Finance Manager at Management Sciences for Health (MSH): (Deadline 25 March 2024)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Finance Manager
GRADE/BAND: J
SUPERVISOR’S POSITION
TITLE: Finance & Administration Director
POSITION STATUS: Exempt and full-time
MAIN PURPOSE OF
POSITION: The Finance Manager is responsible for financial management support to the project. They manage the country finance team, ensuring the team provides a full range of financial support with a particular focus on accurate, timely, and sophisticated budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, financial monitoring, and reporting. They ensure that financial functions support the timely and effective implementation of the project’s technical scope of work. The Finance Manager provides counsel to help project leadership ensure that resources are allocated and used in compliance with contractual requirements, applicable regulations, and appropriate standards and procedures. They work cooperatively with the project and the Finance and Operations Regional Management Unit.
LOCATION: Rwanda
REQUIRED MINIMUM
EDUCATION
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or other relevant field.
REQUIRED MINIMUM
EXPERIENCE:
- Seven (7) years’ experience in financial management of complex international development assistance programs (budgeting, reporting and analysis).
- Significant experience with USG-funded projects strongly desirable, USAID experience highly desirable.
- Experience working with international donors, foundations and private giving preferable.
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS:
- Demonstrated skills in developing large budgets, analyzing spending against budget, and internal and external reporting required.
- Excellent Excel skills required (including data extraction, manipulation, pivoting, filtering, sorting),
- Excellent analytical skills, high attention to detail required
- 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
- Working knowledge of English required
COMPETENCIES:
- Manage work with shifting priorities.
- Familiarity with Google Apps and Microsoft Office desirable; Knowledge of CostPoint and QuickBooks a plus.
- Self-starter who can work well independently and also work effectively as a team member.
- Ability to work under pressure with a positive attitude, remain focused on results, and respond to changing priorities.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Office environment including Keyboard use, pulling drawers, lifting papers <10 lbs.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
|
Number |
Key Performance Areas |
Major Activities / Responsibilities |
Percent of Time (must equal 100%) |
|
1. |
Coordinate Country Finance team |
|
20 |
|
2. |
Financial and Risk Management, Problem Solving |
|
20 |
|
3. |
Project Planning and Budgeting |
|
20 |
|
4. |
Project Financial Analysis and Reporting |
|
20 |
|
5. |
Other duties |
|
20 |
How to apply
Interested candidates should go to and submit their application.
The deadline for submissions is Monday 25th March 2024.
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