
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As needed by country teams:
- Review and approve budgets, pipelines and work plans, including Performance Monitoring Plans. Perform integrity, math, and compliance checks
- Ensure needed data and reports are available to appropriate staff in country
- Review and approve financial reports for internal and/or external audiences and before submission to customer
- Provide support in financial analysis activities
- Backfill finance manager capacity in country offices with short and long-term gaps in skillset
- Support country teams to respond to audit queries
Develop, train and build Country Offices' Finance Managers (“FM”) capacity (35%)
- Actively participate in on boarding and capacity building of Financial Manager in country office
- Assist country offices' financial managers to troubleshoot and respond to donor and project management queries as needed
Support corporate monitoring and oversight activities (25%)
- Test and ensures that created standards, job-aids and other tools for promoting sound financial management practices are complete to meet needs of country offices financial managers
- Monitors projects and countries financial performance and compliance with MSH standards
- Orient and train Atlas portfolio finance analysts
Other duties as assigned (5%)
Includes participation in corporate work plan activities and various Atlas activities and initiatives
6 years of experience in international project financial management or related experience is required with a BA, 4 years of experience international project financial management or related experience is required with a MA
Experience with complex financial planning and analysis required
Preferred:
- At least 8 years' experience in international project financial management or related experience is required
- Experience with aspects of federal cost reimbursement practices, such as the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and USAID regulations desirable
- Prior work experience with non-USG, foundations and other donors also desirable
- Experience building capacity/ training diverse groups both in a classroom and online highly desirable
- Experience with collaboration tools like Google Docs desirable
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong software skills including extensive experience with database, spreadsheet, word processing tools and other applications
- Familiarity with accounting software, particularly QuickBooks, Serenic Navigator and/or Microsoft Navision highly desirable
- Skilled at working in a culturally diverse environment
- Very good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Fluent English required; working knowledge of French and or Spanish is desirable
- Technical writing skills
- Teaching or training delivery skills
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
Physical Demands
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time
- Office environment including keyboard use, pulling drawers, lifting papers <10 lbs.
Background Information
Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Since its founding in 1971, MSH has worked in over 150 countries with policy makers, health professionals, and health care consumers to improve the quality, availability and affordability of health services. Working with governments, donors, non governmental organizations, the private sector, and health agencies, MSH responds to priority health problems such as HIV & AIDS; tuberculosis; malaria; maternal, newborn and child health; family planning and reproductive health; and chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and lung and heart disease. Through strengthening capacity, investing in health systems innovation, building the evidence base, and advocating for sound public health policy, MSH is committed to making a lasting difference in global health.
EEO Statement
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.
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