Finance Manager - MCHIP

Department: Program Finance

Position Reports To: Program Director

Positions Supervised: None

Location: Washington, DC or Baltimore, Maryland

Overview:

The Finance Manager will provide leadership in overseeing the financial and contractual aspects of Jhpiego’s Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), a USAID funded Leadership with Associates Award. The Finance Manager will be part of the MCHIP Finance Management Team working closely with the MCHIP Director, Program Staff, and Jhpiego’s Country offices to ensure accurate financial, contractual and administrative reporting to the management team and to agencies external to Jhpiego. This includes ensuring financial systems and reports are compatible with standard Jhpiego accounting practices and follow USAID rules and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial guidance to the MCHIP Management Team, Jhpiego’s Program Managers, Country Directors, and agencies external to Jhpiego, particularly the MCHIP partner organizations
• Work closely with both the MCHIP Director and Deputy Director to ensure that resources are appropriately allocated and tracked (including earmarks) and that expenditures are in line with available funding
• Track and report funding obligations, commitments, accruals and expenditures according to Jhpiego financial policies and the terms and conditions of the award
• Interpret financial reports through analysis to recommend cash flow and/or funding needs, including providing qualitative variance explanations
• Closely monitor, track, and report on cost share requirements according to the terms and conditions of the award
• Closely monitor MCHIP partner financial reporting and sub agreements
• Assist in the development of work plan budgets and annual financial forecasting for the Management Team; review budgets with the CFO and/or designate and present approved budgets to USAID and agencies external to Jhpiego to determine funding needs based on program activities
• Analyze and review financial information for the Chief Financial Officer and the management team related to Jhpiego’s programmatic initiatives that may effect the administrative operations and its capability to respond to current or changing business initiatives
• Report financial information to Award Directors, Country Directors, and donors to ensure effective financial and administrative operations are in place
• Work closely with the CFO and Director for Program Finance to operationalize structures, policies and strategies to maintain effective and efficient financial systems capable of providing accurate, dependable and timely support to Jhpiego’s programs
• Monitor burn rates, general funds and service center expenses for programs
• Coordinate with the CFO and Director for Program Finance to incorporate best financial and administrative practices among the country offices
• Hire, supervise, and mentor MCHIP finance staff
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• MA in Finance, Accounting or equivalent experience ? Extensive financial or cost management experience
• 10+ years senior level experience in international development program operations
• In depth knowledge of USAID, CDC and other international donor agencies
• Knowledge of cost accounting methods and practices applicable to management of private and federal monies
• Sub-contract and sub-agreement financial management experience
• Experience developing finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems
• Demonstrates a leadership and management style that works in cooperation with others who represent a wide range of interests and needs
• Experience with international, non-profit organizations (larger than $10M), as well as a multi-office, multi-national environment
• Understanding of the difference between contracts and cooperative agreements and their relevant terms and conditions
• Excellent general management skills particularly in facilitation, team building and coordination
• Effective communicator with ability to communicate organization’s direction and ability to motivate others with strong, honest leadership
• Posses excellent problem solving skills
• Comfortable with a team approach to management and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
• In depth knowledge financial software applications, databases, spreadsheets, and/or word processing required. Packages include: Microsoft Outlook, Access, Excel and Word plus university-specific accounting & reporting packages

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or foreign equivalent
• Field experience especially in developing countries
• Knowledge of JHU’s policies and procedures
• French, Spanish or Portuguese language skills

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more.

Send resumes to Jhpiego Human Resources. For further information about Jhpiego and its services, visit our Web site.

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

JHU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer