NGO JOBS

PSI seeks applicants for the position of Financial Analyst supporting the West and Central Africa region. The Financial Analyst is a key member of the program management team and is responsible for providing finance and accounting support services to domestic and overseas program staff. This position will be based in Washington, DC and requires up to approximately 15% overseas travel to Regional country platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Budgets:• Monitor country program and regional performance against annual budget and donor budgets (burn rate, etc).• Provide assistance in developing program and regional roll up of annual budget, including program and regional analysis • Provide assistance in donor proposal budget development through cost and pricing analysis and trend analysis of historical expenses.
• Monitor surplus/ (deficit), program income, and overhead at program and regional levels.

Billing:• Monitor accounts receivable for the region including local donor bills receivables • Coordinate responses to donor questions regarding PSI financial reports• Review all donor invoices including cost share requirements, program income reporting, interest earned reporting.• Coordinate the review and research of accounts payable transactions made from DC

Field Financial Information:• Monitor the suspense balance at a program and project level.• In tandem with accounting dept., coordinate with country program to ensure project related suspense items are corrected in a timely manner• Manage the Operating Advance Request (OAR) process and coordinate with program management team and country program teams as needed.• Review cash balances in the field.

Audit:• Assist country programs with their country program audits requests (donor, project, inventory, external audits) as needed.
• Support the country program and coordinate PSI resources to address audit recommendations (internal, external, donor, etc) as requested.

Capacity Building:• Assist with capacity building and addressing country-specific needs through assessments, development of tools and short term technical assistance visits, as needed.

Inventory:• Assist Program Managers in monitoring inventory levels, inventory pipeline, and commodity forecasting at Regional and Program levels

Reporting & Analysis:• Conduct analysis of regional financial status and trends, including periodic review of regional budget and target, program balance sheets, donor funding trends, obligation analysis, etc.• Develop financial management dashboards (burn rates, PI monitoring etc)

Liaison:• Serve as main liaison on financial issues between WCA Regional Department, Accounting Department and field offices• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:• BA in Finance or equivalent experience, MBA/MS Accounting preferred• Minimum 3 + years professional work experience• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and ability to multitask• Experience with accounting software• Excellent spreadsheet skills• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills• Excellent organizational capabilities• Proficiency in French required

Preference will be given to candidates with work experience in a developing country; experience in auditing, financial training, and financial oversight of foreign entities; experience with Lawson; strong attention to details; and interactive nature.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.