Finance Team Leader – Lusophone Africa, Latin America and Caribbean (LLAC) region serves in a financial management role to provide leadership in overseeing the financial and contractual aspects for approximately 2 countries with an annual budget of around $11M. Team Leader will work closely with the LAC Regional Team Leader, 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. Under the direction of the Progeram Finance Director, Team Leader, ensures financial systems and reports are compatible with standard Jhpiego accounting practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide financial guidance to the LLAC Management Team, Jhpiego’s Program Managers, Country Directors, and agencies external to Jhpiego
- Direct and manage through a team approach including: selection, training, supervision, mentoring and developing of staff
- Participate in in-country Internal Control Reviews as the Team Lead of a cross-functional team, supervising Program Finance Administrators and Country Finance staff
- Coordinate and prepare the ICR report, corrective action plans, and appropriate follow up
- Meet with department/unit representatives on a routine basis to review financial results and account reconciliations, provide guidance on resolution of financial issues, and document current and future financial resource needs for departments/units
- Provide guidance regarding the interpretation of applicable contract, grant and cooperative agreement terms and conditions, as well as other administrative rules, cost principles under OMB (including A-21, A-133, A-110), 22CFR226, 22CFR228, and FAR
- Analyze and review financial information for the Chief Financial Officer, Director of Program Finance, and the management team related to Jhpiego’s programmatic coverage of staff that may affect the administrative operations and its capability to respond to current or changing business initiatives
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Coordinate with the CFO and Director for Program Finance to incorporate best financial and administrative practices among the country offices
- Hire, supervise, and mentor finance staff
Required Qualifications
- Fluent Spanish or Portuguese language skills
- BA in Finance or Accounting with in-depth knowledge of USAID, CDC and other international donor agencies
- 7+ years of financial or cost management experience in international development program operations
- Knowledge of cost accounting methods and practices applicable to management of private and federal monies
- Ability to exchange non-routine information using tact and persuasion as appropriate requiring good oral and written communication skills
- Effective communicator and can explain the organization’s direction and motivate others with strong, honest leadership
- Problem solving skills and excellent general management skills particularly in facilitation, team building and coordination
- Sub-contract and sub-agreement financial management experience
- Comfortable with a team approach to management and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
- 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 $50M), as well as a multi-office, multi-national environment
- Understanding of the difference between contracts and cooperative agreements and their relevant terms and conditions
- In depth knowledge financial software applications, databases and spreadsheets
- Ability to travel internationally up to 20% of time
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