Management Sciences for Health

MSH is seeking a candidate to fill the position of a Finance Analyst on the USAID-funded HS4TB contract.. The Finance Analyst reports to the Deputy Finance Director and works closely with the MSH’s Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Unit to provide high-quality financial management, operations, and administrative support.. The Finance Analyst will work together with the Deputy Finance Director to ensure that all expenditures, payments, and procurements are carried out in accordance with USAID and MSH standards regulations.. Analize financial data to inform the Deputy Finance Director and the project’s leadership’s management of trends and patterns to mitigate financial risk or propose solutions-based recommendations.. Previous experience as a Finance Analyst in another USAID-funded project highly desirable.

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About this role: MSH is seeking a candidate to fill the position of a Finance Analyst on the USAID-funded HS4TB contract. The Finance Analyst reports to the Deputy Finance Director and works closely with the MSH’s Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Unit to provide high-quality financial management, operations, and administrative support. The Finance Analyst ensures that the financial and operational functions support the timely and effective implementation of the project’s technical scope of work. This position will also liaise with MSH’s corporate finance, operations, technical, human resources, and contracts departments, as well as with external stakeholders. The Finance Analyst will support on all budget, expenditure monitoring, financial reporting, subcontract, and administrative matters. The Finance Analyst will work together with the Deputy Finance Director to ensure that all expenditures, payments, and procurements are carried out in accordance with USAID and MSH standards regulations. What are the main responsibilities? Project planning and budgeting - 60% <ul><li>Support the preparation of annual workplan budgets and budget realignments in conjunction with finance, technical, operations, and leadership staff. </li><li>Develop, monitor, and update budget tracking tools and reports for financial analysis and donor reporting purposes monthly and as required by the donor. </li><li>Provide project expenditure data to the project’s management team on an as-needed basis. </li></ul>Project Financial Analysis and Reporting - 20% <ul><li>Produce monthly Budget Monitoring Reports (BMR’s) and, in conjunction with the Deputy Finance Director, lead the team in monthly review of expenditures, projections, and accruals. </li><li>Prepare and coordinate monthly invoices for submission to USAID. </li><li>Analize financial data to inform the Deputy Finance Director and the project’s leadership’s management of trends and patterns to mitigate financial risk or propose solutions-based recommendations. </li><li>Assist in developing new reports and financial tools based on evolving reporting requirements. </li></ul>Subaward and Financial and Risk Management, Problem Solving - 10% <ul><li>Manage the subaward invoicing process through interaction with various subcontractors, accounting and the finance team while updating the subcontracts tracker. </li><li>Support financial and operational aspects of subcontract management, such as providing technical assistance to local and international partner organizations in areas such as financial management, operations, subcontract management, USAID rules and regulations, and MSH policies and procedures. </li><li>Ensure that appropriate reviews, controls, and processes are in place and managed to provide alerts of potential problems and allow for corrective action. </li></ul>Other duties - 10% <ul><li>Implement standard procedures and forms that promote and/or ensure program compliance with the project contract terms and conditions that ensures program spending is supporting the technical goals of the project and remains withing prescribed budget limitations. </li><li>Contribute to the annual corporate budgeting process and ad hoc request from Accounting and FP&A. </li><li>Maintain HS4TB’s document storage to ensure all project-related documents are uploaded to MSH’s SharePoint site in a timely manner. </li></ul>Qualifications What do you need to apply? MSH employs people of passion, we seek those individuals who dream of a better world. We look for professionals who combine experience, local knowledge, and an understanding of international best practices. Specific requirements for this role are: Education and Experience: <ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or other relevant field. </li><li>Three (3) – Five (5) years of experience in financial and operational management of complex international development assistance programs. </li><li>Significant experience with USG-funded global projects with regional field experience desirable. </li><li>Previous experience as a Finance Analyst in another USAID-funded project highly desirable. </li></ul>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: <ul><li>Demonstrated skills in developing budgets, analyzing spending against budget, and internal and external reporting required. E</li><li>Excellent Excel skills required (including data extraction, manipulation, pivoting, filtering, sorting). </li><li>Excellent analytical skills, high attention to detail required. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills required with the ability to operate in a culturally diverse organization and communicate to all levels within the organization. </li><li>Working knowledge of English required. </li><li>Familiarity with Microsoft Office desirable. </li><li>Knowledge of Deltek Cost Point and QuickBooks a plus. </li><li>Able to manage work with shifting priorities. </li><li>Self-starter who can work well independently and also work effectively as a team member. </li><li>Ability to work under pressure with a positive attitude, remain focused on results, and respond to changing priorities. </li></ul>Physical Demands: Able to navigate an office environment and basic office operations including keyboard use, pulling drawers, lifting papers <10 lbs. The expected salary range for this position is: $54,000.00 - $70,000.00 annually (U.S. locations only). MSH considers multiple job-related factors when determining an offer, including but not limited to, business and organizational needs, candidate qualifications, internal equity, location, and internal budget. Salary is just one of many aspects of our total rewards package; at MSH, our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive set of competitive benefits that includes a substantial vacation, sick and holiday policies, training and development programs, competitive insurance coverage for health, vision, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability, 401k plan, Flexible Spending Account, among others. The selected candidate will have a flexible work schedule combining remote and in-office work from one of MSH's US offices at a set frequency. 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. EEO is the Law - English EEO is the Law - Spanish Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster MSH EEO-AA Policy

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