Country: United States of America
Closing date: 13 Aug 2015
Founded in 2002 by President William J. Clinton, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems around the world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and other illnesses. Based on the premise that business oriented strategy can facilitate solutions to global health challenges, CHAI acts as a catalyst to mobilize new resources and optimize the impact of these resources to save lives, via improved organization of commodity markets and more effective local management. By working in association with governments and other NGO partners, CHAI is focused on large scale impact and, to date, CHAI has secured lower pricing agreements for treatment options in more than 70 countries. In addition, CHAI"s teams are working side-by-side with over 30 governments to tackle many of the largest barriers to effective treatment and care.
Summary of Position:
The Finance & Operations, Treasury Department oversees the organization"s cash and capital management process and is responsible for overall reporting and financial analysis of the organization"s major initiatives. The department oversees allocation and use of donor funds and is responsible for validating cash transactions, currency administration and investments of donor contributions.
Reporting to Director of Finance & Operations, Treasury; a successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the continued development of the department including the processes necessary to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.
Key measures of success in this role include: timely and accurate reporting on program funds, variances between initial disbursement and actual; effective partnering with internal teams; a demonstrated command of the underlying operational and financial content of the projects supported; proactive identification and resolution of the accounting and financial planning issues as well as accuracy and timeliness of financial management reports and plans.
Responsibilities
- Prepare annual, quarterly and multiyear funding forecast at grant and organization level.
- Assist with the development of multi-year strategic plans for resource allocation and the following:
- Analyze complex financial data and interpret the data for the purpose of determining past financial performance and/or generating scenario analyses for future projections.
- Prepare financial forecasting, trending, and results analyses.
- Assist departments/ region(s)/ program(s) in the preparation of internal budgets and grant funding models.
- Develop and maintain grant income and cash monitoring and tracking models.
- Review costs and perform cost benefit analyses related to projects and/or programs. Recommend cost improvement measures related to program financing and investments
- Assist in the preparation and maintenance of relevant financial reports for internal and external stakeholders and ensure all fund activities are in compliance with the organization and grantor requirements.
- Record, classify, and summarize cash /revenue transactions and events in accordance with treasury procedures and policies.
- Work effectively and collaboratively in support of building a team-based culture of work.
- Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to analyze data and generate summary reports
- Perform other tasks as necessary.
Qualifications
- BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Operations, or related field.
- 3-5 years of experience; prior experience with an international non-profit/NGO is strongly preferred.
- Strong familiarity with financial systems including, but not limited to: Cash management, Accounting, Budgeting, Management reporting, Expense recording and reporting, Project databases.
- Knowledge of developing country economics and capital markets is an advantage
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, as well as financial analysis and financial modeling skills.
- Dynamic individual with strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as with a team.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks while working in a fast-paced, limited structured environment.
- Demonstrable track record of high performance; high level of independence and motivation required.
- Proven customer service orientation and ability to work collaboratively with diverse finance and non-finance groups.
- Highest ethical standards, a deep sense of collegiality, as well as a strong desire to create positive change on a big scale and to see their work in reporting and budgeting as directly linked to, and supportive of, the organization"s impact and vision.
Advantages
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Strong academic background with excellent quantitative skill will be a plus
- Experience with cash management, treasury services and banking will be plus
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