Deadline: Ongoing
Jhpiego is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Financial Administrator in Baltimore, United States.
The Financial Administrator will be responsible to support Jhpiego’s Asia and Near East region country programs.
Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Financial Administrator will perform the following functions-
- Assist in developing financial policies and procedures, training materials and programs and present to staff.
- Interpret financial transactions and events for non-financial staff.
- Assist staff in determining allowable and allocable costs for a particular award and whether costs should be charged direct, to the service center or to general funds.
- Actively work with all levels of management to gather, analyze, summarize, and prepare financial plans, budgets, cash flow projections, pipeline analyses, and operating forecasts.
- Review assigned projects on a monthly basis; assessing cash burn rates, funding requirements, sub-grants, and contract and financial commitments.
- Determine updated monthly accruals and projections to support forecasting accuracy and project completion as required.
- Monitor actual expenditure levels against budgets and funding obligations.
- Recommend budget adjustments, and other cost improvement measures, as required.
- Coordinate the preparation of and interpret periodic financial reports for program and management’s review.
- Provide ad-hoc reports to internal and external clients as required.
- Coordinate and prepare detailed project budgets for all assigned accounts.
- Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphic packages to assemble, present data and/or reports.
- Assist in developing the required financial information in support of the budgeting processes related to the JHU five-year plan.
- Serve as direct finance team link to country offices.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- 5+ year’s financial or cost management experience with international development organization.
- In-depth knowledge of USAID and or CDC grants administration.
- BA in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field.
- Financial analysis, financial reporting, cash flow analysis, budget development, and forecasting.
- Understanding of service center, fringe, and indirect rate application and allocation methodologies.
- Knowledge of US government cost principles, GAAP accounting rules, and grant/contract management.
- Ability to exchange non-routine information using tact and persuasion as appropriate, requiring excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage several major activities simultaneously.
- Understanding and interpretation of OMB, CFRs and FAR.
- In-depth knowledge of contracts and cooperative agreements, the difference between the two and their relevant terms and conditions.
- Ability to do both technical work and focus on “big picture” issues.
- Ability to create complex proposal budgets for diverse donors/sponsors.
- Ability to work independently.
- Proficiency in financial software applications and reporting packages.
- QuickBooks experience preferred.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit Jhpiego.
